Tag: tennis
Grab your FREE racket with Birmingham’s latest activity initiative
Inspired by Wimbledon? A City Council backed initiative plans to hand out thousands of tennis rackets in a bid to get Brummies active.
Ward End Park set for biggest ever summer of tennis
Great British Tennis Weekends will see courts in Ward End Park serve up free tennis for families over three weekends this summer The first Great British Tennis Weekend takes place this weekend with Ward End Park offering free family tennis from 2pm – 4pm on Saturday 16th May. Former Great Britain Number 1 tennis star […]
Media Watch - June 13
Top Birmingham City Council Stories Continued Trojan Horse coverage, including: Trojan Horse curriculum shift vow (BBC) Nick Clegg says all teachers in England should be qualified and follow a core curriculum in the wake of Ofsted’s inquiry into 21 Birmingham schools. Governor banned from debt school by court injunction (Birmingham Mail) Education bosses are set […]
National recognition for Birmingham tennis centre
A Birmingham City Council sports centre is proving to be a smash hit, winning national acclaim for making tennis accessible and affordable to a wider audience. Billesley Indoor Tennis Centre in Kings Heath has been awarded coveted 'Beacon' status as part of the AEGON Parks Tennis programme in recognition of its high quality, affordable community […]
Official opening of Calthorpe Park interactive play zone
Date: Friday 22rd October 2010 Time: 2.30pm Location: Calthorpe Park, Edward Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9LF What: Cllr Shokat Ali and Cllr Tanveer Choudhry join local school children at the opening of a lottery-funded play area at Calthorpe Park An exciting new interactive play area at Calthorpe Park will be put through its paces […]
Sharapova lends support to tennis and art schemes
Dozens of budding tennis stars of the future took part in a coaching session at Cotteridge Park on Saturday (June 5). The fledging Federers who took park in the event at the city council park also got to meet former Wimbledon Ladies champion Maria Sharapova, who popped along to check out a graffiti mural […]
Sharapova backs parks tennis in Birmingham
Maria Sharapova was the guest of honour at the unveiling of a tennis mural in Birmingham's Cotteridge Park on Saturday. The former world number put the finishing touch to the graffiti design to celebrate tennis coming to the city and the start of the AEGON Classic. The AEGON Classic, which runs from 7-14 June, takes […]
Huge tennis boost for Birmingham
The LTA has today announced plans to invest up to £5m into the Edgbaston Priory Club’s development programme to secure the long term future of grass court tennis in Birmingham, and provide a bespoke tournament venue, complete with a permanent grass show court, for the LTA’s annual International women’s event; the AEGON Classic. In addition […]
