IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Rules/Constitution of Gosforth Lawn Tennis Club
The club shares its site and entrance gate with Gosforth Bowling Club
Committee meeting minutes: available on the Committee/minutes page, which requires a password available to members only.
Members contact details: The Club has the contact details you provided on your application form. If you would like those details to be put on the website and made accessible (only via the password) to other members, please advise Austen Hempstead, the Club Secretary. The contact details of members who have made the available are on the Members/Contact details page.
Keys: All adult members can, on payment of a deposit, have keys to the main entrance & courts and also the clubhouse. It is the member’s responsibility to ensure the site, all 5 courts and clubhouse are locked when that member is the last to leave.
Club Play: Details of playing sessions at the Club are in the
Court Booking: It is possible to book courts during ‘off-peak’ periods for private play by completing the relevant form on the notice board. (Please refer to the Annual Diary page or the Club Card for details of regular pre-booked courts and matches.)
New Adult Members To join in Club Social Play, new members will be asked to have a ‘play-in’ session with a committee member to assess their playing standard
Junior Members: (under 11) Juniors are not allowed to be on the site without supervision. The club expects all parents to act responsibly in this matter.
Photos: Images and photos, together with the names of players (senior and junior members) may be added to the website and or notice board in the club house from time to time. The photos may be of the member attending one of the social events, playing in the tournaments or simply participating in coaching. Photos of junior members will not be used if the club has not received the authority to do so via the Parent/Guardian Declaration form. (See downloads).
Colt Status: The committee awards improved juniors this status which enables them to join in adult social play.
Shoe Tags: These are for the security of everyone and issued annually upon payment of the membership fee and must be worn at all times.
Recognised Tennis Wear: It is required i.e. not rugby/ football shirts, not Bermuda shorts, not black-soled trainers and no denim wear
Bikes, as a courtesy to others, should be walked to the designated parking area to the rear of the clubhouse
Tennis Balls: Balls are provided for all members, balls for the juniors can be found in the basket by the clubhouse door and balls for seniors are located in the locker in the clubhouse
The Clubhouse: Members are respectfully asked to keep the clubhouse tidy.
This is a no smoking club