FixtureThe fixtures for the Men’s Late Summer League matches have been released. They can be found in detail on the Fixtures  page.The first match is on Saturday the 26th July when the A team host Brentwood.  Both teams are then in action on Saturday the 2nd August with the A team hosting Stocksbridge A whilst the B team have a scenic trip to Buxton.   At least it shouldn’t be snowing!

The S & D LTA Annual Tournaments details have now been released.  See the two posters below for the Ladies Day  on Sunday the 8th June and the Tournament Week from the 8th – 14th June 2025.  All details for entering are on the posters. The posters will be displayed on the club’s noticeboard in the pavilion.

Just to let you know that the Derbyshire School holidays start on Monday 7th April and the Active Sumer Camp will be using the hall and ground facilities of the Sports and Social Club fromMonday the 7th to Friday the 11th April.   It runs from 8.00 until 5.00 pm.  At times there will be supervised groups of youngsters on the courts but this WILL NOT prevent members from playing during the day.  If there are groups on the courts when you arrive the supervisor will move the children to ensure members can play. They will not affect the Ladies Fiday social session either.

The Active Summer Camp activities tie in with the aims and objectives of the Sports and Social Club and some members have joined as a result of attending the camps.

Club open days on 29th March and 6th April 2025

re on Saturday 29th March and Sunday 6th April 2025 from 10

The fixtures for the Men’s Division 6 team and the two Works League teams are now available – just go the Fixtures page.

Look out in the next week or so as more information will be forthcoming about the 2025 season.

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 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.