Club Facilities

Harlow Tennis Club facilities consist of;- 4 all weather courts (3 floodlit), surround netting, club house and car park. These were installed or built at various times and need to be maintained, up rated or replaced at various intervals.

 

Courts

Three courts were initially laid down in 1961. They were relaid as all-weather courts in 1992. A fourth all weather court was laid down in 1999.

Maintenance required is pressure washing and moss killing. This is currently applied on courts 1 & 2 every year and to courts 3 & 4 every 2 years. This is subject to review.

Courts 1, 2 & 3 were repainted in 2000 with Grade 5 grit paint (net ball specified paint) as it gave better wet grip than the Grade 4 recommended by the LTA and which was applied to court 4.

Currently it is expected that courts 1 & 2 will need repainting or resurfacing in between 2005 -2007, Courts 3 & 4 in the approx. 2007. Advice is being sort as to the suitability of these estimates and the cost involved (currently resurfacing is costed at £8-12K / court).

Replacement of nets and centre bands etc. are as and when required (approximately 3-4 years).

 

All the courts were power washed in February 2005 and will be moss killed during the year.

 

Surround Netting

Initially installed 1980 on courts 1, 2 & 3. and on court 4 in 1999. Most of the netting around the perimeter of courts 1, 2 & 3 were replaced in 2004. Only that between courts 2 & 3 and some other short sections have not been replaced within recent years.

 

Club House

This is a brick built structure with UPVC window frames built in 1992. Regular maintenance is only required externally on door, facia and rendered walls (every 3-4 years). Inside decoration renovated every 5 years.

 

Floodlights

Initially installed on courts 1 & 2 in 1989 and on court 4 in 1999. The lights on courts 1 & 2 were replaced in October 2005.

 

Car Park

This was laid in 1999 and consists of crushed smalls which will need replenishing periodically. Hopefully this will not be very expensive.