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February Half Term Tennis Camps

25th May 202025th January 2020 by David

Get in touch to join our tennis camps this February half term.

February Junior Cardio Tennis

25th May 202025th January 2020 by David

With February half term fast approaching, sign up to our fun cardio tennis sessions.

The club are pleased to present our new Head Coach, Lee Duncan! Lee has played at the club since he was 14, had coached part-time at the club for over 10 years, and has been Men’s captain for 8 years. He is thrilled to have taken on this new roleand is excited to make Cranston … Read More

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Sep 13

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Proud to receive my LTA Excellence Award in the Coach of the Year category. 🎾🏆 To be recognised by the LTA for something I’m so passionate about means a lot. Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout my coaching journey — my family, the players and their parents, and the fantastic coaching team at Cranston Park LTC. ❤️ 🎾

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Sep 13

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🎾🇺🇸 Junior US Open at Cranston Park! 🇺🇸🎾

A great day of tennis as we hosted our very own Junior US Open at Cranston Park LTC! 🎾

The players battled it out in a series of round-robin doubles matches, with plenty of competitive and fun tennis throughout.

🏆 Isobel
🥈 Arjun

Afterwards the players enjoyed some post-match refreshments! 🌭🍿

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Aug 28

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We were delighted to welcome Tokio Marine HCC for their Annual Corporate Day. The day featured a friendly tennis competition, followed by a BBQ and drinks for players and guests. It was a fantastic opportunity to connect off the court and enjoy everything our facilities have to offer. Thank you to Tokio Marine HCC for a great day. We look forward to hosting you again!

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Aug 14

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What a fantastic day at Cranston Parks Golf Day! ⛳️☀️

Over 40 golfers took to Top Meadow in some seriously hot conditions, making for a brilliant day of golf, competition and plenty of fun.

🏆 Pairs Competition

🥇 Martin & Steve
🥈 Harry & Finlay
🥉 Jason & Steve

🏆 Individual Competition

🥇 Harry
🥈 Martin
🥉 Mark

💥 Longest Drive: Aaron
🎯 Nearest the Pin: Martin

A huge thank you to everyone who took part and helped make the day such a success. We hope you all enjoyed it — and managed to stay cool! 😎⛳️

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Aug 10

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🏆 🏆 🏆 Congratulations to Olly who has won the Play Your Way to Wimbledon National Finals! It’s been a busy summer of competition for Olly. He won the gold medal in the Men’s Doubles at the Virtus European Championships, and he also won the title at the Lexus Nottingham Open in the LD Men’s Doubles event, both with partner Fab. Well done Olly 👏 🎾

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Aug 9

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What a fantastic three days of competition in Eastbourne for the Essex Men’s Over 35 team! Captained by Cranston Park’s Head Coach Lee, along with fellow club player Mark, the team battled hard throughout, competing in plenty of tight and closely fought matches. Thank you to everyone who came to support the team, and well done to Lee, Mark and the rest of the Essex team 👏

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Jul 30

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☀️🎾 Summer Tennis Camps at Cranston Park LTC! 🎾☀️

What a fantastic start to our Summer Tennis Camps! 🤩 It’s been brilliant to see so many young players enjoying their tennis, making new friends, learning new skills, and having lots of fun on court.

There’s still plenty of opportunities to join us this summer, with spaces available on:

📅 Monday 3rd & Tuesday 4th August
📅 Monday 10th & Tuesday 11th August
📅 Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th August

Whether your child is picking up a racket for the first time or already loves playing, our camps are packed with fun games, coaching and activities for all abilities.

Don’t miss out on a summer of tennis fun, you can book places via the link in our bio!

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Jul 29

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🎉🎾 Happy 6th Birthday, Darcy! 🎾🎉

We had so much fun celebrating Darcy’s special day with a tennis party here at Cranston Park! 🥳

From exciting games and plenty of rallies on court to lots of smiles and laughter, everyone had a fantastic time. After all the tennis action, the celebrations continued in the clubhouse with some well-earned party food and birthday treats. 🎂

We hope you had an amazing birthday Darcy and made lots of wonderful memories with your friends! 💚

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Jul 26

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🎾 Finals Day Adult Presentations 2026 🏆

Congratulations to all of our finalists, champions and runners-up who put on some excellent tennis throughout the day. It was wonderful day at the club with lots of amazing shots, fantastic rallies and brilliant matches.

A huge thank you to everyone who took part, came along to support, helped organise the event, and contributed to making Finals Day such a success. It’s days like these that remind us what a great club community we have.

Results were as follows:

Ladies Singles
🏆 Madumai
🥈 Claire

Men’s Singles
🏆 Harry
🥈 Ken

Women’s Doubles
🏆 Claire & Laura
🥈 Holly & Madumai

Men’s Doubles
🏆 Harry & Lee
🥈 Harry & Ken

Mixed Doubles
🏆 Heqing & Billy
🥈 Laura & Simon

Men’s Vets Singles
🏆 Ken
🥈 Trevor

Men’s Vets Doubles
🏆 Abid & Ken
🥈 Ali & Chris

Mixed Vets Doubles
🏆 Claire & Simon
🥈 Joy & Steve

Men’s O’55 Singles
🏆 Trevor
🥈 Richard

📸 Here are some of our favourite moments from the Adult Presentation.

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Jul 26

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🎾 Finals Day Junior Presentations 2026 🏆

A huge congratulations to all of our finalists, winners and every junior player who took part in our Club Tournament this year. Results were as follows:

8U Red Ball
🏆 Joshua
🥈 Ethan

9U Orange Ball
🏆 Joshua
🥈 Ethan

10U Green Ball
🏆 Eleanor
🥈 Elliott

12U Boys
🏆 Yannis
🥈 David

14U Girls
🏆 Eleanor
🥈 Sophia

14U Boys
🏆 Daniel
🥈 George

16U Boys
🏆 George
🥈 Georgie

18U Girls
🏆 Madumai
🥈 Sophia

18U Boys
🏆 Jacob
🥈 Daniel

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Jul 26

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📸 🎾 The competition was fierce on Finals Day, and our adult players certainly put on a show! 🎾 These action shots capture the intensity, determination and skill on display throughout an exciting day of finals. From powerful serves to incredible rallies, every match showcased the fantastic standard of tennis at our club!

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Jul 26

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📸 🎾 From determined rallies to incredible winners, our juniors gave it everything on court. These action shots capture the energy, focus and sportsmanship that made our Club Finals Day so special.

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Jul 13

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🎾🏆 FINALS DAY – SUNDAY 19TH JULY 🏆🎾

An exciting day in the Cranston Park LTC calendar is almost here! Join us on Sunday 19th July for a fantastic day of tennis as our junior and adult players battle it out for the club titles.

🎾 Junior & Adult Finals – From 9:00am
🔴 8U Red Ball Tournament – 9:00am
🟠 9U Orange Ball Tournament – 11:00am

There’s plenty happening off the court too:

🍔 BBQ fired up
🍺 Bar open
🍰 Cake sale
🎾 Tennis Shop open

Whether you’re supporting a finalist, cheering on our youngest players, or just looking for a great day out at the club, we’d love to see you there!

Let’s make it a brilliant Finals Day! 💚💜

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Jul 13

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🎾🤍 Junior Wimbledon at Cranston Park! 🤍🎾

What a fantastic day celebrating our very own Junior Wimbledon event! Our players looked the part, with everyone dressed in traditional Wimbledon whites, using the club’s wooden rackets, and ready for a fun-filled day of tennis.
The juniors enjoyed a series of round robin singles and doubles matches, showing great sportsmanship, teamwork and some brilliant tennis throughout the day.
After all the action, everyone tucked into the perfect Wimbledon treat of strawberries & cream 🍓
Congratulations to all who took part, and a special well done to our finalists:

🥇 Winner: Zach
🥈 Runner-up: Noah

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success.

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Jul 5

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Well done to our Ladies Senior 2nd team who enjoyed a quick paddle in the sea after drawing their match with Thorpe Bay. Well done ladies 👏 🎾

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Jul 4

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What a fantastic day at our Junior Wimbledon Festival at Cranston Park! 🎾🍓🤍

Our young players embraced the Wimbledon spirit by dressing in their tennis whites, putting their skills to the test with some exciting ball kid challenges, playing some fun tennis games and finishing it off enjoying delicious strawberries and cream.

It was wonderful to see so much enthusiasm, teamwork, and fun on and off the court. A huge thank you to everyone who came along and helped make the day such a success. We hope you all had as much fun as we did!

It’s the older juniors turn next week at our Wimbledon Wooden Racket tournament!

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Jul 3

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🎾☀️ Last week, members of Cranston Park LTC enjoyed a fantastic trip to the Eastbourne Open! We soaked up some top-class tennis in the sunshine on a very hot day, before rounding off the trip off with fish and chips by the seaside. A great day out with great company! #CranstonParkLTC #EastbourneOpen #TennisTrip

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Jun 30

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A huge thank you to everyone who attended our Bingo & Football Night on Saturday. It was great to see so many members and friends come together for an evening full of fun, laughter, and a little healthy competition!

Congratulations to all of our bingo winners, and a special mention to Jaiden and Keiran, who seemed determined to keep returning to the winners’ circle and managed to win on multiple occasions throughout the evening! 🏆👏

To top it all off, we were able to cheer on England’s victory over Panama, which made for a perfect end to a great evening. ⚽ ...

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Jun 24

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We are ready for England vs Panama on Saturday night ⚽️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 There are still spaces left for our Bingo night too which is a 7pm start. Please get in touch if you would like to join us for a great evening! ⚽️ ⚽️ ⚽️

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Jun 15

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🚨 🎾 SUMMER TENNIS CAMPS 🎾 🚨

Everyone is welcome to join us for our fun tennis camps this summer! These are 5 hour sessions full of coaching, games and making new friends! Early pick up option too. We are running 10 dates:

Monday 20th & Tuesday 21st July
Monday 27th & Tuesday 28th July
Monday 3rd & Tuesday 4th August
Monday 10th & Tuesday 11th August
Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th August

To book, please see the link in our bio!

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Jun 13

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Our members are invited to join us for a Bingo Night and England football viewing on Saturday 27th June!

Join us for an evening of laughs, lucky numbers, and football fever!

🔢 Bingo kicks off at 7:30pm (arrival from 7:00pm)
💷 £9 per person gets you 6 games
⚽ We’ll wrap up just in time to watch England take the pitch at 10pm

If you’d like to attend, please contact Ves on 07809833159 or [email protected] so we can save you a seat. ...

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Jun 13

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Congratulations to Zara and Niamh on receiving their Jack Petchey Achievement Awards! 👏🎉 Both girls have shown outstanding commitment to their training, made fantastic improvements on court, and have been brilliant role models while assisting in our younger coaching groups. A well-deserved recognition for all their hard work and dedication. Well done, Zara and Niamh! 🎾🏆

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Jun 13

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What a fabulous Girl, Set, Match event at the club today! 🎾 💖

This all-female event brought together the adults and juniors at the club for a fun and friendly team competition. There were many exciting rally’s between the juniors and adults, and even more importantly everyone was enjoying their tennis and having fun on court.

Thank you to everyone who took part, it really showcased the depth of female tennis at Cranston Park!

Congratulations to the winners; Team Serena Williams, and well done to our individual top performers:

Adult
🏆 Helen

Junior
🏆 Willow

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