Welcome to St Albans Lawn Tennis Club. We hope you will enjoy your tennis and that you will become a part of the friendly community we have strived to develop. We have put together this list of answers to key questions you may have which will hopefully enable you to feel at home as quickly as possible:
As a member you can generally play at any time on any of the courts – if you are wearing your Membership tag. There are obviously a few exceptions :
Except for team matches, you must provide your own balls, so always carry a can of good quality balls, preferably marked to distinguish them from those on other courts.
Social tennis is played on Saturday afternoons (2.00 to 5.00 pm) and Wednesday evenings (after 6.00 pm). Just come down and join in. Everyone mixes and plays one tiebreak set before coming off and mixing in again. Normally, on Wednesdays the bar is.
For those of you aspiring to play for one of the teams, come down on a Tuesday evening in April for a good standard of play. Don’t feel inadequate or modest – we have teams in both the Herts and Watford Leagues covering most divisions. We aim to provide team tennis to those members who want it – if you don’t come down and make yourself known we cannot select you.
During the winter months we arrange internal club competitions for both singles (September to April on Monday evenings) and mixed doubles (October to March on Tuesday evenings). If you wish to enter either of these, add your name to the lists displayed in the foyer in the weeks before the start, or contact the organisers.
Whilst we encourage members to bring along prospective new members to have a taste of what the Club has to offer, the following ‘rules’ apply, regarding bringing visitors to the Club.
As with adults, juniors can generally play at any time, except that adults take precedence during social tennis and matches.
Friday 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm is Junior Club Night. All juniors who play at ‘green’ level and above are welcome to attend for a social evening of tennis. There are regular evenings of organised activities and fun competition. There is also a tuck shop and the table tennis table is usually set up in the Clubhouse.
During the course of the year a number of fun tournaments are arranged and we enter teams in County organised competitions, e.g. Aegon Team Tennis, Herts Junior Summer League, Road To Wimbledon, 16U Winter Singles League and Herts Winter Mini Tennis League.
All the floodlights are operated from inside the front door using the “on” and “off” switches. To conserve electricity, only switch on lights for the court you intend to use and, if no one else intends to use it after you, please remember to switch off. If you are the last person to leave, please make sure all lights are switched off.
There is limited space in the club car park, so please take care when parking – please don’t block the disabled ramp. If the car park is full you will have to park on the road. Please do NOT park in the bays opposite the houses (in Jodies Court), which are for residents only.
On joining the Club you will automatically be sent a unique 'username' and 'password'. These are required in order to access the members only, secure area, of the website - 'My Membership'. Here you can keep your own details up to date, change your password, view your invoice and search for other members to view their basic contact details.
If you forget your password you can request another from the 'system'. If you forget your 'username' you will need to send an email to - membership@stalbanstennis.co.uk - requesting a reminder.
A list of committee members and their contact numbers can be found on the notice board at the front of the clubhouse. They will be pleased to answer any questions you have. You can also contact us by email or telephone.