On the social side we have the Tuesday evening social, weekend play, & a variety of social "competition". Bank Holiday afternoon doubles events will be advertised to sign up for. As well as the mid-summer BBQ, we hold supper evenings at the Club so watch out for the dates! We have a licensed bar & changing / shower facilities.
Our current projects include extending the Clubhouse & adding lights to Court 10. Fundraising is very important to help bring these projects to fruition although grants / loans will also be sought. Junior tennis & coaching remain a very important part of the Club & its future.
A continued high standard of coaching delivered by Lee Mahony, our Head Coach & his assistants has enabled the Club to retain its Performance Accreditation. As always Junior players are accepted & encouraged to join in with the adults in both social & team tennis.
The Summer League season starts mid-April so keen match players may wish to come along to the Thursday evening & Sunday morning sessions.
There are teams for all ages & abilities from under 10 to over 55 years of age! There are Junior, Ladies, Senior, Veteran, local, regional & national competitions & leagues in which we regularly enter teams, singles & doubles. We have an excellent record of achievement at all levels. It has always supplied many County players for Wiltshire, at veteran, senior & junior level.
We have a completely open access membership policy & new members are always welcome. And you can play for free on your first visit & any visitors fees you pay can be deducted from your subscription when you join.
Pay & play runs all year round - so you don't have to join a Club to play tennis! Weekday afternoons 12 'til 4 or weekends 10 'til 4pm.
Phone 01722 327197 or Email us to book a court.
Hourly rate is £4 or £4.50 for using the clay courts - you must wear tennis shoes on these.
| Category | Description | Cost | |
| Full | £125 | ||
| Husband and wife | Married / Living Together | £215 | |
| Family | 3 or more of same family living at address | £250 | |
| Country 30 | Living over 30 miles from Club | £55 | |
| Country 20 | Living over 20 miles from Club | £75 | |
| U - 21 | Born 1987 or later | £50 | |
| U - 16 | Born 1992 or later | £35 | |
| U - 10 | Born 1998 or later | £10 | |
| Winter Adult | 01/10/08 to 31/03/09 | £59 | |
| Winter Junior | 01/10/08 to 31/03/09 | £29 | |
| Visitor - Adult | With member | £4 | |
| Visitor - U 18 | With member | £2 | |
| Social | Use of off-court facilities | £20 |
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
| Monday | 1-4 Pay & Play 4-6 Coaching |
6-late Match | |
| Tuesday | 1-4 Pay & Play 4-6 Coaching |
6.30 Organised Mix in | |
| Wednesday | 9.30 Ladies Coaching | 1-4 Pay & Play 4-6 Coaching |
6-late Match Adult Coaching |
| Thursday | 1-4 Pay & Play 4-6 Coaching |
6.30 Match Practice | |
| Friday | 1-4 Pay & Play 4-6 Coaching |
6-8 Coaching | |
| Saturday | 9-12 Coaching | 2-5 Match | |
| Sunday | 10 Junior Matches Match Practice |
12-4 Match |
The Club was granted a lease on the land in 1895 & records show by the 1930's there were 9 grass courts & 2 shale courts.
The wooden pavilion had gas mantles for light, cold running water & "Elsans" for toilets.
1958 Junior coaching sessions in the school holidays were started, which was a great step forward.
1962 A new pavilion of cedarwood was built & included a small bar & kitchen facilities.
1977 Hard court improvements started with 2 all weather courts replacing the shale.
1982 2 of the grass courts were converted to "Playdek" all weather courts with floodlights, followed by another 3 hard courts in 1988.
1987 Extra land was purchased to make another car park.
1999 Final 4 grass courts replaced by 3 American Clay, 2 of which are floodlit.
2002 Mini Tennis courts created.
In 1969 the Club entered the Hampshire & Isle of Wight League. The highlight being the Ladies winning Division 1 in 1992, 1997 and 1999. The Men reached Division 1 for the first time in 1999.
In 1995 we reached the National Finals of the Silk Cut competition for non-County players. In 1998 & 2000 we reached the semi finals.
The Ladies were in the top flight of the National Club League since its inception in 1992 to 2006, apart from 1 year. The Men played in Div 1 in 2005.
We have a very active junior section with various coaching & training squads and in 2002 were awarded National Accreditation & as of a result picked up the Wiltshire LTA Club of the Year for 2002.
1 NAME The Name of the Club shall be "The Salisbury Lawn Tennis Club".
2 OBJECT The object of the Club shall be to foster the game of tennis in a friendly and competitive atmosphere.
3 PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN The President and Chairman of the Club shall both be elected at a General Meeting from nominations placed before the members of the Committee. The President will normally preside at all General Meetings of the Club. Should he be unable to do so, the Chairman of the Club shall act in his stead.
4 MANAGEMENT The Club shall be managed by a duly appointed Committee comprising the Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Match Secretary, Honorary Membership Secretary, and seven other members.
5 ELECTIONS The honorary officers and Committee members shall be elected at each Annual General Meeting; any member shall be eligible for re-election. All nominations must be submitted to the Hon.Secretary at least seven days before the Annual General Meeting.
6 COMMITTEE The Committee members may only serve for three years unless elected to an office. This should be effected by two members standing down each year. The elected Committee shall manage and transact all matters and business arising in the affairs of the Club between Annual General Meets. Five members constitute a quorum. The Committee shall have such powers, authority and directions as are necessary for, or incidental to, its functions and, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, shall have power:-
(a) To elect members to the Club within a maximum membership of three hundred senior playing members and 300 junior playing members subject to the approval of the Committee.
(b) To fill any vacancy on the Committee.
(c) To make such regulations or bye-laws as are expedient or necessary to ensure the proper use of the courts, Club premises and grounds.
(d) To appoint three Trustees of the Club.
(e) By resolution to invite, in writing, any members to withdraw from the Club, and in the event of refusal, to submit the matter to a General Meeting. If two-thirds of the members present (exclusive of the member in respect of whom the meeting has been summoned) shall vote for expulsion of the member in question, any subscription paid for the current year shall be returned to the member, who shall therefore cease to be a member of the Club.
(f) To appoint from time to time such Sub-Committee as it may deem necessary, and to delegate thereto such of its functions, or refer such matters, as it may determine. Any Sub-Committee so appointed shall have as Chairman a member of the Committee.
7 TRUSTEES The Trustees shall ensure that all matters requiring their approval have been decided only after due and mature consideration, and that such decisions are in accordance with Club rules. They shall not approve any action which they consider not to be in the best interests of the Club without reference to a General Meeting of the members. The appointment of a Trustee shall be revoked only by a decision of a General Meeting.
8 SUBSCRIPTIONS
(a) Every member, other than an honorary member, shall pay to the Club an annual subscription of such amount as may, from time to time, be determined at a General Meeting.
(b) Subscriptions shall be due and payable on the first day of April in each year, and the subscription first payable by a person who becomes a member in the course of the playing season shall be determined by the Committee and admission to membership of the Club.
(c) In the event of any member's subscription, due on the first day of April, remaining unpaid on the first day of May in the same year, that member may, at the sole discretion of the Committee, be refused the amenities of the Club.
(d) Any member wishing to withdraw from the Club must give written notice to the Secretary to that effect before the first day of April in any year; otherwise that member is liable for the current year's subscription.
9 FINANCE The financial year of the Club shall commence on the 1st October. The Hon.Treasurer shall keep true accounts of all monies received and paid by or on behalf of the Club, and of the matters in respect of which such monies are received or paid, and of the assets and liabilities of the Club. The Committee shall, each year, submit Accounts for audit to Auditors appointed annually by the Annual General Meeting; any Auditors so appointed shall be eligible for re-appointment. The Committee has power to borrow money on behalf of the Club.
10 GENERAL MEETINGS An Annual General Meeting shall be held before the first of April, of which at least twenty-eight days' notice shall be given to members. In addition, the Committee may call an Extraordinary General Meeting at any time, and shall call such a Meeting at the request of ten or more members. At least fourteen days' notice of such Meetings shall be circulated to all members. Notice of any motion which it is proposed shall be moved at any General Meeting shall be given to the Secretary in writing not later than fourteen days' before the date on which the relevant General Meeting is to be held; an Agenda to be circulated to all members at least seven days before the date on which the relevant Meeting is to be held. The Rules of the Club shall be amended only at a General Meeting. Any amendment shall require the approval of two-thirds of those present. Fifteen members will constitute a quorum at a General Meeting.
11 MISCELLANEOUS The Club shall be wound up only by decisions of an Extraordinary General Meeting, there being cast in favour of such decision at least two-thirds of the total vote. The Extraordinary General Meeting at which such decision is taken shall appoint two or more persons to carry out such winding-up and all matters consequent thereon.
1) The latest edition of the L.T.A. Rules shall be enforced by the Club.
2) The subscriptions shall be as outlined on a separate printed leaflet.
3) No court can be retained for more than one set if members are waiting to play.
4) Any couple playing singles on the last available court must be prepared to join into a four, or give way to a four. Tournament singles matches however, have priority.
5) The value of prizes at tournaments shall be left to the discretion of the Committee. Any person presenting a prize shall have power to regulate the terms on which it is awarded, subject to the approval of the Committee.
6) No dogs shall be allowed on any part of the Club grounds, except on a lead, or under strict control.
7) Members may only introduce a playing guest to the Club on payment of a fee. In the case of guests resident within thirty miles of the Club such guests may not be introduced more than three times in any one year. Members must enter the visitor's name and address in the book provided for the purpose and pay the fee before commencing play.
8) Any friend of a member introduced under Rule 7) who infringes a Rule or Bye-Law of the Club shall be liable to forfeit the privilege of introduction for the remainder of the season.
9) The Club shall be open daily from 9.00am until 10.30 pm but these hours may be varied at the discretion of the Committee.
10) The purchase for the Club and the supply by the Club of Intoxicating Liquor shall be under the control of the elected members of the Committee.
11) The permitted hours for sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor in the Club shall be as published in the bar area and a copy held by the Secretary. The Committee shall have the power to keep the bar open for such hours within the permitted hours as they think fit.
12) Intoxicating liquor may be purchased and consumed on the Club premises by members and visitors who are guests of members or of the Club, but no intoxicating liquor may be purchased or consumed by any person under the age of eighteen years.
13) Members must provide their own tennis balls.
14) Coloured clothing is allowed, providing that it is manufactured for tennis.
15) Tennis shoes must be worn by all members on court.
16) The Club will accept no responsibility for any members' possession lost or damaged on the Club premises.
17) Children on the Club premises must be kept away from playing areas.
18) The Ground Committee, or any other member of the Committee, will decide whether or not the courts are fit for play.