Welcome

Our Club

We are a successful and friendly tennis club in South Buckinghamshire, between Slough and Beaconsfield.
Farnham Common Tennis Club has six all- weather tennis courts (two floodlit) and over 120 tennis members. We currently run 2 ladies teams,   2 mixed teams and 3 men's teams in the summer (April to September) and continue with slight fewer teams in the winter (October to March) that are mainly for veterans (over 40/45). The veteran teams compete in Bucks-wide county leagues and there is also an all-age more social local league in which we enter one or two mixed teams.
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Not played tennis much?

Don't worry if you haven't played a lot or are rusty. The Leap Sportivate initiative can help you. Follow this link to help you get into tennis.  There are tennis coaching courses to help you enjoy the game more, either at no cost or at a subsidised rate. We're currently running a Rusty Rackets course to get you back into tennis in a fun way, and you don't have to be a member. Please look for details on the Coaching page (also via the Coaching tab above). ​
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Play tennis HERE in 2017

The subscription year is the same as the calendar year, so there's no need to wait any longer to get your tennis off the ground.If you join after July the first year's subscription is pro rata. You can pay monthly by direct debit. To join Farnham Common Tennis Club you can find membership details on this page. Alternatively, membership forms can be completed online using Club Buzz - see main club page for details, or you can pay for membership at the bar and get your court key there as well (£5 deposit). The bar is open weekday evenings from 6pm, Saturdays 11am-11pm and Sundays 11am-6pm. Contact details for tennis club officers are available on this page, should you have any further questions or if you want to sample what we have to offer.​
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Coaching

We have the option of coaching for all members and also non-members, no matter what your skill level is, there will be something we can do to help improve your tennis. Our head coach is Stephen Wright. Please check out the coaching page for more information (which is also accessed by the Coaching tab above.
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Farnham Common Sports Club

As part of the larger Farnham Common Sports Club, we also offer exceptional social and changing facilities as well as the opportunity to join our other sports sections. Funding from Sport England has allowed us to complete a significant redevelopment, ensuring that our sports and social facilities remain first class. You are most welcome to join us, whether to play competitive team tennis or would just like to play social tennis.

Club Vision/Objectives

Club Vision/Mission

The tennis committee has been working to define the Vision/Mission and Objectives of the club. They are in the "About Us" page of the website and are due to be updated and finalised during 2017/18.
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Latest News
17th August 2017

Club Championships

​Please get cracking and play your first and second round matches in the various categories. Finals day Saturday 9th September will soon be upon us!  
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Junior Coaching 2017 

Our Coach, Stephen Wright, has a full Summer programme of junior coaching during term time as well as as Summer Tennis Camps. to keep young players' skills developing during the summer holidays (and give parents a well-earned break). For more details see Stephen's webpage by clicking on the Coaching tab above. Courses provide excellent opportunities for juniors to progress and enjoy the game even more. There is term-time coaching for juniors in various age groups on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings. There is also coaching for older juniors on Tuesday afternoons.
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Bucks 2017 Summer Leagues

The Bucks Summer Shield Leagues have started and the fixtures are available here or via the Fixtures tab above. Where matches are postponed, we try and keep the fixtures list as up to date as possible. Matches normally occupy Courts 3 & 4 only.  The first and second men's teams are currently having particularly good seasons.

Our teams are in the following leagues: 
Ladies First Team (Div 4) is here
​Ladies Second Team (Div 6) is here
​​Mens First Team (Div 2) is here
​Mens Second Team (Div 6) is here
​Mens Third Team (Div 7) is here
​Mixed First Team (Div 4) is here
​​Mixed Second Team (Div 5) is here
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Ewan Wins Award

Junior member Ewan McPhillips won the Sportivate award for South East Region 'Participant of the Year' for 2016. More information is in the Farnhams Magazine December 2016 edition, page 33. Ewan is a great ambassador for the club.
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Regular Club Evenings

Cl​ub Nights have a start time of 6:00.  
     Ladies Club 'Nights' are Mondays 
     Mixed Club 'Nights' are Wednesdays 
     Men's Club 'Nights' are Thursdays.
Please note that ladies night is now Monday - this was decided by a survey vote of ladies.  Now we have floodlights, these sessions can be extended to 9:00pm, so we will continue them thoughout the year if there is demand. The club Sunday morning session remains at 10:30am throughout the year - all are welcome! 
Many members who play regularly on Wednesdays in days without light evenings start progressively earlier in the autumn (back to about 2:00 by December) and then later in Spring to allow for about two hours daylight playing time.  

Floodlights

Our floodlights (new last winter) on the top courts will be starting to be used again as the nights draw in. Tokens costing £2 for half an hour are available from behind the bar. You can play up to 9:00 any evening except Sundays.
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Key Change 

We replaced the court and pavilion locks during 2015, so if for some reason you have not yet exchanged your key(s), this can be done by going to the bar (weekdays after 6:00, Saturday all day/evening and Sunday up to 6:00). 

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Past Club News

Mixed Social Tournament 16th August 

​The sun shone as we held our social handicap tournament. Congratulations to the winners Sandra and Peter! Tennis was followed by a chilli meal, bar drinks and much banter.  
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Great British Tennis Weekend 

The Great British Tennis Weekend is a LTA initative to get more people playing tennis, young or old. We held ours on Saturday morning 13th May, when over 40 children and many adults tried out the facilities and found out not only about the tennis club but also about the other sports, the fitness studio, the bar and much more. Stephen our coach held various classes to cater for all ages. 
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Club Annual General Meeting 2016

The tennis club's 2016 Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 20th October 2016.  The AGM 2016 draft minutes are here. Previous years' minutes are on the AGM page.

Farnham Common Winter League 

The final results of the Farnham Common Winter League 2016/17 have now been published on the FCWL web page, which is also accessed from the FCWL tab above. 
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Winter Leagues 2016/17 Results

Our teams' final positions in the various Bucks LTA Winter leagues can be found as follows:
Ladies First Team (Div 4) is here
​Ladies Second Team (Div 7) is here
​​Mens First Team (Div 4) is here
​Mens Second Team (Div 6) is here.

​Davis Cup Legacy Courses
​The LTA has its biggest ever initiative to drive junior participation, with 10,000 introductory free junior tennis courses and 10,000 free rackets to be offered at local venues for boys and girls across the country. 
At Farnham Common Tennis Club our Davis Cup Legacy course was for 5-8 years olds and took place in May. 
For further information about other courses or for any other tennis related information please contact Head Coach, Stephen Wright on: 07946 491 696 or s.wright@internationaltenniscoaching.com.

Club Championships 2016 

The Championships 2016 were spread over three September days, not due to TV coverage but because of variable weather. The singles winners were Margaret Southerden and Rob Coull.

Ladies doubles resulted in a win for Jill Anderson and Sandra Buckeldee. Mens doubles champions were Martin and Daniel Buckeldee.

Mixed doubles honours go to Sandra and Daniel Buckeldee. Thanks to Rob and Karen for organising.
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Photos are here.
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Discounts

Sportscene is your local racket sports specialist, offering 15% discount to all members of FCSC with their membership card (but not on sale items or restrings and repairs).  It is at 43 Station Road, Beaconsfield HP9 1QG  Tel: 01494 674 533.
Due to Stephen's (our coach) association with Wigmore Sports, discounts are available. Please contact Stephen for more information.​
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