WHEN they say “Anyone for tennis?” they really mean it. It’s been one of Plymouth’s best kept secrets for years but now Stonehouse’s walled tennis club is opening its courts and gardens for everyone to visit as it looks to widen its membership and appeal.
Stonehouse Lawn Tennis Club is taking part in the National Garden Scheme on May 13 and 14, when visitors will be able to take a tour – and even arrive by boat.
The club is encouraging visitors to make a day of it and take the ferry with Plymouth Boat Trips from the Barbican to Royal William Yard and walk the short distance to the courts and gardens. But, of course, visitors can make their way by land, and either way club members want to show off facilities and encourage people to join.
“It used to be exclusive, but now it is inclusive, for everyone,” said club chairman Tom Keene. “If ever there was a time when we needed a place for social cohesion and community, this is it.”
Stonehouse Lawn Tennis Club, in Durnford Street, was founded in the 1970s when the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe sold off land that is now the Nazareth House and Edgcumbe Court care facilities. He retained the tennis courts and gardens which were part of the estate on the Plymouth side of the Tamar.
This story is from the April 29, 2023 edition of The Herald.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the April 29, 2023 edition of The Herald.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
HATCH BENEFITS FROM THE MISFORTUNE OF TEAM-MATES
Randell relishing his new role for Pilgrims
MIDFIELDER IS LEARNING A LOT UNDER HEAD COACH ROONEY
McPhee delighted with the response of Parkway players
IT was the former Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, who famously said that a week is a long time in politics.
Making a song and dance of it
JOAQUIN PHOENIX AND LADY GAGA UNITE FOR A JOKER SEQUEL WHICH DITCHES THE FIRST FILM'S BLOOD, GORE AND ACTION FOR A MORE MELODIC APPROACH
Historic 'house of pleasure' is to be restored
A GEORGIAN 'pleasure house' in the grounds of Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is to undergo a restoration and revival.
Law change plan for assisted dying
PROPOSALS to change the law to give terminally ill people \"choice at the end of life\" are to be introduced in Parliament this month.
Jenrick claim blasted
SAS: Who Dares Wins star Mark \"Billy\" Billingham has said Robert Jenrick's claim that the special forces are \"killing rather than capturing\" terrorists is \"absolutely ridiculous\".
Israeli order to evacuate
THE Israeli military yesterday ordered the evacuation of villages and towns in southern Lebanon that are north of a United Nationsdeclared buffer zone established after the 2006 war.
Prison sentence for sex offender
INDECENT IMAGES OF CHILDREN DISCOVERED
MP to join Warrior Women Walk
EVENT SUPPORTS DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS
