LTA Pledgeball League 2025 is live
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Our partnership with Pledgeball, the research-backed charity dedicated to rallying the sports community to tackle climate change, is now live, with more great prizes to be won!
This year, we are aiming for even more tennis players at LTA registered venues to submit pledges on behalf of their venue through the LTA Pledgeball League. Four rounds will run from June to September, giving you even more opportunities to pledge and make a difference.
The top venue in each of the league’s four rounds will receive a £250 grant from the LTA, with second place receiving £150 and third place, £100. These grants are to be used for on-site sustainability projects. This could be to support installation of court-side water fountains, a bike rack or energy efficient lighting - anything that helps make your venue greener!
Are you a coach? Take part in the brand new LTA Coaches Pledgeball League for a chance to win a £350 Pro: Direct voucher!
Not only that, but everyone who makes a pledge will be entered into the draw to win a pair of tickets to the 2026 HSBC Championships women’s WTA 500 event!
Check out the venues who are coming out on top in the 2025 LTA Pledgeball League:
Ilminster Bowling & Tennis Club claim first place in the opening round of the LTA Pledgeball League 2025, securing a £250 grant to spend on sustainability project.
Building on last year's introduction of a bike rack and wildflower desginated area at the club, designed to encourage biodiversity, the pledges made by members at Ilminster equate to saving over 26,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, which is the quivalent to driving around the Earth three times in a petrol car!
Greenwood Park Tennis Club took second place,along with a £150 grant, and in third, Priory Tennis Club, taking £100 back to their venue to spend on increasing their sustainability.
The total pledges in June equate to over 117,200kg of carbon dioxide emissions being saved, the equivalent of air-drying 2.34 million loads of laundry instead of using a tumble dryer.
This year has already seen the greatest engagement across Great Britain, with more players at tennis and padel venues pledging than ever before, and there are still three rounds to go!
As we look towards a summer of nature-friendly pledges, it's important to acknowledge the little things that venues can do. At the National Tennis Centre, there was an area marked off for No Mow May, an annual campaign which encourages wildflowers and longer grass to grow. This initiative helps to provide essential food and habitat for insects like bees and butterflies.
The seeding of wildflowers at the National Tennis Centre, along with the absence of a lawnmower has seen growth in plants such as; meadow fescue, green alkanet and the peach-leaved bellflower.
