Welcome to our second newsletter. We hope that you are finding the newsletter informative, but would welcome any comments of how we can improve the content.

Dates for the summer junior social are as follows:

15th April – 27th May
10th June – 15th July

All Junior members of the club are allowed to take part in this social free of charge every week.

Structure of Junior social
We are changing the structure of the social. The session will run from 4.30 pm – 9pm. All junior members will be able to attend the whole session. Our only request is that the under 8 members leave the courts by 7pm. We will also be encouraging the older members to help with the younger members.

During these times there will be activities led by coaches. RLT&SC undertake to have an adult who is qualified to administer First Aid present during these times. After 9.00pm RLT&SC will not be held responsible for the safety of your children.

Events
-Teams
The summer term is a busy time for the club and the junior section is no exception. We will endeavour to keep you informed of the progress of our teams. We have two teams playing:
Junior National Club League U14 Girls – this is organised by Claire Booth
Junior National Club League U14 Boys – this is organised by Jeanette McDermott
If we had a few more parents volunteering we could organise other teams for U12 and U16.

- Junior Tennis Tournament
This takes place during May and June. We hope to see all eligible Junior members taking part in this event. Gee will be approaching the Juniors to encourage them to play. The finals day is 9th July. Please put this date in your diary as the juniors need your support. We hope to combine this event with a party for the juniors. Entry forms will be sent out at the end of April.

Questionnaire
Thank you to all the juniors who responded to our questionnaire. We hope that the following list of activities which will takes place during next term will encourage you to regularly attend the social. Remember if we don’t know about your ideas we cannot meet them.

- mini tournament
- ball machine
- games
- matches

Saturday Social
It has been brought to our attention that a number of juniors are turning up for Saturday social without their parents. Please can all juniors be aware that if they are U12 they must be accompanied by their parents to the Saturday social. The over 12’s must also act appropriately.

Tuck Shop
The children have made a request for a tuck shop and/ or hot snacks to be available during Friday social. In order for this to take place we need more parent helpers. If you can help in any way supporting your children at the club then please contact Jeannette Taylor.

Signing In/Out
Please can we remind all parents and juniors to sign in and out. Lately a number of juniors have not been signed out, this then leads to telephone calls to make sure that they have been collected.


Guests
Guests are welcome to attend any of these sessions on payment of the relevant guest fee, which is currently £2.50. Attendance of this kind is limited to 3 weeks, when we would ask that the child join the club. (weeks need not be concurrent).

Trips
We are hoping to organise a few trips for the juniors to experience live tennis matches played by professionals. Dates to follow.

Helpers
We thought it would be useful if we laid out your role:

· Make sure all juniors are signed in if arrived for the junior social
· Make sure the juniors do not run around the club house. All juniors should be out on court or in the bar area.
· Make sure each junior goes home with an adult and they have signed out.
· Check that children are not sitting in changing rooms.
· Ensure all snacks and drinks are consumed in the bar area only.

Junior Committee Members

The following members form the junior committee:
Shuna Wickham – Chair
– Friday Night Social
Claire Booth - Team Girls U14
Jeanette McDermott – Team Boys U14

Caroline Boydll
Gerda Miller
Lorna Gillams