Minutes of the Bolton Tennis League Committee meeting held at 7pm on Wednesday 12 March 2025 at Lostock Tennis Club.

Present: Messrs. Cashmore, Caswell, Pearson, Nuttall, Smith, Ms K Caldwell, S Francis, Ms B Holmes, Ms J Holmes & Ms Morley.

Apologies for absence: Messrs. Al-Chalabi, Maslivec, Prince, Saunders, Taylor, Ms L Cartwright & Mrs V Browne.

Minutes of the last meeting: These had been circulated and were agreed.

Matters Arising: All team guarantee fees have now been paid.

Correspondence: See mixed.

League Set-up: It was agreed that the new results system created by Mr Cashmore be adopted. All amendments had been implemented from an earlier meeting and the winter league tables would be tweaked re an earlier enquiry.

Men’s League: This was done.

Mixed League: This had been done. However, a club that was going from two mixed teams to one had requested that the remaining team be placed in a lower division, if possible, as most of the ‘A’ team players had gone. The Match Secretary would contact another team in the lower division re swapping places.

Ladies League: This is about to be done.

Junior League: Proposals were put forward and will soon be finalised.

Calendar: It was agreed that this was now correct.

Treasurer: Not much to report. I have invoiced Dunlop for the sponsorship monies. 

Winter League: This has been going reasonably well. Two teams failed to raise a team. This weekend is the last week.

Tournament: A meeting had taken place on February 17th. New sponsors are needed.

Presentation Evening: We had received correspondence from the venue.
“I'm so sorry that you have not been getting a response to your emails. We have had some issues with certain emails being blocked which I'm assuming has happened to you but we are all back up and running now.
I have checked our availability and we do currently have both our Rivington and Central Avenue suite available. However, we would only be able to offer free room hire for one of the rooms with it being peak season and also on a Friday.
If you require both rooms, the cost for the additional room would be offered at a reduced rate of £200 based on us catering for a minimum of 160. We would also offer you pie and peas for £9.95pp.
I am able to place a provisional hold on the suites for you free of charge for up to two weeks whilst you consider your options, please confirm if you would like me to do this?
Kind regards,
Rochelle”

It was suggested that tickets should now be £15 senior and £10 junior.

LTA Network: A meeting was taking place at the same time as our meeting. There was a small grant scheme last year for projects improving participation in tennis, with a maximum grant available of £1,000. In 2025, it is expected that this will be increased to a maximum of £3,000. Further details will be available from Tennis Lancashire when the details are finalised.

AOB: It was suggested that we may need an item on the agenda on future meetings for a while.-  IT Set-up.

Date and Time of Next Meeting: Registration, Player fees & handbook collection: 7.30pm Friday 25th April. Next meeting Friday 7pm May 9th at Lostock TC.