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Grasshoppers tennis club
in Hove combines tennis of all standards with a vibrant social life.
For complete beginners and people who have not played for a
while and so are a bit "rusty" there are pay and play
Friday evening sessions,
for regular players there are
club sessions
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday morning and for the
keenest players there are
fixtures
against other clubs and additional team practice sessions on Monday
evening (ladies) and Wednesday evening (men). For everyone
there is an active social life throughout the year with drinks and
snacks at the bar on all club sessions and one or more
social events
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Grasshoppers Lawn Tennis Club was first established in
Brighton, on the English south coast, in 1881. Originally located in the
grounds of the Royal Pavilion, it moved to its present site in Hove in 1916. The club has an intimate and friendly atmosphere
throughout the year.
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Team Dinner |
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Grasshoppers is often looking for new members, so if you are
interested in our club, this site should give you a taste of what we
have to offer. |
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Grasshoppers has three hard courts and a club
house. The courts were re-surfaced and re-painted in 2003 and floodlights
for all courts were updated in 2004. The floodlights
can be used up to 10:00 in the evening. The bar in the clubhouse is well stocked and open
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Types of membership
The main types of
membership are
Full member, country member, Family membership, Student member and Social
member. Click the link on the right for membership rates. |
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How to Join
If you are thinking of joining us
please come to any club session
(see the "The Weekly Schedule" below) to have a look around and
meet the members. Do bring your tennis kit and you can pay and
play as a visitor
for the session.
If you like you can use the contact us link to let us know you are coming so we can look out for you.Due to the number of courts available and the demand for them by
members, it is unfortunately not possible to cater for either
juniors or complete novices on regular club sessions but see "Friday evenings" below.
The club's location and contact details are on the
Contact Us page of this site.
The Weekly Schedule
Tuesday and Thursday from
6:30
p.m. are club sessions when club members can turn up and get a game,
usually doubles, playing with a whole variety of
different opponents and partners (though abilities are matched as far as
possible). On Sunday there is also a club session
starting at 10:30 until 1:00. Off-peak, transitional
and Friday Night members are encouraged to come to an informal
session starting at 1:30 on Sundays except when there are
inter-club matches.
If you play for one of the club's teams you will be invited to the
match practice sessions from time to time on Wednesday night
(men) and Monday night (ladies). In the
summer members will often arrive up to 30 minutes before the club
sessions.
Friday Evenings
For complete beginners, less serious players or those who are just a
bit rusty we run a special Friday evening session
when the emphasis is on fun as well as improvement. Anyone of
any standard is welcome on these sessions which start at 6:30 p.m.,
just turn up with your kit, pay a
visitor's fee and you will be found a game which suits
you.
Individual help is also available from our qualified coaches.
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Mark Ashton - Match Secretary
and Men's Singles Champion 2005 |
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The club sessions continue summer and winter, fair weather or foul!
There are also
numerous tournaments within the club that culminate in the grand Finals
Day that takes place the first weekend in September.
The
club has a fairly relaxed dress code (see
"dress code and
etiquette" for
more details |
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We do
not play in ice and snow! Fortunately such conditions do not
happen too often.
(Thanks to Jenny for this picture taken 19th December 2009) |
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You can now join the Grasshoppers Tennis Club group
on facebook where you can send
messages to other members who are interested in playing tennis
outside club hours. |
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Click here to access the 192.com interactive map showing our location
(Zoom in and you can see the courts, see
contact us
page for directions etc.) |
