Ace award for tennis club’s disability programme
DESFORD Lawn Tennis Club has been presented with the ‘Disability Project of the Year Award’, by Leon Smith, GB Davis Cup Captain at the Tennis Leicestershire Awards Evening 2018, held at Leicester Tigers Welford Road Stadium.
Desford Lawn Tennis Club, who under take the project in partnership with Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, were presented with the award for its comprehensive provision, across all ages, encouraging players with special needs to play and progress.
The club have delivered regular outreach sessions at special schools in the area and hosted disability coaching days, tournaments and competitions.
The club also supports ‘Come and Try It’ events for people with special needs as well as supporting Special Olympic group tennis sessions at Green Towers in Hinckley.
Executive member for sport and leisure at the borough council, Cllr Maureen Cook, said: “I am delighted that Desford Lawn Tennis Club won this award.
“It is a great reward for the fantastic work the club undertakes making tennis accessible for everyone and I would like to congratulate the club, its coaches and volunteers for winning this prestigious award.”
The club now moves forward to the Midlands awards event in June where they will be up against other county winners.
The Midlands winners will then be invited to Wimbledon in July for the announcement of the overall national winners.