Tennis doesn’t stop when the clocks go back
by Ruth Jarvis
SELT Team
The clocks went back at the weekend, and by five it’s dark. For a lot of people that’s the cue to put the racket in the cupboard until April. It doesn’t have to be.
Here’s how to keep playing in Lewisham through the winter, whether you want floodlit courts, a dry sports hall or a group to keep you going.
Ladywell Fields is our home base, with five courts and LED floodlights on courts 1 to 4. (Court 5 stays dark, out of respect for the local bats, who were there first.)
That means evening tennis carries on right through the winter. You can book a court up to seven days ahead, with a small extra charge for the lights.
Most of our coaching programme runs from Ladywell Fields too, so if you’ve been meaning to join a group, you don’t have to wait for spring. Find out more on the Ladywell Fields page.
When it’s properly wet, the Ladywell Centre Sports Hall on Dressington Avenue (SE4) keeps things going indoors.
Days and times are on the Ladywell Centre page.
It sounds backwards, but winter is a great time for adults to start or come back to tennis. You’ll have the basics sorted before the summer crowds arrive, and it gives the week a fixed point on dark evenings when it’s tempting to stay on the sofa.
We run adult coaching for every level, from complete beginners to experienced players who want to sharpen up their game. If you hold a Play Tennis Lewisham Season Ticket, you get 20% off our coaching.
A few simple things help once the temperature drops:
See you on court, whatever the weather.
The SELT team
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