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Billericay Lawn Tennis Club
Billericay Lawn Tennis Club offers different classes of membership from complete beginners to experienced players. The club welcomes applications from new members and it is easy to join. Why not come down and see us? We'd be glad to give you a tour and tell you more about the activities and facilities. We organise visits on the first Thursday of every month. Why not bring along a friend?
Contact the membership secretary to arrange a visit. See Why not join? below.
Experienced player?
We can provide competitive tennis and/or social tennis for all abilities and for all ages. We have mens, ladies and mixed teams in the local leagues and the Essex leagues.
Beginner or just rusty?
Why not join our improvers section. The improver section is specifically for members who are new to the game of tennis or players who have not played for a long time and want to get back into tennis.
Need some coaching?
The tennis club tries to cater for all levels of player from the complete beginner to the experienced player. There are various coaching sessions that you can join. See the coaching page for more information.
Can only play during the week?
Why not join our midweek section. The midweek section is specifically for members who are able to play during the day between the hours of 9am - 6pm. but not on weekends It was started just ten years ago and has grown quickly and now has over 70 members.
Why not join?
Membership is available so if you would like to apply to join the club then please fill in the on-line application form or download the paper application form. Complete the form and send it to the Membership Secretary by post or email. The details and address are on the form.
Or alternatively, download the New Members Pack and browse it at your convenience. If you would like to apply to join the club then please fill in the application form at the back of this pack.
Membership
Visitors
Membership Fees 2011/12
Billericay Lawn Tennis Club offers different classes of membership and the annual subscriptions for season 2011-2012 are listed below.
Members are welcome to bring visitors to the club to play and use the club’s facilities. Visitors should be signed in by the club member in the visitors book which is located in the club house lobby. Visitors fees are £3 which should be put in the box in the lobby. No single visitor is allowed to play more than 6 times in any one year.
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Membership Category |
Annual Fee (£) |
Joining Fee (£) |
|
Full Member |
250 |
100 |
|
Midweek |
190 |
100 |
|
Improver |
145 |
100 |
|
Country Member |
190 |
100 |
|
Intermediate |
105 |
0 |
|
Full Time Student |
105 |
0 |
|
Under 21 |
105 |
0 |
|
Holding/Social |
10 |
0 |
|
Junior |
See Junior section for junior fees | |
Subscriptions are not subject to VAT
A family discount of 10% is applicable for two or more memberships paid on one cheque.
A discount of 10% is applicable to all members over 65.
Annual fees are due on the 1st April and will be calculated on a pro rata basis for members joining after 1st October each year.
The Joining fee is a one-off payment for all new members on taking up membership.
A £10 Holding Fee is available each year for those members who are injured or not currently playing. This enables them to rejoin whenever they are ready to without having to pay the Joining Fee again.
The Club provides tennis balls for match play and social tennis at no additional charge.
Floodlighting charges are currently set at £1.50 for 15 minutes. Floodlighting charges are currently free for relevant social nights. Relevant social nights are Full Members social on Tuesday evening and Saturday afternoon, Improvers session on Thursday evening and Club n Grub nights.
Membership Categories
Click on the membership category for a description.
The Full Member section of the club is formed of members who are able to play at any time and have full playing rights.
There are two club social play sessions held during the week. These are on a Saturday afternoon from 2.30pm and on a Tuesday evening from 7.30pm. At other times during the week, members can arrange their own play.
There is a very busy match programme running throughout the year. We currently run men’s, ladies and mixed teams in local leagues with men’s and ladies teams in the Essex County league. In addition to this we also run various teams in the Essex Veterans league as well as a men’s team in the Essex County singles league.
The Midweek section is formed of members who are able to play during the day between the hours of 9am - 6pm. It was started just ten years ago and has grown quickly and now has over 70 members. The Midweek section of the Club is very active with social play sessions held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. The standard of play is variable but all Midweek Members interplay with each other. Some Midweek Members arrange and play on most other weekdays.
The Midweek section has its own friendly match programme with local clubs which are played from May to September each year with one 'home' match and a return match 'away'. One day tournaments are held throughout the year, although the on-going Summer Tournament is completed with a Finals Day in September when trophies are awarded.
Social functions form a very important part of the Midweek section. Lunches are held regularly and bring the Midweek Members together to discuss matters arising during the year. Midweek Members enjoy the social events of the Main Club and also participate in tennis events when invited. One-off, special events such as the annual trip to the Ladies Tennis Tournament at Eastbourne are also organised.
To make the club available to all standards of player a new category of membership called Improvers has been created which at a reduced annual fee introduces people to the game with a view for them to progress to either Midweek or Full membership within a year.
The improver category of membership provides full membership to the club including use of all of the facilities and the opportunity to participate in all the social functions.
Improver members are permitted to use the courts at the specified times as follows:
Monday-Friday 1pm – 3.30pm (All courts);
Thursday Evening 7.30pm onwards (Courts 1, 2 & 3)
Sunday Mornings 9am - 1pm (again Courts 2 & 3 plus 1 if available).
The first year’s annual fee includes a six-week introductory coaching session run by one of the club’s coaches which will introduce those new to tennis to the basic tennis strokes and court etiquette.
Country Membership is a full membership but is only available to members living beyond a 25-mile radius from the club. Country members have full playing rights.
Intermediate membership is by invitation only. Juniors who have shown exceptional ability and maturity are invited by the tennis committee to attain intermediate status. This gives the intermediate member full playing rights and entry into the club’s competitive teams. Intermediates must be under 19 years of age.
Student members have full playing rights. Student members must be in full time education and able to produce a valid student union card on request..
Full membership is available to members under 21 years of age in full time employment. Under 21 members have full playing rights.
Social members can use the clubhouse facilities at any time but are not entitled to use the tennis facilities.
Holding members can use the clubhouse facilities at any time but are not entitled to use the tennis facilities. This type of membership is suitable for members who cannot play because of any reason such as injury but who want to retain their membership to avoid paying a joining fee on re-joining the club.
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