Balcombe Tennis

Membership is not restricted to people living in the Balcombe Parish - if you can get to the courts from wherever you are, then these are the tennis courts for you! The tennis season runs from the beginning of April to the end of October. As a member, you are free to play any time of the year if the weather is favourable.

Court Booking

On average, we have about 100 members, which means that you should not have a problem getting a tennis court. However, we do not operate a booking system, so you still arrive at the courts on a pot-luck basis. However, if you have arranged a personal training with the coach, you  effectively have a booking if it has been made during the allocated coaching times shown on the calendar, in which case you are entitled to ask anyone occupying the courts to vacate. If your coach booking is not during the allocated coaching times and the court is occupied by other players, then you have to rely on the goodwill of the others players. And of the coach, possibly.

Note that during school holidays the courts can be busy. Provision has been made in the Club Regulations during weekends and weekday evenings so that seniors have priority over juniors.

Non-members who pay the public playing session fees for Monday evening, Tuesday an Saturday afternoons have right-of-play. They need to be able to prove payment and failing that, you as a paid-up club member can show them the way to the court gate.

We are thinking about implementing an Internet-based advisory booking system, where a court booking made over the Internet will get priority over players already on the court. Bookings could easily be confirmed at the courts - if challenged - with a mobile telephone using WAP.

What do I get for my membership?

As a member of the Club, you are entitled to play on the courts year-round (weather permitting) at no further cost. The Club also hosts a number of annual social events.

Membership Application Form

Please download an application form, print it out and post it with payment to the address shown on the form, which is:

The Membership Secretary
Neil Infield
Old School House
London Road
Balcombe RH17 6HS

The application form in PDF format. If you do not have a PDF document viewer, you can download one here for Linux, MAC and Windows.