August News

Western Junior Club Championships sponsored by Currie and Quirk: Entries now open and can be made HERE. Entry is £10.  We are delighted to announce that Currie and Quirk are sponsoring the junior event with a t-shirt for EVERY participant and trophies and medals for winners and runners up.Thank you very much guys!!! We will also be holding a fun doubles tournament on Junior Finals day (20th September). Finals day will be catered by Caffe Parma! We are running the following events: -U8 Red -U9 Orange -U10 Green -U12 Singles -U14 Singles Summer Tennis Camps 2015: Thank you to all the coaches and kids who have made this camp one of the most fun ever! Even the weather hasn’t dampened spirits! We still have two more weeks of camp to run. All details and how to book can be found here. New Coaching Block Starting End of August: Coaching will restart on Sunday 30th August and run for 13 weeks with a break week for the October holidays. All details can be found on the blog including details of when to register and pay. Click here for more information. Please note that demand for the coaching groups is higher than normal. We automatically reserve your place if you have attended before but priority will be given to those who register in advance and pay before the beginning of the blocks. If we haven’t heard from you by the end of week 1, we will assume that you are not attending and will give the slot away. McCrea Financial Services Junior West End Tournament: West End Tournament - U8, U9, U10, U12, U14, U16 This is a great competition being hosted by Western this year. Online entries close Friday (tomorrow) at 10 am and we will accept paper entries up until Monday at 10 am to the club as long as payment enclosed and they are sealed in an envelope marked FAO Julie Gordon. All details including when the junior events run can be found at http://www.glasgowwestendtournament.com

Western Senior Club Championships (suitable for kids over 14 years): We are delighted to announce that Currie and Quirk are sponsoring the junior event with a t-shirt for EVERY participant and trophies and medals for winners and runners up. Thank you very much guys!!! Western Senior Club Championships (suitable for this over the age of 14) 'Sidelines' and Judy Murray: A huge thank you to Matthew Paterson who has been working on bringing our blog with all the coaching info into the 21st century and giving it a general overhaul. Keep an eye on it over the next few weeks as all sections of the blog are being updated. I’d like to draw your attention to the “sidelines” section. We are going to use this section to tell you about all the work that the coaching team do outwith the club programme to develop tennis in the local area. We would like to expand our team to include parent volunteers in the future. If anyone is interested in helping us to achieve our aims and objectives, please contact juliegtennis@gmail.com directly for a chat. We also have an exciting FREE opportunity for parents who may be interested in helping in a hands on coaching way to go on a training day with Judy Murray at Gleneagles on Saturday 22nd August from 10 - 3. No tennis experience required, again email Julie directly if interested. Caffe Parma Restaurant Update: We are excited to say that the opening of the restaurant is getting closer and closer! There have been the usual delays with these kind of works but we are delighted to announce that the restaurant will open in September. Watch this space for more details! Team Western Fundraising for Cancer Support Scotland: The staff at Western are cycling from Ayrshire to Houston for Cancer Support Scotland (Tak Tent). If you'd like to show your support please donate to our JustGiving pagte at :www.justgiving.com/TeamWestern