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Bloxwich Tennis Club have recently re-grouped, renamed and are now making good use of the new tennis courts within Leamore Park. The Tennis Club have also recently joined the Walsall League under their new name the 'Leamore New Deal Tennis Club' and now has eight league games scheduled. Leamore New Deal Tennis Club Chair David Keeling said; "Come along and support us when we play our home matches and enjoy the great outdoors while watching a live tennis game".
Matches start at 6.15pm except for Saturday's game, which will be starting at 2:00 pm. The club runs practice sessions each week on Wednesdays from 6 until 8pm, and all members of the community, in particular, adults are welcome to join the group and take part, and it's absolutely free. The Friends of Leamore Park are working with the Shelfield and Willenhall School Sports Partnership to provide coaching sessions within local schools. Weekly tennis coaching sessions will be held for the 5 - 11 age groups on Tuesdays from 4:00 – 5:30pm. The coaching session is run by Clayton Edge who is a fully approved LTA qualified coach. We can even help beginners out with tennis equipment as The Friends of Leamore Park have been awarded a Community Cash Scheme grant by Blakenall & Bloxwich LNP (Walsall Council). For further information please contact – Davinder Singh on 07843346119 (New Deal) or David Keeling on 01922 694064 (Bloxwich Tennis Club). Chair of the Friends of Leamore Park and New Deal Board member, Ray Walters said; "The partnership between ourselves and Leamore New Deal Tennis Club is welcomed addition to the range of services that the park offers". For further information contact Davinder on 0784 3346 119. Ends..... Photo opportunities: more information please contact: Andy Bradley; Communications Manager on 01922 712858 / m: 07950 705413 bradleya@walsall.gov.uk or Sally Gamston; Communications Assistant on 01922 712858 / m: 07843 346119 gamstons@walsall.gov.uk For more information about Leamore Park, please contact Davinder Singh on 01922 711228. For more information about New Deal area Environmental initiatives, please contact Steve Pooni on 01922 712858. Editors notes: Walsall's New Deal for Communities has recently completed refurbished Leamore Park costing around £831,000 which includes the re-instatement of a crown bowling green, tennis courts, the development of new formal gardens, and a new education garden. Walsall's New Deal for Communities is a regeneration initiative working in the areas of Blakenall, Bloxwich and Leamore. The initiative received a £52 million Government grant from the Department for Communities and Local Government (formerly the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) to be spent on sustainable regeneration spread over a ten year period that commenced 2001. |
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