About Seniors Tennis GB
Seniors Tennis GB is a member organisation of the LTA dedicated to advancing the interests of the game of tennis for players of all standards aged 30 years and over.
Founded in 1974, we are a voluntary organisation delegated and part-funded as a member of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), to create, manage and develop competitions and teams and also to promote and increase tennis participation for senior players.
Mission: To develop and promote individual and team tennis for players of all standards from 30 years of age to over 90.
Vision: To increase participation in regular recreational and competitive, well-delivered tennis events across all venues, from beginner to international level.
Aims: To encourage sociable, enjoyably challenging and good value tennis activity with its proven benefits for health and well-being.
Applications are now welcomed for the 2024 Seniors Tennis GB Participation grant scheme
Grants of up to £400 are available to help run:
- a recreational competition for seniors aged 30+ using the new ITF World Tennis Number, or
- a ‘let’s start tennis’ scheme aimed at encouraging new players to start playing tennis.
The £400 can be used towards trophies, organiser time, marketing etc. Reasonable entry fees can be charged to generate some money.
Applicants must:
- Submit results using LTA Competition Software such as Results Manager so that the resulting World Tennis Number is updated.
- Submit a report describing the activity, numbers, what worked and what improvements could be made.
- Schemes must be sustainable – for example showing this is the first of what you hope to be a number of events and communications.
Please note: priority will be given to first time applicants and all marketing and communications material must use the STGB and LTA logos.
Application deadline is Sunday 19th May 2024.
Any questions? Contact Anne Clark. Full details of the grant can be found here.
Read the full rules of Seniors Tennis GB
Details of the Seniors Tennis GB committees and working groups will be available soon.
The most recent AGM report and minutes will be available soon.
Can you spend a bit of time to join our volunteer team?
Be part of a working group:
- develop Partnership opportunities; helping identify leads
- promote Seniors Tennis GB (STGB)
- increase entries to Competitions /Seniors National League (inter-club) / Seniors County Cup (inter-County) / ITF Seniors tournaments etc.
- review the role of the Seniors County Organisers (SCOs), propose and roll out changes.
Join our committee:
- provide support to our Treasurer
- assist with marketing activities (SM etc.) (see Appendix A for more details - NB tasks can be split)
- assist with fund raising
- take on other roles as required.
Responsible for Trophy Management at national championships (can be split):
- advising winners to return trophies and checking trophies are returned
- bringing stored trophies in time for presentation
- being present on finals day(s) of championships to arrange trophies for presentation
- collecting, boxing and storing trophies not taken by winners including
- assisting Tournament Director to produce a list of who has taken cups and those retained in storage.
Can you think of a company, organisation, individual, etc. who might be interested in contributing towards one or more of our activities? Networking is an important enabler for identifying leads – can you help?
If the answer is yes or a maybe to either (or both) of the ‘asks’ and you would like to chat through – please contact the STGB Chair, Anne Clark on annejclark57@gmail.com or 07770808571.
General enquiries
Office holders
Secretary: Ed Edwards - secretary@seniorstennisgb.org
Chair: Anne Clark– anne.clark@lta.org.uk
LTA Councillor: Christine Windmill - christine_windmill@yahoo.com
Treasurer: Michelle Barber - mbbstar@aol.com
Tournament director & referee seniors national league: Jackie Robinson - jackie@saf.co.uk
Tournament Director: Sarah Wooding - wooding.sarah@gmail.com
Volunteer Marketing Manager opportunity
It’s a great opportunity to take ownership, supported by the STGB Council, for all STGB marketing activities, covering the British Circuit Events, 4 Nations, GB Teams at the World Championships as well as other Seniors programmes, including the new FAST4 Seniors series, Seniors National League and Participation Grants schemes.
About the role
- You will be in charge of STGB’s marketing channels such as social media, e-newsletter and the Seniors’ part of the LTA website.
- Liaise with the LTA marketing department on promotional opportunities for Seniors tennis.
- An average of 3-5 hours per week throughout the year and can be performed remotely with occasional meetings at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton.
- This is a volunteer role with expenses covered and the opportunity to access Wimbledon tickets each year.
Role requirements
- Someone actively involved in Seniors Tennis events
- Has some experience in marketing and social media.
Interested? Get in touch!
For an informal discussion or to apply for the role contact Charlotte Knight via email on marketing.seniorstennisgb@gmail.com: