Carlisle Tennis Roadshows
(Date of issue: Tuesday, 11 August 2009)
Local residents, of all ages, are being invited to test out
their tennis skills this weekend (Saturday, 15 and Sunday, 16
August) at Carlisle City Council Tennis Roadshows.
Held over two days in the city centre on Saturday and Bitts Park
tennis courts on Sunday, the free events will include the chance to
take part in some fun activities. Held between 10am and 4pm each
day, they will include the opportunity to:
- Play tennis on a Nintendo Wii;
- Measure your tennis serve in a ‘Speed of Serve’
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- Test out your forehand and backhand against a ‘Target Wall’
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- Try and beat one of our tennis pros in our ‘Surround Court’;
and
- Improve your hand eye co-ordination on our ‘Twister’
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The Bitts Park event on Sunday (16 August) will include a repeat
of the city centre activities and to try out new skills on the
tennis courts with taster adult and junior coaching sessions led by
LTA qualified coaches as well as registering on the City Council’s
new tennis programme, starting this September.
Cllr Ray Bloxham, Portfolio holder for Environment and
Infrastructure, said:
“The Tennis Roadshows are an opportunity to test
out your tennis skills and maybe get some hints on how to improve
your game. It doesn’t matter whether you’ve played before or are a
complete beginner, we want local residents to come down and have a
go. There will be something for all the family to enjoy.”
The new tennis facility at Bitts Park was opened in January 2008
after £280,000 was spent upgrading the courts. The Carlisle City
Council project was made possible after £125,000 was received from
the LTA and other partnership arrangements. The facilities are
managed by Carlisle Leisure Limited on behalf of Carlisle City
Council and include four new hardcourts, two of which are covered
by an airdome between October and March to allow tennis to be
played all year round.
For further information about the roadshows please telephone
Carlisle City Council on 01228 817581.