<![CDATA[Tennis For Free]]> TFF's Courtline Management System <![CDATA[How The Duke of Edinburgh Award Led me to Tennis For Free - by Sal Bolton]]> How The Duke of Edinburgh Award Led me to Tennis For Free by Sal Bolton As HRH The Duke of Edinburgh was laid to rest under the glorious spring sunshine, his almost centurial journey came to an end quite fittingly at a palatial castle amid Englands green and pleasant lands. His final send off was fit…]]> <![CDATA[TFF Partner with Give To Local]]> Tennis For Free & GiveToLocal Team Up    Tennis For Free is delighted to announce a national partnership with community sport organisation GiveToLocal.   Launched in December 2019, GiveToLocal connects community sports clubs to new sources of support making it possible for local people…]]> <![CDATA[Tennis For Free to delay re-launch weekend due to COVID-19]]> Tennis For Free have decided to postpone the re-launch weekend of 28th & 29th March due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The new re-launch date is to be decided, but all Tennis For Free activity is cancelled with immediate effect until the tbc publicised re-launch date. This also applies to earmarked new…]]> <![CDATA[Tennis For Free Awards]]> It's that time of year where we reflect on a great Tennis For Free year and give that extra recognition to those sites, players, volunteers and coaches that have gone the extra mile to achieve something spectacular. The nominations for the following awards are as follows: SITE OF THE YEAR POOLE…]]> <![CDATA[New TFF Job Opportunity]]> Interested in working for TFF on a full time 40 hour week position from our Midlands based office? Download the attached 'Programme Manager' job description or view the job description here: https://tennisforfree.com/uploads/Programme-Manager_JD.pdf. To apply, simply send an email to paul@tennisforfree.com…]]> <![CDATA[The ball is in your court | One year on]]> The ball is in your court. Mental health problems continue to affect 1 in 4 people every year. By sharing experiences, together we can help end the stigma.  Talking about mental health is not a weakness, it never has been, and never will be. Although many of us still find it difficult to discuss…]]> <![CDATA[Tennis for free | Weekly round up | Week 13]]> Weekly round up | Week 12 | 16th and 17th June With some additional new launches this week, Tennis for free saw over 1900 participants up and down the country with some of our new sites Clifton Park & Harrow Park Drive achieving 69 and 48 visitors respectively.  For the first week in a…]]> <![CDATA[Tennis for free | Weekly Roundup | Week 12]]> Weekly Roundup | Week 12 | 8th and 9th June Participation increased an additional 110 from the previous week as more new sites were added across the UK. Site including Dollar Park, Falkirk, Valley Road Recreation Grounds & Cannock Park in the Midlands and Meadow Park in Borehamwood. Well done to…]]> <![CDATA[Tennis for free | Weekly Roundup | Week 11]]> Weekly Round Up | Week 11 | 1st and 2nd June Compared to week 10 we had an additional 200 participants registered for week 11, with 247 newbies attending a 'Tennis For Free session' for the first time. Furthermore, this weekend TFF started our support of Robyn Moore and Bright Idea's for…]]> <![CDATA[Tennis for free | Weekly Roundup | Week 10]]> Weekly Round Up | Week 10 | 25th and 26th May Despite a quieter week that the previous 3 weeks, we still saw well over 1,000 visitors attending one of our sessions. Including 2018 visiting for the very first time. And, as we get closer to our target of 100 sites around the UK, we anticipate even greater…]]> <![CDATA[It's a big weekend for Tennis for free]]> 2019 has been a landmark year for Tennis for free, and we are proud that our program is now widely viewed as having a positive impact on breaking the barriers for participation in Tennis. And, more importantly in bringing the benefits of playing tennis and becoming actively engaged in sport to…]]> <![CDATA[Tennis for free | Weekly Roundup | Week 9]]> Weekly Round Up | Week 9 | 18th and 19th May On the weekend of the 18th and 19th May (week 9) Tennis for free welcomed nearly 1400 visitors up and down the UK and Ireland. This included 270 visitors who came to play for the very first time. This weeks top performers There really is no stopping Poole…]]> <![CDATA[Tennis for free | Weekly Roundup | Week 8]]> Over 1300 take to the courts It is another record week for Tennis for free as over 1300 took to the courts in their local communities this week. Including 335 for the first time ever.  This weeks top performers This week saw 15 sites achieve over 30 visitors for the first time this year, with 6…]]> <![CDATA[Tennis for free in the news]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Tennis for free | Weekly Roundup | Week 7]]> The weekend 4th and 5th May was another fantastic weekend for Tennis for free. Attendance across the UK rose to it's highest for the year with over 1200 stepping onto court including 247 of you for the first time ever. Top performers This week we saw two sites welcome over 50 participants for the first…]]> <![CDATA[Tennis for free | Spotlight on Vale Park, Ayelsbury.]]> Spotlight on Vale Park, Aylesbury. This weekend Tennis For Free is launching a number of new sites across the UK, including Vale Park in Aylesbury. This is Aylesbury's main central park with a contemporary feel, beautiful trees and striking flower beds. There is ample seating throughout the park and…]]> <![CDATA[Tennis for free | Weekly Round up | Week 6]]> Tennis for free | Weekly Round Up | Week 6  It seems like 70+ players is the new norm at Poole Park, with the Dorset site achieving this figure again for the second week in a row.  This figure of course means that they stay top of the table for the second week running. Will they make it a…]]> <![CDATA[Tennis for free launching new sites in 2019]]> Sports charity serves up free tennis as part of national programme to improve physical and mental wellbeing across the UK National sports charity 'Tennis For Free' is serving up an ace for the UK by investing in a programme of free tennis sessions across courts in Loughborough, Truro, Horsham and Aylesbury,…]]> <![CDATA[Tennis for free | Weekly Round up | Week 5]]> Tennis for free | Weekly Round Up | Week 5 Easter Weekend Despite the Easter Weekend, we still had a truly egg-cellent week up and down the country, with many sites showing improvements on the previous week and 4 sites welcoming more than 10 new visitors this week alone. A big shout out to Poole…]]> <![CDATA[Tennis for free | Weekly Round up | Week 4]]> Weekly Round Up Week 4 Welcome to Tennis for free's weekly round up. Despite the Easter holidays many of our Tennis for free sessions still saw some significant increases in attendance from the previous week. As well as welcoming 212 brand new attendees we once again reached over 1100 attendees…]]>