Winchester Racquets and Fitness

A huge congratulations to our Reception Manager, Jo Pickworth, who is our Employee of the Month for August! 👏

Jo has been part of WRF since 2020 and is a familiar, friendly face to so many of our members and visitors. Since becoming Reception Manager in 2023, she has continued to go above and beyond to keep Reception, the heart of our club, running smoothly.

Over the past few months in particular, Jo has led her team through some big changes, including the introduction of our new access control gates and welcoming Zoë to the Reception team, all while continuing to provide a fantastic experience for our members.

Congratulations, Jo! 🎉 A very well-deserved recognition and a big thank you for everything you do for our members, your team and the club. 💙

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😂 WRF Fits of Laughter Comedy Night is BACK ! 🎤

Get ready for another brilliant night of live comedy on Saturday 10 October, with a fantastic line-up taking to the stage!

🌟 Headliner: Phil Nichol
🎤 Hosted by: Paul McCaffrey
👏 Opening the show: Jenny Collier
👀 Plus another act still to be announced!

📅 Saturday 10 October
⏰ Starts 7pm
🎟️ £25 members | £35 non-members
🍔 Includes a beef or veggie burger, chips & salad

Book now through the Social Events tile on the Portal or call Reception on 01962 854028.

Get your tickets and join us for another night of food, fun and plenty of laughs! 😂

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🎾🏆 Fantastic first Racquets Challenge!

On Sunday, members from across the Club swapped their usual courts to compete across tennis, squash and padel!

It was brilliant to see our different racquets sections coming together for some friendly competition and plenty of fun. 🙌

🏆 Champions: Stephen Besant & Tom Oldroyd
🥈 Runners-up: Mike Catling & Ben Isaac

A huge thank you to everyone who took part and to Alison, Alex and Robbie for making our first Racquets Challenge such a success! 👏

Have you entered? Don't miss out. Suitable for all abilities. U9s is mini squash rules (2 serves, fair serve) and all get a medal!

Don't delay!
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This Sunday, our number one member, Arthur, celebrates an incredible 101st birthday! 🎉🎂

Arthur has been part of the Club since the 1960s and, remarkably, continued playing tennis right up until the age of 97! 🎾👏

A true inspiration and a very special part of our Club community, please join us in wishing Arthur a very happy 101st birthday!

Happy Birthday, Arthur! 🥳🎈

A fantastic result for our Wi******er Men’s B Padel Team, who secured the Hampshire & Sussex League title with a brilliant away win against Crawley last weekend! 👏🎾

A special mention to club juniors Tom and Joe Jepson, who made their adult team debuts alongside Ben Jepson and Andy Birch.

There was some fantastic padel on display, with several incredibly close matches going all the way to deciding set tie-breaks.

Congratulations to the whole team on a brilliant league campaign! 🏆👏

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🏆 The Brewin Dolphin Excalibur Cup is nearly here!

There’s still time to get involved, but entries are closing soon! Open to all levels, with A, B, C and D Grades, it’s your chance to compete across a fantastic weekend of squash at WRF.

📅 12–13 September
💷 £30 entry, including an event T-shirt and free entry to the PSA 3K Challenger
👉 Enter https://sportmgr.co.uk/t/1088047/info

Not playing? Come and watch! 👀

The PSA 3K Challenger runs from 11–13 September, bringing three days of top-class competitive squash to WRF, culminating in the final at 5pm on Sunday.

🎟️ Spectator tickets: £5 per day or £10 for the full weekend

A huge thank you to Brewin Dolphin for sponsoring the Excalibur Cup and supporting what promises to be a brilliant weekend of squash at the Club. 👏

Whether you’re competing or watching courtside, make sure you’re part of it!

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Come and have a go at our One-Point Slam promising high stakes and fast pace tennis held during our County Championships.
Rock, paper, scissors to see who serves
Receiver chooses side
Sudden death point
Winner proceeds - are you brave enough!!

A fantastic afternoon on court for the Tex Mex 🇲🇽 Charity Tennis Tournament on Sunday! It was great to see so many members getting involved, enjoying the tennis and sporting some brilliant Mexican-themed attire along the way. 🌮🎾

Most importantly, the event was all in support of Field Lane, raising funds for a fantastic cause.

A huge thank you to Lisa Nops for organising such a fun and successful event, and to everyone who played, donated and supported the day! 👏

If you’d still like to make a donation to Field Lane, you can do so via the link below: https://www.justgiving.com/page/lisa-nops-2?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=EM

A fantastic 5 out of 6 players in the Hampshire Men’s Over 35s team were from WRF as they headed to Eastbourne for the County Cup last weekend! 👏

Competing in a very strong Division 3, the team achieved their goal of staying up and will remain in the division for another year. 💪

Well done to all the players, and a special mention to WRF’s Tom Perkins, who captained the team! 👏🎾

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