L.T.A. Guidance as from 14th September 2020

The LTA has isssued new guidance with effect from the 14th September which allows tennis clubs to allow more than 6 people to be in attendance provided that attendance is managed. This does allow for the league fixtures, Sunday morning and Friday afternoon Ladies social session to go ahead in line with an ‘event delivery plan’ which ensures all Covid -19 guidance is adhered to and the club has those plans in place.

Outside of the ‘events’ mentioned, no more than 6 people should attend as a group for informal social tennis.

Members should read the amended gudiance via the link on this page, especially in view of the recent rise in Covid -19 infections.

NHS Test and Trace

As a result of the LTA’s guidelines the club, as a Registered venue, had to introduce an NHS Test and Trace system. This is not optional. Other guidance on safety and hygiene remain in force.

This Test and Trace system came into effect as from Tuesday 21st July 2020 and members have been complying. Despite the easing of restrictions elsewhere it is still a requirement for us to continue to do this. Remember it requires two things from every club member.

1. Pre- attendance sympton check

Anyone attending a venue (including players, coaches, staff and any other visitors), should undergo a pre-attendance self-assessment for any COVID-19 symptoms using the information on the NHS website before leaving home. No-one should leave home to participate in tennis if they, or someone they live with, has symptoms of COVID -19, currently recognised as any of the following:-

· A high temperature,

· A new, continuous cough,

· A loss of, or change to, their sense of smell or taste

Should an individual have demonstrated any such symptoms, they must follow NHS and PHE guidance on self-isolation.

2. NHS TEST & TRACE

To support NHS Test and Trace, venues have to keep a temporary record of all those on site for 21 days, in a way that is manageable, and assist NHS Test and Trace with requests for that data if needed.

Therefore, as from Tuesday 21st July 2020 members must inform Sandra Bennett (sandrabennett100@yahoo.co.uk or by text on 07870 768895) each time they play, the day that they played, who they played with and the arrival time.

The committee has decided that for the immediate future there should be no guest players at the club. This will simplify our collection of information to just that of members only.

Guidance for tennis players

Guidance for tennis venues

Players are asked to be patient with venues and coaches as they take the necessary time to safely implement the guidelines in a way appropriate for their own circumstances.

Please be aware that members will be informed as soon as possible as to how these changes will affect the club’s activities. This site will be updated when there is any change. There is no booking system in place. Players should arrange play with other members.

Welcome to the new website of Ridgeway Tennis Club.

This new site brings a fresh, more modern look to our website. It is easier to navigate around than the previous one which has served us well since 2008. The information is all relevant and will be added to whenever necessary.

I would like to thank two people for their help in developing this. Firstly, to Peter Mason, who has done all the work on the background structure, the setting up of the site and transferring some of the basic information about the club and its history from the old site. Secondly to Lindy Payling who works for Purplefish Creative Artwork who has kindly done the design of the club logo at the top of the site and the creative deisgn on the various posters etc you will see on this site, on the club’s Facebook page and club noticeboards. I hope you like all these smart and eye-catching designs too. I have completed all the other information on the site.

The site itself offers some new features:

Sidebar: The sidebar has three features – Upcoming events, Recent News and BBC Tennis news (just click on any item for more information about the individual event or news). By clicking on the words ‘BBC Tennis News‘ you will be taken to the Home page of BBC Sport page. The sidebar is there on every page apart from the calendar.

Fixtures: A dedicated Fixtures page lists all the fixtures for our competetive teams and you will see that the different leagues are colour coded.

Calendar: All our main organised activities through the summer can be found on the Calendar page – matches, social tennis and coaching etc. Simple to use and if you put the cursor over a calendar entry you will get some more information e.g. where there is a match, it will tell you where the match is and who the opponents are and start and approximate finish times.

Tournaments: There is a dedicated Tournaments page and all the draws will be accessible from this page once the draws have been made.

Links: There are various links through the site – on the Home page there is a link to the club’s Facebook page, and to Ridgeway Sports and Social Club. On the Sidebar there is a link to the BBC Sport page by clicking on BBC Tennis News and links to the four most recent tennis news item from the BBC Sport pages. a link to the S & D LTA site on the Fixtures page and a link to the LTA site on the LTA page. There is also a link to Club Rackets on the Open Morning information in Upcoming events once you open the item up.

Mick Mason

Chair