About Seniors Tennis GB
Seniors Tennis GB is a member organisation of the LTA dedicated to advancing the interests of the game of tennis for players of all standards aged 30 years and over.
Founded in 1974, we are a voluntary organisation delegated and part-funded as a member of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), to create, manage and develop competitions and teams and also to promote and increase tennis participation for senior players.
Mission: To develop and promote individual and team tennis for players of all standards from 30 years of age to over 90.
Vision: To increase participation in regular recreational and competitive, well-delivered tennis events across all venues, from beginner to international level.
Aims: To encourage sociable, enjoyably challenging and good value tennis activity with its proven benefits for health and well-being.
This section will be updated as grants are launched.
The latest rules of Seniors Tennis GB can be viewed via the link below:
Read the Rules of Seniors Tennis GB
The latest Inclusion Plan for Seniors Tennis GB can be viewed via the link below:
Minutes from the recent Annual General Meetings of Seniors Tennis GB can be found below:
Can you spend a bit of time to join our volunteer team?
Be part of a working group:
- develop Partnership opportunities; helping identify leads
- promote Seniors Tennis GB (STGB)
- increase entries to Competitions /Seniors National League (inter-club) / Seniors County Cup (inter-County) / ITF Seniors tournaments etc.
- review the role of the Seniors County Organisers (SCOs), propose and roll out changes.
Join our committee:
- provide support to our Treasurer
- assist with marketing activities (SM etc.) (see Appendix A for more details - NB tasks can be split)
- assist with fund raising
- take on other roles as required.
Responsible for Trophy Management at national championships (can be split):
- advising winners to return trophies and checking trophies are returned
- bringing stored trophies in time for presentation
- being present on finals day(s) of championships to arrange trophies for presentation
- collecting, boxing and storing trophies not taken by winners including
- assisting Tournament Director to produce a list of who has taken cups and those retained in storage.
Can you think of a company, organisation, individual, etc. who might be interested in contributing towards one or more of our activities? Networking is an important enabler for identifying leads – can you help?
If the answer is yes or a maybe to either (or both) of the ‘asks’ and you would like to chat through – please contact the STGB Chair, Anne Clark on annejclark57@gmail.com or 07770808571.
General enquiries
Office holders
Secretary: Ed Edwards - secretary@seniorstennisgb.org
Chair: Anne Clark– anne.clark@lta.org.uk
LTA Councillor: Christine Windmill - christine_windmill@yahoo.com
Treasurer: Michelle Barber - mbbstar@aol.com
Tournament director & referee seniors national league: Jackie Robinson - jackie@saf.co.uk
Tournament Director: Sarah Wooding - wooding.sarah@gmail.com
Volunteer Marketing Manager opportunity
It’s a great opportunity to take ownership, supported by the STGB Council, for all STGB marketing activities, covering the British Circuit Events, 4 Nations, GB Teams at the World Championships as well as other Seniors programmes, including the new FAST4 Seniors series, Seniors National League and Participation Grants schemes.
About the role
- You will be in charge of STGB’s marketing channels such as social media, e-newsletter and the Seniors’ part of the LTA website.
- Liaise with the LTA marketing department on promotional opportunities for Seniors tennis.
- An average of 3-5 hours per week throughout the year and can be performed remotely with occasional meetings at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton.
- This is a volunteer role with expenses covered and the opportunity to access Wimbledon tickets each year.
Role requirements
- Someone actively involved in Seniors Tennis events
- Has some experience in marketing and social media.
Interested? Get in touch!
For an informal discussion or to apply for the role contact Charlotte Knight via email on marketing.seniorstennisgb@gmail.com: