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As an all-members club, Dunstable Tennis Club (DTC) is affiliated to the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) through the Bedfordshire County LTA and is Tennis Clubmark acredited.
Situated in the south of the county, the club draws its members from Dunstable and the surrounding towns of Luton and Houghton Regis as well as further afield in the 3 counties of Herts, Beds and Bucks. From its public hard court origins and foundation in 1966, the club has grown in strength and now boasts six first class  courts, five floodlit, as well as two mini-tennis courts in the new Kidzone, plus a clubhouse with changing facilities and bar. With over 200 members of all playing abilities the club is active in the senior Beds and South Beds Leagues, Junior County Leagues and County and National Competitions. We also all enjoy an active social programme.
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PLAYING Social doubles play takes place for senior members of all abilities on Wednesday and Fridays from about 6.30pm and on Sundays from 9.00am until 2.00pm. Courts can be booked at other times depending on home matches, etc. See Court Bookings folder in the clubhouse for full details or click here. TOURNAMENTS Several tournaments are held during the summer – watch notice board for details. MATCHES The club has teams in several local leagues. If you wish to be considered for match play please state on your application form or talk to the Club Captain. Match practice normally takes place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings during April. COACHING Adult and junior coaching for both groups and individuals is available from our full time LTA qualified coach and his team. WINTER PLAY Saturday and Sunday leagues for all standards run on alternate fortnights between October and March - Dates. Floodlit courts are available for midweek organised matches and social play. MEMBERSHIP Please see Application forms for details and subscription rates. Court and Clubhouse keys are available from the Membership Secretary for a refundable deposit of £20.00 SOCIAL EVENTS These are organised on a regular basis and include the Summer Barbeque, Christmas Party, Quiz Nights, etc. In addition, Darts Tournaments run throughout the winter. JUNIOR SECTION Juniors are provided with graded supervised play, coaching and Club matches for all ages. Juniors sessions are held on Saturday mornings from 9.00am until 1.00pm and on Monday evenings. NEWSLETTER Our monthly newsletter is titled Contact and is vital reading to keep you informed about news and events. Copies can be found in the clubhouse, on the website and available by email. Please contact the Editor if you have any news or views that you wish to have published. VOLUNTEERS Without these the club would not exist and therefore all volunteers are warmly welcomed. Let any committee member know if you are able to help. Those wishing to try before joining may come along to social play up to five times before paying a subscription. |
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 Much of the current success of the Club stems from the friendly atmosphere, partly generated by numerous off-court activities, which help to create a pleasant social side to the Club. The most important part of the Club ‘off-court’ is the support of the ‘bar’ which, along with the membership fees, represents the major source of revenue. The bar is a central feature of club life being open during licence hours on social play days for the sale of alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages along with confectionery. The juniors also make good use of it during their sessions when it becomes a ‘tuck shop’!
Another popular activity is the annual knockout darts tournaments for the men’s and ladies’ singles and the open doubles which are spread out on Fridays during the autumn. Such is the popularity of the darts tournaments that DTC also run our own internal darts leagues on Fridays from January to March. For a number of years the Club has had a Golf Society which arranges one day out a year to different golf clubs around the area with a singles and team competitions. |
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