Club hope £½M schemewill boost membership

Work costing a little in excess of £500,000 is currently being done which will provide four new artificial clay tennis courts, redevelop the clubhouse and put a new roof on the squash club.

Club chairman Adrian Rutherford said: “We’ve financed the work from the sale of some land and hope it will be completed by the end of May, in time for a grand opening in June.

“It will give us up to 11 hard courts now that we’ve got rid of the grass courts, which are more difficult to maintain.

“We have a particularly vibrant junior tennis section and an older section also draws 30 regulars playing in the mornings.

“Currently we have 450 members but want to expand that base, particularly in the squash section.

“We’re the only squash club locally not based at a leisure centre.”

Work on the tennis courts started last October and then the clubhouse redevelopment began just before Christmas.

Situated beneath the South Downs, and close to Hassocks station, the club have four squash courts, all with a viewing gallery, and three resident tennis coaches.

The club pride themselves on offering tennis to all standards, from their rusty rackets section through to top league action.

For more information, go to the club website or for a tour of the complex, phone reception on 01273 844283 (email: [email protected])