THE Avenue Tennis Club October junior camp was a complete success with quite a few new juniors coming to the club and getting involved with the coaching.

THE Avenue Tennis Club October junior camp was a complete success with quite a few new juniors coming to the club and getting involved with the coaching.

The camps are run throughout the year during the school holiday and focus on taking the youngsters through a variety of tennis shots.

The camp was run by Vinny Duddy with Barry Ramsden, Emily Rossiter, Rhiannon Parson and Heather Duddy and was split into the various LTA recommended ball groups of Red (up to 8 year olds), Orange (8 to 10 year olds) and Yellow (plus 10 year olds). Head coach Vinny Duddy said camp was great fun because the weather was fantastic and the kids were really focused on learning to play better and worked really hard.

The Avenue Club is fully committed to following the LTA guidelines with respect to junior tennis development programmes and runs a variety of classes throughout the week and on Saturdays specifically for juniors of varying abilities. Course timetable available on the website www.avenuetennis.com or contact the office (01278 782758), alternatively you can arrange individual lessons with any of the club's coaches.

Details of what type of ball, court sizes, ages, etc, can be found on the LTA's website at www.lta.org.uk/Players/Juniors/ or you can give Vinny or Craig a call at the Tennis Club to discuss (01278 782758).

The next Sunday social tournament at the Avenue, in memory of Jan Mackay, will be run on November 22; all are welcome to attend with matches starting around 11am.

A Christmas family lunch will be held on Sunday, November 29, from 12.30pm with adults costing �10 and Under-10s �7. If you wish to come then please contact Poo Jenkins on 01278 783396 or put your name and numbers required on the list in the club foyer. The junior members' Christmas disco has been organised for Friday, December from 6 until 9pm with fun games and prizes available.