Stoke St Gregory Tennis Club

This Saturday - all welcome!

We’d love to see lots of you at our Open Day this Saturday (or on Sunday if wet).
Come & join us for free play, some refreshments & a chat. All equipment provided, if needed.
NB. Special offer of 50% off for new members joining the Club on the day!

We’d love to see lots of you at our Open Day this Saturday (or on Sunday if wet).
Come & join us for free play, some refreshments & a chat. All equipment provided, if needed.
NB. Special offer of 50% off for new members joining the Club on the day!

OPEN DAY
Sat March 28th, 2pm - 4pm
Come along for free play (rackets & balls provided), for a chat, some refreshments & to take advantage of our 2026 special offer for new members.
All welcome!

AGM
Our Tennis Club AGM will be held in the SSG Pavilion on Monday, February 9th at 7.30pm. The meeting is open to both members & non-members, so anyone with an interest in tennis is very welcome. Light refreshments will be available. (See agenda in the first comment.)

We are always open to considering new ideas & value everyone’s opinion so do please come along & have your say. Also, this year we are seeking nominations for the Committee, so please let Stuart know beforehand if you are interested or wish to propose anyone.

There are still plans to hold our Frostbite Event this Sunday, January 25th, at 1pm.
However, if it continues to be wet, it will be cancelled.
Come along at 1 pm if you’d like to join in.
Partners sorted on arrival!

A couple of dates for your diary:

Sunday January 25th 1pm - Frostbite Event. Open to members & visitors, this is a friendly Mixed Doubles Tournament. Partners arranged on arrival. Please arrive on time. Refreshments available. 🎾 ❄️

Monday February 9th 7.30pm - Our Tennis Club AGM - in the Pavilion. Please do try & come along to share your views. Light refreshments provided. Agenda will be posted shortly. Nominations for Committee membership welcomed.

Thank you to everyone who contributed raffle prizes for the Stampede raffle yesterday & to all those who helped on the day &/or bought tickets. We made £268 for the Playing Fields, which was better than anticipated with the weather conditions. 😀👏 🙏

Don’t forget Stoke Stampede this Sunday! 🏃‍♀️
Support your local runners & those from further afield. The race starts at 11am.
As usual, the Tennis Club is running the raffle. We’ll be situated in the Square. There are a lot of great prizes donated by local businesses, our own members & other individuals. Do support us by buying tickets - or come along any time from 10.30 to help sell tickets amongst the supporters.
All proceeds go to the Playing Fields.

We wish all our members & followers a very HAPPY NEW YEAR
We hope 2026 brings you plenty of opportunities to enjoy playing tennis!

BUNNY AUSTIN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT- Tomorrow - 2pm🏆🎾
We look forward to welcoming any tennis player, member or non-member, who would like to join in this annual event. There is no charge to participate.
It will be played as a friendly mixed doubles event, with partners drawn on arrival. Light refreshments will be available afterwards.
Please arrive in good time! We hope for better weather after this storm!

A reminder: Henry Wilfred “Bunny” Austin competed in the 1938 Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final & was the last British male player to do so until Andy Murray!
He was also the first tennis player to wear shorts at Wimbledon.
He died on August 26th 2000, his 94th birthday, and, together with his wife, is buried in Stoke St Gregory churchyard.

BUNNY AUSTIN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT- This Sunday, October 5th 2pm. 🏆🎾
We look forward to welcoming any tennis player, member or non-member, who would like to join in this annual event. There is no charge to participate.
It will be played as a friendly mixed doubles event, with partners drawn on arrival. Light refreshments will be available afterwards.
Please arrive in good time!
A reminder: Henry Wilfred “Bunny” Austin competed in the 1938 Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final & was the last British male player to do so until Andy Murray!
He was also the first tennis player to wear shorts at Wimbledon.
He died on August 26th 2000, his 94th birthday, and, together with his wife, is buried in Stoke St Gregory churchyard.
Obituary: Bunny Austin, British tennis player

Obituary: Bunny Austin, British tennis player The most admirable failure in the history of British tennis, and the last British man to reach the Wimbledon finals

Tomorrow - do come along & enjoy some free play & have a chat. Rackets & balls available.