On offer for new members 2020 

 3 Month  Short Term Membership*

We are pleased to offer a 3 month membership for you to PLAY TENNIS with us at Knutsford Tennis Club whilst we bounce back from Covid-19 lockdown. 

• £120 Family
• £ 60 Adult aged 26 and over
• £ 30 Young Adult  (ages 18-25) age as at 31st August 2020
• £ 30 Junior (ages 9-17)​

* Book a court anytime at the weekends and after 1pm on weekdays - subject to availability. For more information, and to join please send an email  to Christine:  membership@knutsfordtennisclub.org.uk

Nov 5th Club and LTA Update
The KTC Committee is sorry to confirm that the new restrictions being introduced on Nov 5th 2020 mean that members will not be allowed to play tennis in England for the duration of the national lockdown, as a result we are closing all our courts. Please respect that the courts are not to be used and will be locked. We look forward to welcoming members back in December. 
Click HERE for more information from the LTA and a statement from LTA CEO Scott Lloyd. 
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GENERAL STATE OF PLAY
IN SUMMARY 

• THINK & BOOK AHEAD- INFORMAL groups no more than 6. 
• Please act responsibly for you and everyone else, make sure a court is booked before you arrive. 
• THINK - MAYBE NOT
• Please do not come to the Club if you, or anyone you are in contact with,  have Coronavirus symptoms or have been in recent contact with someone who has tested positive.  
• ​SPACE & HANDS
• Respect  physical  distancing including the court entry and exit routes for events, wash your hands before during and after play 

​PLAYING & CLUBNIGHT GUIDANCE from the Club and LTA. 
The Covid-19 protocols to be observed when playing can seem complex, so  we’ve tried to summarise the guidance in the following  documents. ​General summary and Club Night specific and LTA. 

• ​Click HERE for KTC COVID-19 Playing Summary.
• Click HERE TUESDAY COVID-19 Club Night Protocols
• Click HERE for THURSDAY Club Night Player Guidance FAQ 
• In addition, click HERE for the latest  LTA Players guide (version 5.2 - Sept 23rd)

Oct 21st​ LTA Update 
Following the introduction of a new Tiered approach to Covid related restrictions in England,  the LTA  has produced a grid which outlines a summary of the baseline restrictions for each tier of restrictions. 

• Click Here to see the grid

KTC is in Cheshire East which is currently in Tier 2. We are of course next to the Greater  Manchester area which is in Tier 3.  Please note that travel in and out of  Tier 3 to participate in tennis is not recommended, other than when necessary  to enable tennis activity for U18s, disability tennis and education. 
Full details of all LTA guidance is  Here

SEPT 10th  GOVERNMENT AND SEPT 11th LTA LATEST INFORMATION 
For clarity, from Monday 14 September:

• For informal social play, group size is limited to a maximum of six people by law
• INFORMAL SOCIAL PLAY  [NEW] For informal social play, from Monday 14 September group size is limited to a maximum of six people by law. This means you can play tennis providing people only meet up with no more than 5 other people from different households and observe social distancing guidelines  People should not go to a tennis venue socially in groups of more than six
• Organised tennis activity for larger groups, including coached sessions, club nights and competitions is permitted by the Government as an exception to the limit of six, and so can continue, provided that venues, coaching providers and event organisers follow LTA COVID-19 secure guideline
• August 4th : COURTS ARE OPEN  

 Club Nights for Members are Back !  : 

• ADULT THURSDAY  club night (One session 6.30pm-8.30pm), most be pre-booked (via WhatsApp group) -  for members only,  run by members, organised by Debbie J & Christine B.  See below for more information.

• ADULT TUESDAY club night (Two one hour sessions are from 7-8PM and 8-9pm). Most be pre-booked (via WhatsApp group) -  for members only, run by the Coach.  See below for more information.

In addition he tennis courts are open to members and their guests but members must either book a court or be booked onto an event via a WhatsApp group.  Bring hand sanitiser with you.  (Details on how to use the court booking system are here.)

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For further details and updates please check the news section.
 COVID-19 LOCAL RESTRICTIONS IN ENGLAND 
 TENNIS ACTIVITY BY TIER 
 

Who we are...

​We are a friendly tennis club, catering for all ages, and all standards, welcoming  social players and team players. We play all year round on our seven all -weather floodlit courts, so we can play after dark, up to 10pm in Summer and Winter. For our most up to date happenings visit out Facebook page - or click the logo above 

We have a Club Coach - Mark Airey. 

We're also part of Knutsford Sports Club. A range of sports happens every day at the club - squash, cricket and archery. The Club provides facilities such as changing rooms, a kitchen and a friendly bar area, for post match refreshments!

What we do..in these times and 'normal but suspended for now times'

ADULTS  We have members only Clubnights on Tuesday evening 7-9pm and Thursday 6.30pm - 8.00pm See courts are open section above. The East Cheshire Winter Mixed Team League is due to restart in October. 
​Normally but suspended for now For members we have  other sessions, where you can play, more information can be found here 
 
Children (JUNIORS)  aged 8-16 Normally but suspended for now -  can come down and try our Junior Friday Club Night - you can find out more here.  ​This clubnight runs in school term times so not scheduled to restart until September. 

COACHING Mark has been our Head Coach since 2009 and has over 20 years of professional coaching experience under his belt - he is also a previous 'Cheshire LTA Development Coach of the Year' award winner. ​You can find out more information about Mark and our coaching programme here.  

Normally but suspended for now -We are also very social folk at Knutsford Tennis Club with a number of events and fundraisers going on. Find out more on Our News page.

Join Us!

For enquiries, and if you have any questions, please contact our Membership Secretary,  at  membership@knutsfordtennisclub.org.uk or visit our membership page.

Whats on...
​'normally'

Looking to hire the function room at the Club​?

Club Members - looking to feedback something about the courts or the club?