THE Avenue Tennis Club celebrated its 101st year with the captains’ dinner recently.

THE Avenue Tennis Club celebrated its 101st year with the captains’ dinner recently.

Ladies’ captain Lynn O’Dell and men’s captain Richard Belfield organised the evening with help from other committee members and during his speech Richard thanked all who had given up their time to help.

The Avenue Tennis Club is a friendly, family oriented organisation whose members enjoy excellent facilities with eight floodlit courts and a large clubhouse including bar facilities.

Friday nights is family night where members and non members are encouraged to come down to either the adult coaching or club doubles match play.

Junior members enjoy free organised fun tennis sessions for up to school year 3 from 6.30-7.30pm, school year 4 and upwards from 7.30-8.30pm. School year 7+ members have organised match-play from 8pm.

For more details about membership or other coaching courses which run throughout the week, please contact head coach, Vinny Duddy on 01278 782758.

A new membership offer is available to all new members joining during November – five months for the price of three (so juniors under 10 will be charged �7.50 until the end of March, over-10s �11.25, adults �50, families �90).