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May 25
Jun 25

We held our annual Open Day on the 28th, in spite of the hot weather the turn out was brilliant with all courts being used, with tennis, pickle-ball and even table tennis (although it was a bit windy!)
Thanks to everyone who came along to support the day and show what a great club we have.
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May 25

On Sunday 18th May we ran our Double Tournament, The Morris and Mayors. A ladies and men's doubles event run simultaneously.

This year we had a VE Day theme, with everyone wearing red, white and blue. A great day of tennis with our winners being, Jan and Fran for the ladies and Floyd and Tyler for the men. (Our runners up, a very close second place for the ladies were Anita and Liz. Not quite such a close result for the men, but Cesar and Greg put up a good fight!

Apr 25
Apr 25

The Ogley Cup was held on 13th April. We had a great afternoon with 20 players having our "speed-dating" tennis afternoon, where every lady plays with every gentleman. It was a tight result, but the winners were Sue H (playing as a man due to more ladies entering) and Vicki D. We had three runners up, Fran, Lesley and Krish.
We also welcomed Sam and Axel, two of our junior members to the event who played really well with Axel coming 3rd in the men's group!

We also had a presentation for Chris Kimberley and Anwen Jones who after many years were stepping down from the committee. Huge thanks to both of them for all the time, commitment they have put into the club over the years. Some very large shoes to try and fill. 

Should anyone be interested in taking over as treasurer please let any of us on the committee know!.

Mar 25
Mar 25

We held our AGM on 17th March, St Patricks Day, which was fantastically attended, so many thanks to all who were able to make it. We were able to have some robust and challenging discussions around how the club will progress during 2025/26 while considering the challenges we face. 

We were also delighted to welcome Ed, Anita and Tyler to the committee while 
thanking Chris and Anwen for the years of support to BTC as they step down.
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We also used the opportunity to extend the AGM into a social evening and have our annual presentation evening with home cooked food from our chairman, while raising some funds for his London Marathon entry for Prostate Cancer UK. 

Dec 24
Dec 24

To end the year we held the annual Christmas fancy dress tournament!. As ever our members went over and above to show off their creative skills and to have a brilliant afternoon of tennis and Christmas fare.
Congratulations to our winners, Chris, Ali, Krishna & Tyler, and not forgetting Liz and Gary for our best dressed competitors!
Thanks also to Dympna, Jon and Una for organising and managing the event - and of course to everyone who were able to join in and make the day so enjoyable.
Nov 24
Nov 24

We held our club quiz this month, with a fish and chip supper. After an enjoyable evening, the winning team were, Fran, Jane, Neil, Una and Greg - who generously shared the prizes with all the losing teams!

Oct 24
Oct 24

Congratulations to Ed and Lesley for a great win at the Taylor Trophy. Also a special mention to Ed's son Sam who as on e of our talented juniors partnered Jan.

​Sep 24
Sep 24

We had an amazing finals day on 14th September. Perfect weather, brilliant play and close matches with some new champions names to be added to our honours board!

Thanks as always to those organising the event and ensuring everything went smoothly including the BBQ and social evening later on.


Jun 24
 Jun 24

On the 29th we held our annual Open Day organised by Microsports. It was a brilliant day with almost 50 adults and children attending for the afternoon to join in with activities and games to showcase what a great sport tennis is - but more importantly everything we at Boldmere can offer.

We had a couple of new junior members sign up there and then with others who will initially join the Saturday coaching to start to rebuild our junior groups.

Thanks to Paul, Yasmin and Dave for all their efforts and those of our brilliant members who were able to join in and help out making the day such a success.

Jun 24
​ Jun 24

We had a full on weekend of tennis at Boldmere. There was the Rogers Cup, with 5 pairs plating an American style tournament. After 64 games, the runners up were Chris Sheldrick and Rob Guest, with our winners being Jan Baker and Tyler Platt.

On Saturday we hosted a juniors U16 tournament with players from Boldmere, Bishop Walsh, Little Aston and Water Orton. Congratulations to all that took part but to Water Orton who triumphed overall.

Apr 24​
Apr 24

A great afternoon of tennis and sunny weather for our first tournament of the year - the Ogley Cup. Thanks to all those entering and those who came along for the afternoon tea.
 
The winners were Jan and Gary, with Rob and Chris as runners up.​​
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Dec 23 ​
Christmas Tournament

The last event of the year was a great success, some fabulous tennis even in some sunshine!, Christmas treats and even a quiz, fantastically organised by June and Phil.

A great way to end the year! We wish everyone a very happy Christmas and New Year!

Nov 23 ​
Presentation Evening

Last night we held our Annual Presentation Evening at Sutton Golf Club, another great event organised by Anwen, with as usual much support from others (not least Pete for ensuring all the trophies were sparkling!)

Sue H gave a fantastic send off to Steve M, who is now living in Wales, he has been a huge influence on making BTC the success it is, as well as being the "ball monitor". He will be greatly missed, but we are assured he will be making a few guest appearances to keep in touch with us.

Jan was also able to announce that Flair Windows has agreed to sponsor the club and more specifically Winter League. This will mean that we can revert back to the original cost of the tokens for the floodlights countering the huge increase in the cost of the electricity to the club. Thanks must be given to Steve Hughes for being able to arrange for this deal through his contacts!
Nov 23  
 Taylor Trophy
​ One of the best supported events of the year and some great tennis.

 Congratulations to Steve M and Lesley on their win, and to Nicki and Phil as runners-up.
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Oct 23  ​
 Parker Cup
​Another great afternoon of tennis with 5 pairs entering the Parker Cup. The rain held off and all the matches were completed with a tea break too.  

Congratulations to Del and Floyd on their well deserved win.​

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Sep 23 ​
Finals Weekend
The 2023 Club Championships are now over following a great weekend of some          fantastic play in spite of the heat on Saturday!. Our winners this year were;
Ladies Singles - Michelle,
Ladies Doubles - Jan and Rosemary,
Mixed - Michelle and Tyler,
​Men's singles - Tyler,
Men's doubles - Steve and Sammy
 
Veterans - Jannine and Sammy.

In a change to previous years, our President, Peter Vincent presented the                      trophies to the winners on court. They will of course be engraved and formally given at  our presentation evening in November.
​A huge thanks to all who came to support the players and to make the Saturday BBQ a lovely evening. 
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Aug 23                                                                                         Vincent Classic
                                                                                                 In spite of the recent weather, the rain held off and we had 7 pairs entering the Vincent                                                                                                   Classic Tournament. This is the one for our senior members as it's for the over 60's.                                                                                                         That didn't deter some great play this afternoon in the sunshine.
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May 23                                                                                         Filmer Cup
                                                                                                 It's been a few years since we ran this event, but it's an afternoon of fun with our senior                                                                                                   members partnering a junior to have an afternoon of doubles.

                                                                                                  A fantastic afternoon with Cesar and Isaac being our worthy winners!
                                                                                                 
Jun 23                                                                                          Roger Cup
                                                                                                 Unfortunately this year the Rogers Cup was cancelled due to low numbers entering.                                                                                                       Hopefully we'll be able to run it next year as it it a great tournament.
May 23                                                                                          Morris & Mayors
                                                                                                 Thanks to Lisa for organising this years Morris and Mayors doubles tournament.                                                                                                               Another great afternoon of tennis, with a combination of ladies and men's doubles play

                                                                                                  The winners were Chris K and Una and Manoj and Steve M
Apr 23                                                                                          The Ogley Cup 
                                                                                                 Well done to Jan and Floyd for winning the first tournament of the year. It was                                                                                                                    another great afternoon of tennis, with a combination of ladies and mixed play. It was                                                                                                      a bit chilly but the rain kept off, and the afternoon tea made it all worth while!

                                                                                                  We also used the event to raise some money for the British Heart Foundation in                                                                                                                 memory of Darrin Gamble and will be donating £70 from the entry fees.
Mar 23                                                                                          Road to Wimbledon 
                                                                                                  Well done to Lesley and Chris for winning the ladies doubles and qualifying for the                                                                                                          regional play offs, with our runners up being June and Fran. 14 of our men took part                                                                                                          with some very close games, Phil D and Sean took 3rd place, with Sammy and Steve                                                                                                      as runners up with Will and Tyler taking first place. Great to see so many people                                                                                                              playing at the start of the year with some very competitive tennis!
Feb 23                                                                                           Music Night 
                                                                                                  Steve M organised a fantastic music night at the Boldmere Deli to raise funs for the                                                                                                        British Heart Foundation in memory of Darrin who we lost last Summer. It was a great                                                                                                      evening with a final total of £1000 being collected. 
Feb 23                                                                                           Quiz Night 
                                                                                                  We held our first social event of 2023 on Friday 10th February, with around 40                                                                                                                     members and friends fighting it out to win the prestigious box of fudge!
                                                                                                   The eventual winners after a very close contest, were team "Agatha Quiztie" but only                                                                                                       by a margin of one and a half points!! A great night, thanks Anwen - the fish and chip                                                                                                       supper was great too.

Sept 22                                                                                         Finals Weekend
                                                                                                  Another great weekend of tennis with some brilliant matches. Congratulations to all                                                                                                        the winners.

Aug 22                                                                                           Goodbye to Gillian
                                                                                                  Although Gillian had only been with the club a couple of years she had always been                                                                                                        there supporting all our events and tournaments and a stalwart of the Monday coffee                                                                                                      mornings. Sadly she is leaving us and moving to Glasgow, so we gave her a real BTC                                                                                                      send off, fantastically organised by June and Una. She has promised once settled in a                                                                                                    new club to invite us up so Boldmere hopefully will be on tour !

May 22                                                                                           Jubilee Family Friday
                                                                                                  After a gap of almost 3 years, Family Fridays were back! We had a great evening with                                                                                                      Jubilee Themed night of fun and games with the juniors and parents and a few                                                                                                                members who turned up to join in. We were lucky with the weather and were able to                                                                                                      have the planned BBQ too. All those juniors who attended were given a souvenir                                                                                                              Platinum Jubilee medal.

                                                                                                  Family Fridays will continue until 30th September, but the next evening event for                                                                                                              everyone will be 1st July where it will be a Wimbledon Themed evening.

April 22                                                                                          Music Night 
                                                                                                   A huge thank you to Steve McAleavy for arranging this evenings social event. It was a                                                                                                     great evening with Jim revisiting us once again with Darrin playing personal tracks.                                                                                                           We raised £188 which will be donated to the DEC for the Ukraine. Thanks to everyone                                                                                                     who was able to come along and support the evening.  
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April 22                                                                                          Ogley Cup 
                                                                                                   Thanks to everyone for participating in the first tournament of the season - The Ogley                                                                                                      Cup. It was a great turnout. The winners were Nicky and Cesar. Runners up were                                                                                                              Steve McAleavy/Phil Davies and Del Johnson 
March 22                                                                                       Open Day 
                                                                                                   This years Open Day was a great success, we had super publicity through Social                                                                                                             Media together with the Vesey Pages and the Sutton Chronicle. It was great to be                                                                                                             able to run it with no Covid restrictions and to welcome many people adults an                                                                                                                 children from the community to see what a great club we are and what we have to                                                                                                         offer. 

December 21                                                                              Christmas Tournament 
                                                                                                   The end of a fantastic year of tennis in spite of Covid, a great tournament, followed by                                                                                                     mulled wine, hot chocolate and mince pies!
December 21                                                                              Junior Christmas Party 
                                                                                                   We had a great Christmas themed coaching session for our juniors followed by                                                                                                               Christmas treats and a present from Santa 
November 21                                                                              Presentation Evening 
                                                                                                   We had a perfect evening at Sutton Golf Club, organised by Anwen for out                                                                                                                         presentation evening. Great company, great food and even a disco!

November 21                                                                              Taylor Trophy 
                                                                                                   We had a fantastic afternoon of tennis with blue sky and sunshine, amazing for                                                                                                                 November, it was admittedly a little windy bur a great end to the formal tournaments                                                                                                     for 2021.

                                                                                                   Congratulations to winners, Gillian and Phil D and runners up Lesley and Floyd.

October 21                                           Junior Members Halloween Party
                                                                                                     We had a great spooky evening of Halloween themed games on and off court,                                                                                                                 followed by a pumpkin carving competition, fancy dress and to finish off hot dogs. A                                                                                                       fantastic evening for our juniors. Here's a few of the pictures.
                                                                                          


September 21                                                                              After having to reschedule we held out exhibition match we hosted an                                                                                                                               International Exhibition tennis match on the 25th September. Players Neil Pauffley                                                                                                           and Patrick Foley both world ranked, displayed Wimbledon & Grand Slam standard                                                                                                         tennis to an enthralled audience of members and the local community. 
                                                                                                   Together they have won, five ITF singles title, three ITF doubles titles and three British                                                                                                     tour titles. Neil has also recently been supporting Emma Raducanu as a hitting                                                                                                                 partner during the pandemic to support her continued development, while Patrick                                                                                                           returned for our event after playing in Portugal at the ITF Championships.
 
                                                                                                   Playing for pride and reputation, both achieving service speeds of over 120mph, gave                                                                                                     us a fantastic match with the spectators enjoying every point. Neil eventually                                                                                                                     triumphed after two hard fought sets.
 
                                                                                                   After the showcase event, two lucky prize-winning spectators were picked to play a                                                                                                       doubles match with the professionals. One of our own talented juniors Ellis Mills                                                                                                               didn’t let the club down, showing some real skills and enthusiasm. Although being                                                                                                           runner-up, it will be an experience he’ll never forget.
 
                                                                                                   Will Thorley club professional coach and organiser of the event was delighted that                                                                                                         the day was so successful, “giving a real Wimbledon experience, with such high-                                                                                                             quality players, ball boys & girls and an umpire, hopefully it’s something we can                                                                                                               repeat next year”

                                                                                                   Here's a few photo's courtesy of Phil Colver.



April 21                                                                                        We're open again! great to see so many back on court and joining the organised                                                                                                               sessions maintaining social distancing and LTA guidelines.



March 2021
In preparation for the start of play as we come out of the Covid restrictions, we've had the bottom courts treated for moss and brushed, while the top courts have undergone a major makeover and have ​been cleaned and repainted. 

We've also had some great publicity through Will Thorley and local radio, with interviews with our members. Thanks to those contributing and getting up early for the interview!


Some of our media reports, great promotion for the club and our brilliant coach!

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29th March 2021
The AGM will be held on 29th March 2021 at 7.30pm using Zoom

7th April 2019
A huge thanks to Suzanne for organising a gardening Spring tidy up behind courts 3 & 4. Thanks also to those who were able to come and help (especially those who had the energy after playing in the Ogley Cup tournament yesterday!
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​25th March 2019
    Notice to all members - The Club Annual General Meeting will be held on 25th March 2019​
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​18th October 2018


​We held another successful Annual Presentation Evening on Saturday 18th October with many of our club winners receiving their trophies.

We also held a raffle and quiz in support of a local group Rowangarth Day Centre that has operated in Erdington since 2008, providing a high level of services for adults with a disability or learning difficulties. They also provide care for adults with Early Onset Dementia and more importantly support to one of our former members.

We were delighted to raise £240 and present the cheque to Chris Braniff

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Sutton Coldfield
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