Membership
Introduction
Great Ayton Tennis Club is a Charity (CIO) managed by a team of unpaid Trustees, Team Captains, Volunteers and our members; who as a cross-section of society provide expertise in a wide range of fields from business, healthcare, law, childcare to financial auditing.
Our main expenses are maintaining the courts and grounds, repairs, rent, insurance, council tax, website, League and LTA fees. Major renewals such as the recent “Poraflex” resurfacing requires significant annual savings over a long period of time to build a sinking fund for future investment. We endeavour to keep our subscription fees affordable and to encourage new members particularly juniors and their whole families. The more members we have the more the cost can be shared.
The family rate assumes two playing adults and basically as many children as you have nearly for free. Where only one parent plays it may be better to join as an individual adult and junior(s). No problem if you choose to do that. Where neither parents play tennis we encourage Guardian membership, where the Guardian (might be grandparent) looks after a Junior and provides a ball feeding service and lots of encouragement, when not being professionally coached. We accommodate the situation where one partner is a reasonable player by providing both keep fit classes, social facilities and coaching to the other more “reluctant” partner. There are worse places to just sit and relax in the sunshine, taking pride in junior’s growing expertise. And we have not forgotten those who thought they were no longer able to play.
We accommodate all types of individual, family group, disability and financial circumstance and provide a confidential consultation service should you wish to explore options not covered by our basic offer below.
Member Subscriptions 2019
| Adult | £110 | ||
| Adult under 25 years | £80 | ||
| Family | £230 | Adults who are 18 & over, living at the same address + children under 18 on 1st April 2019 + students | |
| Little Aces (3-9 years old) | £25 | Juniors having coaching must be members | |
| Junior Smashers (10-15 years old) | £30 | Juniors having coaching must be members | |
| Guardian | £10 | 1 Adult – only practising with Junior | |
| Students (16-22 years) | £40 | In tertiary education | |
| Adult Country Membership | £ 60 | Usual residence more than 50 miles from GATC | |
Subscriptions for 2019 are due. In the case of existing members payment is required by 30th April to retain membership. Team members need to have paid before representing the Club in inter-club matches.
Visitors Fee: £5 / visit refundable when pay annual subscription fee
Court hire: £10.00 per court – contact Irene Reah on 01642-723804