ST PADDIES NIGHT AT THE AVENUE

St Paddies Night at the Avenue saw an Air Guitar performance from youngsters James Cameron, Cameron and Jarrod Nell assisted by DJ Slimboy Fat’s colleague Jim.   

Head coach Vinny Duddy said the night was really good fun and the DJ and his colleague Jim made a really good effort to give everyone a good time, playing a wide range of music.  He praised the efforts made by club members Julie Cameron, Lynn O Dell and Jane Sanders who spent a lot of time preparing, serving and then clearing up afterwards and was a little disappointed that more members did not turn up to support their efforts.  The food on the evening was excellent with dumplings and Irish Stew (dumplings by Pooh Jenkins) followed by Baileys Bread and Butter Pudding which at £8 for adults and £4 for children was excellent value as this included the cost of the disco.

The Lazy Town Tennis Party was severely impacted by the bad weather on Friday night and therefore was not well attended too.  Duddy said the rain just kept falling right up to 6:30 and therefore most people decided to stay in and support Sport Relief on the TV.  However there were several youngsters who did attend and had made the effort to get sponsored, in particular Liam Reddish who almost filled up his sponsorship sheet.  Friday nights is normally family night with Vinny’s Minis, Junior Matchplay, Adult Coaching and Adult Social play throughout the evening. The bar is also open for those who would prefer to stay in the warm and watch so why not go down to the Avenue and see if it’s for you and your family.

The next junior tennis camp at the tennis club will be run from 12^th – 16^th April; application forms are on the web site soon or places can be booked through the club on 01278 782758. 

Despite withdrawal of funding by the British LTA the Avenue Tennis Club coaches have offered to visit all the schools in Burnham on Sea giving Tennis Taster Sessions to all the children during their school day.  So far Berrow, Brent Knoll, Burnham Infants, East Brent and St Joseph’s have confirmed their dates with East Brent organising a whole morning for their English Lesson down at the Tennis Club in May.  Duddy said last year we did a fun session for East Brent’s year 3 and the following week received letters of thanks written by each of the children; it was one of those “attending your child’s first nativity play moments” for both Duddy and Phillips who were both really moved by the efforts made by the kids.

Details of these events and tennis coaching courses held at the Avenue Tennis Club can be obtained from the office (01278 782758) or from the club website (www.avenuetennis.com