Grafton Tennis and Squash Club
70A Thornton Road • London • SW12 0LF
Tel: 020 8673 2891
Greetings Graftonites,
Happy new year to one and all! First and foremost, a massive thanks to all the people who helped put on socially-compliant events over the festive period. The energy and enthusiasm of our volunteers embodied the spirit of the club at a time which may have been quite challenging for some of us. Thank you!!!
Unfortunately there are rumours of tougher restrictions on the horizon. This should serve as a reminder to keep on being diligent each and every time we're at the club:
>Scanning the QR code from the NHS Covid-19 app;
> Sanitising our hands before and after playing tennis;
> Observing social distancing rules at all times.
The below are the items in this week's broadcast, so please do read on:
- TIER 4 TENNIS UPDATE
- TENNIS COURT BOOKING REGULATIONS
- A MESSAGE FROM LOCKY
- USEFUL LINKS
- DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
***If you want to put an announcement in next Monday’s broadcast, the only way to do so is by sending your broadcast to graftoncomms@gmail.com by Friday 6pm.***
TIER 4 TENNIS UPDATE
With London under Tier 4 Covid-19 restrictions, the following rules to play and club accessibility apply:
Tennis
Singles only play is permissible; the only exemption being doubles between members of the same household.
If your surnames are different but all belong to the same household, please email
graftoncomms@gmail.com
with at least 72 hours notification to ensure your doubles booking isn't cancelled.
All team practice and social sessions are cancelled until further notice.
Further updates on competitions will follow as required.
Squash
The squash courts are closed until further notice.
If squash-only members would like to book a tennis court please join the ‘Squennis ’ Whats-App group for further details using the following link :
https://chat.whatsapp.com/BQgmIO3vYwF05HfmxBj59M
Club House and Toilets
The toilets are closed until further notice.
The light tokens machines remain the only accessible area of the club house.
Stay Safe
As always please take extra care to abide by all COVID-19 safety guidelines. These are now more important than ever.
TENNIS COURT BOOKING REGULATIONS
The below are the tennis court booking rules. We've shifted the onus on each individual to update their booking to avoid disappointment and to only book courts once they have an opponent lined up. These rules are in place due to the growing court pressure, and most importantly the continuing need to keep everyone safe during this pandemic. While this may not be the most elegant of systems, we hope you understand that we're trying to make this as fair as possible to everyone at a time when quite frankly there's little else to do.
In case you need reminding, here are the booking rules:
-> Court bookings must show your opponent's name. If you're playing on your own, then still click the box to select an opponent and select
*Serving Practice*
as your "opponent" from the drop-down menu. If you're playing a squash-only member, then select *
Squennis*
as your opponent.
-> Any courts bookings within 72 hours that don't show an opponent's name will simply be cancelled. No reminders will be sent.
-> Guests are welcome to play during off-peak hours only. Any court bookings made with guests during peak hours will be cancelled. No reminders will be sent.
Please bear in mind the below hours:
WEEKDAYS:
0800-1600 Off Peak
1600-2200 Peak
WEEKENDS:
0800-1600 Peak
1600-2200 Off Peak
=> If you believe your booking warrants an exception, or are unsure if your booking is compliant, then please contact graftoncomms@gmail.com in plenty of time to further discuss.
GRAFTON COMMUNITY SUPPORT
With all that's going on at the moment I thought it might be a good idea to help support the Grafton Community and harness some of the great supportive spirit the club has.
I am going to put together a webpage/link that highlights the businesses, organisations and services that our members and their families/friends/neighbours are involved in. Ideally this will help out in some small way and with so many new members be a great way to share your services/business and learn a bit more about what we all do! This will be posted on the website and Facebook pages etc for us to be able to give back to our little community when we can.
If you would like to be featured or to share a family or friends business/service please email me (
lachlanlepper@gmail.com
) and I'll send you some more information to complete.
USEFUL LINKS
Whatsapp groups
The Grafton Chronicle-- ad hoc announcements and general Grafton chit chat:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/G7Putnc2MNDB0QqUzq4S4i
Grafton Squash-- all things squash-related:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/BZvBaH4Tylo4qJLcYbzMKV
Social Tennis-- a great place to try and arrange a friendly hit:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/JzZb9YZmOTSFuEUeDYbhHr
Squennis --for squash-only members to book tennis courts 24hrs in advance during these challenging times:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/BQgmIO3vYwF05HfmxBj59M
Useful Information
LTA Covid-19 Guidelines
https://www.lta.org.uk/globalassets/news/2020/lta-guidance-for-tennis-players---covid-19.pdf
Squash England Covid-19 Guidelines
https://www.englandsquash.com/back-to-squash/guidance-for-players
The Grafton Committee
https://www.graftontennisandsquash.com/about-us/
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
2021 - Hopefully a return to Tier 3???
04/01/2021
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