The Club held its AGM on Thursday the 28th November 2024 and there were some changes to the Committee and they are as follows.

Chaiir: Mick Mason

Secretary: Sheila Goodwin

Minute Secretary: Rob Mitchell

Traesurer: Ben Kay

Memebership Secretary: Tim Robinson and Kim Robinson

Welfare Officer: Bernie Highfield

Publicity: Kim Robinson

Committee members:  Judy Davis, Danny Lidster and Lee Halliday

Team Selectors: Ben Kay (Wednesday Works League matches) and Rob Mitchell (S & D Leagues)

Tournament organiser: Rob Mitchell

A thank you to Mel Wright who, after some years as Tournament Secretary, has left the Committee.

Reports

The reports of the Chair, Secretary, Membership Secretary and income and expenditure and balance sheet can be read by clicking on the links below.

Chairman’s report to the AGM 2024

Ridgeway Tennis Club Secretary report 2024

Ridgeway Tennis Club AGM Membership Secretary Report

Income 2023-24

Expenditure 2023-24

Balance sheet 2024

The Club held its annual Presentation Evening on Friday the 8th November.  It was attended by 45 people and it was a great evening to celebrate the past summer and present the trophies to the winners and runners-up in the club’s annual knock out tournaments.

An hour of quizzing was forllowed by pie and peas courtesy of Spudbunnie before Chairman MicK Mason gave his annual speech.  This year he addressd the importance of volunteers to the club over its long history and to the reason behind its formation, namely in commemoration to the local volunteer soldiers who died in WW1.  He recalled some of the many challenges the club had faced over the years to be where it was today, all thanks to unpaid voluneteers.

Rob Mitchell then paid tribute to the players who had represented the club during the summer and had some unusual surprises for Jamie Macefield, Jack Lee and Ben Kay.  A fan for Jamie to keep him cool when the temperature got over 25 degrees, a small wheelbarrow to thank Jack for carrying him all season and a special Ben Kay cup for the inpenetrable formula behind the performance table Ben produces for players.

Mel Wright then presented the trophies to the winners and runners up of the knock out tournamentsp that had run through the summer.  After that there was a good raffle and the evening was finished with another 4 rounds of the quiz.  Thanks to Will Davis for another good quiz – the scores were pretty close.

the match season has now finished and  the collection of match fees is taking place.  Each playeer shoudl have received a lmessage via What’s app group with a sheet setting out the fees for their matches. Can those people pay the fees as soon as possible to the club account please.

The final match of the S & D summer season Men;’s Late Summer League was played to day and the A team had a 1-3 defeat away at Bamford. The B team game was conceded by Ridgeway as we couldn’t get a team out.

Important message -Finals Day arrangements

Rather than wait until tomorrow it has been decided by the committee that the  Finals day will take place indoors at Graves tomorrow from 12:30pm-18:00pm.

Starting with singles first
Followed by mens and ladies doubles
Mixed at the end

All matches will be played as best of 3 sets BUT the 3rd set will be played as a tiebreak to 11.

Matches will be played on Courts 3 and 4 and there is a viewing platform for people to watch from.

There is a cafe at Graves for refreshments.

Good luck to all the competitors!

Coaching sessions will resume on Monday 2nd September.

Junior sessions run from 17.45 till 18.30 and 18.30 till 19.30.

Adults follow from 7.30 till 8.30.

It will not be possible to use the courts for other play during these times.

The men’s A team lost out to Graves A at Ridgeway on the 19th August.  Although it resulted in a defeat it was a good game.

John Firtha dn Jamie macefield lost to the first Graves pair by 2-6, 1-6 and to the second pair by 3-6, 2-6.

Rob Mitchell and Jack Lee lost to the second pair by 4-6, 4-6 and then to the firsts by 3-6, 2-6.

Final match score Rubbers 0-4, Sets 0-8 Games 20-48.

The men’s B team lost its latest match in Div 3 of the Late Summer League with a comprehensive defeat at Stocksbridge in a match which started at 11.00 a.m. Tim Robinson and Cliff Andrews lost 0-6, 0-6 to the first Stocksbridge pair and then by 1-6, 1-6 to the seconds.  Mick Mason and Matt Capehorne, who was making his match debut for Ridgeway, lost to the second pair by 0-6, 2-6 and to the firsts by 1-6, 1-6.  Final match  score was Rubbers 0-4, Sets 0-8 and Games 0-48.