MLTC Club Notices 02.03.2023
Newsletter 2nd March 2023
CHARITY SUPER-COACHING TENNIS EVENT!
The 'Charity Super-Coaching Tennis Event' on Thursday 9th March at
7.45pm can be found on Easypayments under the heading - "Events - Charity
Coaching".
All proceeds will go to victims of the Turkish/Syrian earthquake.
You can also enter our raffle by popping a donation into an envelope (with your name and telephone number on it) and handing it into the office. Many thanks.
EASTER CAMPS
Stephen is planning his Easter camps and we hope to have further details in the coming days.
WINTER LEAGUE
The Winter league matches concluded last Sunday. In general it was a successful league for the 13 combined men's and ladies' teams with most teams remaining in class.
Many congratulations to the Ladies Team 4 (Class 4) who made it to the play-offs in style by topping their group. The team, captained by Lisa O Sullivan, also includes Jana Stevenson, Ruth Kennedy, Arlene Sommerville, Anne Noonan, Pat Cowley and squad players Lucy Schwer and Clara Mc Gannon.
The Team 4 playoff match takes place this Sunday 5th March V Clontarf 6 at 2pm in MLTC. ALL SUPPORTERS WELCOME.
CLUB NITE TONIGHT
Club nite tonight for all - start with some coaching fun with Stephen – all levels welcome – do come down for a game at any time between 8 – 10pm
MEN’S MORNING
Men’s morning on Sunday will be back to the usual time of 10am until 12 this week.
Do come to enjoy a game, all standards welcome.
LADIES MORNING
Ladies morning will take place next Wednesday 8th March from 10am to 12pm and will be hosted by Elaine O’Toole. All levels welcome for a fun morning of tennis so please do come along.
LADIES COMMITTEE NEWS
St Patrick’s Day Tournament
Our annual St Patrick’s day tournament is taking place on Wednesday 15th March. It promises to be a fun filled morning with lots of great tennis, tea/coffee and chats. There will also be some prizes on the day.
The sign up sheet will be up in the clubhouse this weekend and the closing date for entry is Monday 13th March. A €10 entry fee will be payable on the day. If you can’t make it to the clubhouse to sign up, please don’t hesitate to contact one of the Ladies Committee members.
CHILD PROTECTION OFFICERS
Karen MacKenna is our new Child Protection officer and she, along with Craig Olliver are there to oversee our child protection policy for the club. Bill Toner has commenced the process to become the second officer and will shortly take over from Craig.
Anna Gunning is the Designated Liasion Person for the club and our thanks go to all those who assist in ensuring that the club offers a safe environment for all our young members.
For further information please see the Junior Notice Board.
Update on the Root growth under Courts 4, 5, 6
The executive and grounds committee have been working with DLRCOCO to try resolve the issue of roots growing under courts 4, 5, 6 which are coming from trees in Glandore Park.
There will be an inital investigation of this issue by our court contractor along with DLR in the coming week to assess exactly how much intervention and court repair is required.
Dates for court closures will be advised shortly.
GREEN FEES
We would like to advise members that the Green fee has increased to €10 per guest. Members can pay via EPP or directly to the office. We ask that all members ensure they always sign their guests name onto the Green Fee Sheet on the notice board.
MEMBERS AREA ON WEBSITE
We have introduced a password protected members area on the website where we post documents which are relevant to members only. This is located under the Members Info section (Members Area) and the password is available from the office.
SAD NEWS
We are indeed very shocked and saddened to hear this week of the passing of Jean Crowe, wife of former family member Neil Crowe.
Our deepest sympathy to Neil and his children - Danielle, Molly and Conor and also to his dear mother, Imelda and the Crowe family - Pat, Annemarie, Brian and Harry jnr.
May her gentle Rest in Peace.