Work Begins On Major Upgrade of Ravenscourt Park Tennis Courts

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With new online booking system replacing old phone reservations

Work is underway giving Ravenscourt Park's tennis courts a major upgrade.

Construction workers have started installing new fencing around thefour courts near the Tube arches, which are being resurfaced and completely re-equipped.

The improvements are scheduled to be completed in two months’ time.

The facelift is being funded by a £70,000 cash injection from the Lawn Tennis Association, working in partnership with Hammersmith & Fulham Council to boost grassroots tennis in the borough.

The council says the newly re-surfaced courts will be fully coated and painted in the spring. In the meantime, they will have temporary lines painted on them and will be fully playable.

The court booking system is also being improved. When the courts reopen, everyone will be able to book tennis time via a simple-to-use online booking system, eplaces the old telephone booking arrangement.

Called Clubspark, it allows players to book courts at Ravenscourt Park, as well as Eel Brook Common, South Park and Hurlingham Park in Fulham, with players being sent a unique entry code via email, allowing them to unlock the gate.

There is also a Clubspark app that you can use to book courts easily from your phone.

There are no membership fees – just an easy registration process via the new booking website.

Players can get information on Ravenscourt Park and the 29 other full-size courts and eight mini courts in South Park, Hurlingham Park, Normand Park, Bishops Park (managed by a third party), Brook Green, Eel Brook Common and Hammersmith Park on H&F Council's tennis pages,

Sarah Ferrier, of the Lawn Tennis Association, said she was delighted work was underway, and looked forward to a major boost for tennis in H&F.

"This is an exciting investment to improve court access, and we hope it will persuade more people to take up the sport, and generate repeat bookings,"she said.

Cllr Wesley Harcourt, H&F Cabinet Member for the Environment, said: "This heralds a new era for sport in the borough, and represents a serious long-term investment to encourage more residents to take up the game."

 

October 1, 2018