In 2025, this club has focused on building club pride by growing participation, strengthening community spirit, and expanding playing opportunities.
They offer a strong programme of social tennis, including organised midweek doubles sessions for both members and pay-as-you-go players.
They fielded 15 Summer and 4 Winter teams in the Swindon & District League and hosted 16 external events including the County Adults Play Your Way to Wimbledon Finals and the Junior County Championships.
To attract new members, they introduced Free Friday Club nights, showcasing their friendly, welcoming atmosphere and well-maintained facilities.
Alongside tennis, their pickleball community has flourished, offering twice-weekly play and contributing strongly to the social side of the club.
The coaching team deliver a full junior and adult programme and also run 3 weekly after-school clubs at local primary schools.
They run a weekly Wheelchair Tennis session and a Swindon Parkinson’s Walking Tennis sessions reflecting their commitment to inclusive sport.

Since becoming Head Coach at Chippenham TC in 2022, this coach has transformed his club, revitalising its coaching structure, re-energising the membership, and creating a thriving, inclusive environment for players of all ages and abilities
He has expanded the junior programme by almost 300%, growing participation from 47 to 173 juniors and has strengthened and expanded the adult coaching pathway, which is now full to capacity
One standout achievement is his commitment to supporting and retaining girls in tennis
He is committed to making tennis accessible to all and delivers term-time school sessions for partially deaf children and those with ADHD or social challenges, many experiencing tennis for the first time.
He leads a highly committed team of six coaches at Level 3, Level 2 and Level 1—two of whom came through his own coaching pathway.
One of his coaching team said “It is a pleasure to work alongside such a hardworking, dedicated, and caring person—he inspires confidence, joy, growth, and community in equal measure, and we all feel incredibly lucky to be part of his team”.

Award was collected on his behalf.

This competition embodied everything that makes community tennis thrive — excellence in organisation, a welcoming atmosphere, innovative delivery, and a strong commitment to inclusion, safeguarding, and enjoyment.
The competition featured a range of age categories from 8U to 18U, ensuring every junior at the club could participate, regardless of experience or ability.
A defining feature of the championships was its commitment to inclusion. The event actively encouraged participation from juniors across all backgrounds, abilities, and experience levels.
Reusable cups and recycling stations, were available, reinforcing the club’s commitment to environmental responsibility.
It inspired young players to enjoy the game, develop their skills, and connect with others and it stands out as a shining example of what a local competition can achieve.

This person has contributed tremendously to the success of tennis in the region.
She joined Riverside Tennis Club over 20 years ago and soon became an invaluable member of the Committee taking on the roles of Match Secretary, Ladies’ Captain and, more recently, House and Grounds Lead.
This volunteer has also led the club Team Selection Committee and has been the club’s match secretary and Ladies Captain for many years and has been instrumental in helping the club grow the number of players competing in the club teams.
In addition to these roles at her club, she also currently runs the local league, the Sarum League and has run many Wiltshire Ladies’ Veterans teams. She has also served on Hampshire’s Apsley League committee for many years.
As well as contributing with her organisational and administration skills, she is also very practical and continues to spend at least one day per week working on the club grounds, courts and club house.
This person has been a key person on the club Development Committee which has helped the club develop rapidly over the past few years.

This person referees county level tournaments of a superb standard and receives wonderful feedback on his competitions.
This official has run over 20 county level tournaments at Devizes Tennis Club throughout the year.

Some feedback from players and parents includes:
“He has run one of the best U12 comps my son has played.”
“A well organised tournament once again by the friendly and helpful referee.”
“One of the best referees I have come across so far.”

For over 26 years, this Park has been a trailblazer in community tennis provision.
As one of the UK’s first community park tennis centres, the venue has consistently demonstrated innovation, resilience, and a profound commitment to making tennis accessible to everyone.
It’s ethos has always been Tennis for All, open to every age, ability, background, and gender. They have truly embraced the concept of “tennis opened up”.
The centre provides six outdoor courts, including four floodlit courts, and offers rolling memberships alongside a comprehensive Pay & Play structure. All coaching, club sessions, and group activities are open equally to members and non-members, removing barriers to participation.
They have created strong and lasting partnerships with local schools and offer a comprehensive junior and adult programme.
They have also demonstrated exceptional leadership in health, wellbeing, and inclusion and run sessions with Headway, provides free, coach-led sessions for people facing substance and alcohol misuse and work with NHS Mental Health teams.
Its achievements over the last 12 months highlight a venue that not only delivers tennis but enriches the lives, health, and opportunities of its entire community.

Back in 2022, the 26 tennis clubs that participated in this league decided to undertake a tree planting plan, with the objective of ‘offsetting’ the League’s carbon footprint both for travel and floodlighting.
They purchased 180 trees through Tree Nation, which are due to offset 18 tonnes of CO2 in their lifetime.
At the time of writing, they have purchased a total of 849 trees across 1.38 hectares, thereby offsetting 277 tonnes of CO2 so far.
The league also encourages the recycling of tennis balls.
This league continue to encourage clubs that participate in their League to do whatever they can to enhance the sustainability of the League by driving down carbon emissions and aspire to be an inspirational example to other Leagues in the UK.

This school have a thriving tennis programme, delivering 200+ individual lessons per week to over 180 pupils, over 50% of the school.
Learning opportunities include individual lessons, group lessons, P.E lessons, Team Practices and Cardio Tennis.
Beyond playing, they offer Tennis Leaders courses and have previously run a LTA Level 1 at the school.. Pupils also have the opportunity to volunteer, as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
There are many opportunities to compete including summer fixtures against other schools, they play in the Independent School Girls’ Tennis League (ISGTL), Independent Schools Girls’ Tennis Association (ISGTL).
Last year, they had a player partner up with another local school to create a mixed doubles pairing in the Bradfield Mixed Doubles tournament, going on to win their first trophy.
They also hold a PGSM tennis tournament for the parents of our pupils to participate together, this year seeing over 100 players on court and have an Academy Championships held in the summer term to give pupils the opportunity to compete against their peers at school.

Under the enthusiastic leadership of their Head Coach, this Club has embarked on an ambitious programme of inclusive tennis.
September marked the 3rd year anniversary of Deaf Tennis sessions at the Club in collaboration with the Deaf Unit at Sheldon Secondary School.
12-16 students have attended weekly sessions specifically designed for deaf players who also have a range of additional educational needs.
To quote the School website “Deaf Tennis has been one of the most popular enrichment opportunities for our deaf students and we are pleased to see their enthusiasm for the sport”.
The club have also delivered another link with Silverwood SEN School offering tennis to a group of pupils with autism, complex learning needs and physical disabilities. One of their teachers said “the coaches made sure that everyone felt included and the variety of activities meant they all stayed engaged. It was an opportunity that created memories that will stay with them forever”.

This person, now aged 16, first started at Marlborough Tennis when she was just three years old.
She has been playing all the way through the junior years and has progressed to be a coaching assistant.
She is a very regular supporter and player at the club – at junior’s camps and coaching classes.
Neil Watts, Head coach at Marlborough, values this persons on court support and help as a youth assistant. Neil said “She helps on pretty much every single camp throughout the year and also helps twice a week with other children’s classes – She is absolutely key to making sure that especially the young girls, have a good female role model – its key to making the younger girls enjoy themselves”.
Marlborough said “she is a role model for young children, for girls in tennis and for the wider community”.