Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Judy Murray/Cafe Parma/Sad News


Rally For Bally 2015
Saturday 6th June!

Judy Murray is coming plus loads of Scottish celebrities!!

Please buy tickets at the link provided or pay on the day and get your friends to come along!!!

2pm onwards - Details below!!!!
(Club closed to anyone without a ticket from 2pm )  


To buy tickets, check out this link: http://www.jumblebee.co.uk/rally4bally

You can use a PC, Laptop or ipad but not a phone to book online. (Tickets are selling fast!)

Western Tennis Club are delighted to announce they are organising another Celebrity Tennis Event on 6th June 2015. This year we will again be raising money for The Elena Baltacha Tennis Foundation (http://www.ebatuk.org/elena-baltacha-foundation/) and also for Playlist for Life http://www.playlistforlife.org.uk. We will also be making a donation towards research into the rare form of dementia that is affecting well known Scottish tennis player Malcolm Watt who has defied doctors’ expectations by continuing to play since diagnosis. Malcolm will also participate in the event as one of our “pros”.

We are also very excited that Judy Murray and Sally Magnusson will be in attendance on the day to talk about the respective charities. Judy is a patron of EBAT and Sally is a co founder of Playlist for Life.

The format of the day is as follows:

2 pm: doors open

230 - 430 pm: FREE tennis coaching for kids and adults, speed of serve competition and beat the pro! Plus plenty of time to get your raffle tickets. Food and drink will also be on sale kindly donated by Paperinos (Cafe Parma) with all profits going to our charities.).

5 - 6 pm: take your seats for our Celebrity Tennis Event starring Greg Hemphill, Julie Hemphill, Alan Rough, Sanjeev Kohli, Kaye Adams, Judith Ralston, Alison Walker, Ian McCall and Paul English

6 - 7 pm: Auction and raffle. Judy Murray and Sally Magnusson will speak.

7pm onwards: stay on and enjoy some tunes with us courtesy of Andy Lowndes. What’s on your Playlist for life?

Last year, we raised over £10,000 for our nominated good causes. Please join us in trying to double that amount this year!



Cafe Parma Update (and free tasting)

The building work is almost completed with the glass surround for the balcony being fitted this week and the boards at the front will finally come down!

This will allow us to use the new steps and tidy up the patio area plus have some use of our new balcony before Cafe Parma opens after their fit out. Late summer we hope for the official opening.

Another free food/wine tasting (at Paperinos - Byres Road) for all members and friends this Wednesday any time from 6-9pm. Very informal in that you come and go as you please. The food last Wednesday was amazing so hope some more people can attend this week.


Sad News

Sorry to pass on the news of the passing of 2 previous club presidents who both died recently.

Both Donnie Campbell and Donald McLachlan will be remembered by many of our long standing members with great affection. Their contribution to the club over many years was greatly appreciated and I'm sure they will be sorely missed by family and friends.

Donald McLachlan's funeral will be at the Falkirk crematorium this Thursday at 1pm.

No date has been set for the funeral of Donnie Campbell as there will be a post mortem on June 3rd.
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Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Meet the Cafe Parma Team!


All members are invited to meet the Cafe Parma team and sample food and wine from their exciting new menu.

Dates: Wednesday 27th May or Wednesday 3rd June
Time: 6pm - 9pm
Venue: Paperinos Byres Road

Bring the family!

See you there!


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Monday, 11 May 2015

How Andy Murray beat Nadal in Madrid


Purely and simply Andy played great tennis and any moments where it looked like Nadal was finding his way back into the match he was stopped in his tracks by some clever, aggressive tennis.
For me the most important point of the match was the one after Andy missed a drive volley to secure a double break. It could have been a huge momentum swing but Andy on the next point took charge and cleaned the line with a massive forehand down the line!

Andy won 85% of his 2nd serves by serving almost always to the Nadal forehand , the first time he has employed this tactic which seemed to throw Nadal off especially on the deuce side as he was strangely wrong footed fairly often and then had no angle for the return so Andy could stay in the middle of the court and dominate the point.

I thought that Murray’s ability to switch heights and pace never allowed Nadal to settle whereas in previous matches Murray has employed a more consistent attacking style of play which on a clay court can be very difficult with little margin for error.

I’ve always believed that clay should be a great surface for Murray as he has so much variety to his game but adding more variety of spins and height over the net from both sides combined with his pile drivers at the right time are now making him an awesome force on the red stuff. Oh and yes he has now improved his ball toss so he can hit better serves!  

All in, a truly wonderful performance which must make Murray feel like he has a real chance at Rolland Garros.

Yes Nadal may not be at his best just yet but I wouldn’t write him off for the French Open as a 5 set match allows him time to find his feet as he has shown 9 out of 10 times!

 -Ian C

Clay Court Training
Really looking forward to Sicily next week for a clay court special hosted week in Trapani with a great group of 16 players who will hopefully be inspired by Andy Murray!
If you would like to learn to play on the red stuff this summer why not join us in Lucca or Florence where we still have some spaces.
http://www.tuscanytennis.com/prog…/special-hosted-weeks.html



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Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Get your tickets for Rally for Bally NOW!!!

*** GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR CLUB EVENT 6TH JUNE. GOING LIVE TO THE PUBLIC LATER THIS EVENING ***

3. Rally For Bally 2015
To buy tickets, check out this link: http://www.jumblebee.co.uk/rally4bally

Dear Member,

We thought you may be interested in the following:

1. Attention MALE tennis players. Jordan Gray from Thorn Park launching the first ever amateur UK wide tennis event. It looks great. See attached leaflet for details

2. See attached the flier for club member Anne Walker's degree show. We can't wait to go along to see what she's created!

Western Tennis Club are delighted to announce they are organising another Celebrity Tennis Event on 6th June 2015. This year we will again be raising money for The Elena Baltacha Tennis Foundation (http://www.ebatuk.org/elena-baltacha-foundation/) and also for Playlist for Life http://www.playlistforlife.org.uk. We will also be making a donation towards research into the rare form of dementia that is affecting well known Scottish tennis player Malcolm Watt who has defied doctors’ expectations by continuing to play since diagnosis. Malcolm will also participate in the event as one of our “pros”.
We are also very excited that Judy Murray and Sally Magnusson will be in attendance on the day to talk about the respective charities. Judy is a patron of EBAT and Sally is a co founder of Playlist for Life.
The format of the day is as follows:
2 pm: doors open
230 - 430 pm: FREE tennis coaching for kids and adults, speed of serve competition and beat the pro! Plus plenty of time to get your raffle tickets. Food and drink will also be on sale.
5 - 6 pm: take your seats for our Celebrity Tennis Event starring Greg Hemphill, Julie Hemphill, Alan Rough, Sanjeev Kohli, Kaye Adams, Judith Ralston, Alison Walker, Ian McCall and Paul English
6 - 7 pm: Auction and raffle. Judy Murray and Sally Magnusson will speak.
7pm onwards: stay on and enjoy some tunes with us courtesy of Andy Lowndes. What’s on your Playlist for life?
Last year, we raised over £10,000 for our nominated good causes. Please join us in trying to double that amount this year!
On a final note, if you would like to help, please email juliegtennis@gmail.com. We need help on the day but also in the lead up to organise prizes, raffles, auctions, social media, ticketing etc etc. It would be great to hear from you even if you only have a couple of hours to spare. We are also looking for event sponsors to cover costs like hire of the stand.
To buy tickets, check out this link: http://www.jumblebee.co.uk/rally4bally
Follow us on twitter @westerntennis



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Friday, 24 April 2015

Progress update of the Boiler Room Fitness - Spinning Studio.


Just a quick note to update you on the progress of the Boiler Room Fitness - Spinning Studio.
The internal fit out should be completed by the weekend and Michael will be in decorating early next week. The Spinning bikes are being delivered on Wednesday.....you will see that Michael has one of his bikes sitting in the entrance of the Club.
With this in mind opening is drawing ever closer and Boiler Room Fitness will have their Studio complete and doors open on Saturday 2nd May. 

On Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May the Boiler Room Fitness Studio doors will be open for you to come in and have a look, meet Michael and his team and even try out the bikes if you wish !! 
So please try and come along and welcome Boiler Room Fitness to the Club as well as seeing what Spinning is all about too !!

The Boiler Room Fitness website boilerroomfitness.co.uk website is now LIVE and linked to their online Class Booking System so you can now book yourself into any upcoming class.
You will also see that on Monday 4th May there are 4 FREE Classes for you to try.

Boiler Room Fitness looks forward to seeing you over the May weekend.
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Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Tweener British Challenge 2015

A new UK wide amateur tennis challenge has been launched for 2015. £3000 in sponsorship has been secured to go towards travel costs and prize money, making it one of the biggest events in the UK in terms of prize fund! Please share the flyer below with all your tennis contacts and friends. This a great opportunity for male players aged 16+ to play loads of matches and have the chance to qualify for a proper finals day. There is even a players party after the finals to add to the social side of the event!! 


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Restaurant update, New Gym, Rally for Bally, and more

Restaurant Update
  • Building work to finish end of March
  • Internal work April & May
  • Restaurant to open end of May/early June
  • New entrance stairs operational early April
  • New balcony looks amazing!
New Spinning Studio
New Gym Equipment and revamp
Rough layout of gym attached as a pdf - will be set up over next few weeks
New equipment will include the following:
Official launch of new gym layout to coincide with opening of new Spinning Studio at end of April.
Have a look at this video to see what you can do with the new TRX bands arriving! http://benefitsbodymind.com/portfolio/suspension-training-trx/
Squash Club Champs Finals 2015
Saturday 28th March - From 6pm onwards - come along for some great matches and prize giving!
Tennis Season 2015
Will begin on Saturday 14th March at 10am with singles/doubles involving some of the best male/female players in Scotland on view. All fixtures will be displayed shortly on the club calendar in the home page of our website.
Wimbledon Ballot 2015
Will take place in the bar on Sunday 22nd March at 7pm for all senior racquets members of the club who have opted in to the new scheme with the LTA and have a valid BTM no. affiliated to Western.
Save the date - Saturday 6th June 2015 - Celebrity Tennis Charity Event
Ian and Julie will be organising another celebrity tennis event on 6th June 2015. This year, we will again be raising money for The Elena Baltacha Tennis Foundation and also for a local Alzheimer's charity, http://www.playlistforlife.org.uk.
Playlist for Life was founded by Sally Magnusson who will come along to speak about the work it does connecting people, memories and music. Facing each other on the court will be Kaye Adams, Judith Ralston, Sanjeev Kohli, Dougie Vipond and Alison Walker with other names to be confirmed.
Because music is central to this charity, we will be extending our event this year to include some musical entertainment also. 
Last year , we raised over £10,000 for the EBTF and MacMillan Cancer Care. Both were extremely grateful for our donations and assure us they have put the money to good use. . This was the first such event Western had organised and it felt great to be able to contribute to two such worthy causes. There were also great benefits for the club. Although it was a huge undertaking, it gave us a wonderful opportunity to connect with the local community and to bring club members together.
On that note, if you would like to help, please email juliegtennis@gmail.com. We need help on the day but also in the lead up to organise prizes, raffles, auctions, social media, ticketing etc etc. It would be great to hear from you even if you only have a couple of hours to spare! We are also looking for event sponsors to cover costs like hire of the stand. Again contact juliegtennis@gmail if you're interested in getting involved.
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