Our Summer Special Offer is now closed but you can still join at a discounted rate for this year. Go here for details
It is so exciting to be able to play tennis again and the glorious weather that we have had recently means that Gunnersbury Triangle is more attractive than ever. Do come and enjoy it whilst the weather lasts. This is still England after all and the sunshine could disappear at any moment!
If you haven’t renewed your membership yet, please use the ClubSpark link you were sent in April so you can come and join those who are already enjoying being back on court. As previously outlined, you can book courts for up to 2 hours per session through ClubSpark.
A reminder of our visitor policy:
As a member you may invite guests/visitors to play at the Club up to 6 (six) times but you must accompany them. The same visitor can play up to 3 (three) occasions per subscription year, after which he/she will be encouraged to join. This applies to all sport sections of the Club.
If an existing member wishes to bring a guest, then they should log this on the visitor sheet which is located on the shelf above the ball box. The visitor’s fee (£5 per person) should be posted in the box underneath the floodlights box.
When using the courts, please continue to follow the LTA social distancing and hygiene guidance.
Many of you have asked what we are doing about tennis subscriptions and this will be top of the agenda at the next meeting of the Management Committee on 2 June. I hope to be able to communicate the way forward shortly thereafter.
Social, table tennis, karate and snooker membership fees will be announced once we are able to open the clubhouse.
Bridget Wake
Membership Secretary
We are very excited to be able to open the tennis courts again for play from Wednesday 13th May, albeit with some restrictions. Singles play (with anyone) or doubles only being allowed if you are all in the same household.
In accordance with government and LTA guidelines, we ask members to adhere to the following –
· Only fully paid up members from April 2020 may use the courts.
· All courts have to be pre-booked using Clubspark and are bookable for up to 2 hours a day.
· Social distancing must remain in place at all times.
· Please leave the court 5 mins before your time slot ends and do not leave any rubbish/belongings behind.
· Toilets can be used if necessary. Bring your own hand sanitiser if possible.
· Floodlight tokens can be obtained from [email protected]
We have put a time limit on playing at the moment, as we imagine that the courts will be busy and to help prevent too many people being at the club at one time. We ask that members consider others and if we see that there is room to increase playing time, we will do that.
If you want to use the courts, you must have paid your membership fees. You should all have received a renewal link via Clubspark, but if you would like this to be resent or have any other queries please contact the membership secretary:
The security code for the gates has been updated and will be sent to paid-up members in a separate email. Please note the main gate (via the carpark) has been damaged so please do not try to force entry.
Anyone wishing to have coaching please contact the coaches direct.
Do not come to the club if you are feeling unwell, or have been unwell within the last 7 days
Happy tennis!
Here is the latest advice from the LTA.
One of life’s simple pleasures for me and most tennis players must be the act of cracking open a new tube of tennis balls. The sharp fizz of the pressure being released promises a match of good bounces and responsive performance.
Unfortunately that fizz also starts the clock running on what will be a pretty rapid decline in performance, as the pressure begins to seep out of the balls. If you are a regular player you might get a few more sessions out of them, but all too often they languish in your bag until it’s time to give them to the dog or put them in the practice bucket!
Globally we get through approximately 325 million tennis balls a year enough to make a decent ball pit in Centre Court!
So what if I told you that for not much more money than your current choice of ball you could buy a ball that according to the manufacturer plays for up to 4 times longer and at the same time does a little to help save the planet. All you have to do is give up the fizz!
I stumbled across the Wilson Triniti ball a few months ago and bought 24 from here. Wilson have made a completely new ball that does not need to be pressurised to work which means that gone is the pressure packaging and in comes a fully recyclable cardboard octagonal tube.
Ah I hear you say I’ve tried pressure-less balls before they were way too bouncy, hard, dead or all of above. Well contrary to any bad experiences you may have had with previous pressure-less balls the Triniti ball plays really nicely with good touch and spin.
Wilson have also produced a new felt which lasts well and does not turn into a fuzzy mess at the first sign of rain. In fact most of the sets I played with the ball were wet or very wet and not only did they not fuzz up they also seemed to pick up a lot less water than any other ball I’ve played with. Which means of course that they maintained their bounce even in extreme conditions.
I have been playing with them in as many matches as I can persuade my opponents to try them. Everyone who played with them had good things to say with most liking the consistent bounce-ability.
So the big question is how long do they last?
Sadly I don’t know, all I can tell you it’s at least 34 sets, as that’s how many my first set of balls have completed, come rain or shine, over the last 2 months! I put a dot on one of balls for every set the balls played. Never for one moment did I imagine I would run out of space!
So mission accomplished they play well, last well and don’t hurt the planet, just like it says on the tin, sorry I mean cardboard!
This heartfelt letter was given to our own Sensei Dave from one of his students as she left the club to go to University.
Discover how you can find your true spirit here.
A very kind resident brought in a number of fantastic photos dating back to 1935. His grandmother had lived on the Triangle for many years and you can see in these how popular bowls was at the GTC!
Her family gave permission for these to be shared online.
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I want to tell you about my positive experience of joining the Gunnersbury triangle club and why I believe you should consider joining as well.
I am resident in one of the streets surrounding the Gunnersbury triangle club and have been for about seven years now. I joined the club when I moved to the area and I am glad I did. I mean that sincerely and I get an awful lot from the club and it is important to me. It offers a myriad of events, opportunities and ways to do sport, train, socialise and learn new skills.
I am no different to anyone else and work hard in a busy job. I work in healthcare and it can be very very intense, pressured and frequently it is stressful. I have an allotment at the club, and this is just one of many offerings the Gunnersbury triangle club provides from tennis to yoga to Karate. The allotment and my time there growing veg and winding down is precious to me and allows me to slow down, learn new skills, listen to the experience of others and that allotment is a precious release and a pleasure in my world. I’ve recently joined the snooker club because I wanted to try something completely different. I am a novice but have been welcomed and warmly coached and encouraged by the club members who meet on a monday and wednesday evening. It is a relaxed and fun way to learn a new skill and I’m loving it. I also value the social side of the club and meeting and connecting with neighbours, now friends, who are warm and fun and supportive.
I get a lot from the club with what I have described above and I hugely value it and the people I connect with there, in my life. It is incredibly warm and friendly and relaxed and also ridiculously inexpensive to join. It is very well run and the Chair and leaders genuinely listen to their members and seek to improve and meet their members needs. That is special. In all honesty I do not know the extent of the sport and social offerings it provides as I am enjoying and I am satisfied with what I do currently. I haven’t needed to look for anything more but I know the club offers more and would respond to suggestions and ideas.
Our club is a rarity for communities and has a precious place in my life and I know in the lives of others who run and attend it. It is the people who make it so good and I would wholeheartedly urge a visit at least to come and meet us. I defy you to then resist joining. I would , as is no surprise, recommend joining the triangle club as it provides so much with such genuine engagement and care for so many of us for what is actually so little in what we are asked to contribute.
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