Chairman’s Remarks at the beginning of our 50th Season
It really is amazing that our Chippenham & District Tennis League has been going for 50 years, for some half of which my predecessor John Ford was Chairman. Only 3 of the original 8 Founder Clubs remain, yet we now have 27 Clubs with 114 entries to the League (44 Mens, 30 Ladies & 40 Mixed teams), 18 to the Handicap KO Mixed Cup and 8 to the O50s Cup.
Various clubs have plans in hand for improvements: Biddestone floodlights, Chippenham Park resurfacing courts, Freshford floodlights & clubhouse, Malmesbury’s 4th court. Calne will be playing at St. Mary’s School and Grittleton Men will be playing at Hardenhuish School, Chippenham. In 2009 Chippenham repainted their courts and improved their floodlights and also erected the 2-indoor-court Air Dome for multisport bookings.
Under the Presidency of Frome Selwood, Chairman John & Secretary Veronica Price hosted our successful End of Season Presentation Dinner at The Mill at Rode, unfortunately marred by a poor PA system. The Millennium Shield was presented to outgoing Match Secretary Helen Powell for her sterling work, in addition to her previous activities as Secretary and President. Club Rep of the Year was popular Dave Eynon of Civil Service and Junior Player 2009 was Amelia West of Frome. Arrangements are being made for the 50th Anniversary Presentation Dinner to be hosted by Corsley, probably in October.
CHIPPENHAM & DISTRICT TENNIS LEAGUE