About the club

Hampden Park Tennis Club is located in the delightful area of Hampden Park in Eastbourne, surrounded by Decoy Wood and Ham Shaw where a variety of wildlife abounds. It has five superb flood-lit astro-turf courts. Adjacent to the changing rooms is the social area of the clubhouse. This includes kitchen facilities and seating which is available for entertaining visiting teams and general social events

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Hampden Park is a friendly club with regular club afternoons. It also provides excellent opportunities for competitive tennis. The club has 4 Men's & 4 Ladies Summer teams & similar number of Winter teams which have successful records in the Sussex Tennis Leagues. Mens and Ladies 1st teams compete in the Sussex County League Division 1. The club also provides professional tennis coaching facilities and has a very active junior section.

Hampden Park Tennis Club Diversity and inclusion Statement

The Policy sets out our commitment and includes our Safe and Inclusive Standards, Code of Conduct (page 8) and Reporting Procedure (page 2) and it supports our overall aims for diversity and inclusion that are to ensure that:

Tennis is diverse and inclusive
Diversity and inclusion are embedded in our club’s culture and our behaviours
We take a proactive approach using positive action to ensure that communities and individuals are valued and able to achieve their full potential.

To achieve these aims we believe that everyone involved in Tennis has a vital role to play in promoting diversity and inclusion and we ask everyone to become Safe and Inclusive Tennis Champions – proactively promoting Safe and Inclusive tennis and taking action against all forms of discrimination.

We are proud to have a Diversity and Inclusion Policy that demonstrates our commitment to making tennis diverse and inclusive. The commitment to Diversity and Inclusion is upheld by all - Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), Tennis Scotland, Tennis Wales and the Tennis Foundation.

These commitments are fully supported by the Hampden Park Tennis Club Committee.

Together we can make a positive difference to people from different backgrounds to participate in Tennis at our club.

The full policy can be viewed on the club notice board or on the following links.

Thank you.

Juniors Section

Welcome to Hampden Park Tennis Juniors

Junior Section

Very active junior section of approximately 100 junior members. Full junior coaching programme including Mini Tennis plus competitions, ladders, fun tournaments etc. With Club coaches Francesca Scollo and Richard Allingham, both are Level 4 performance coaches.

Junior membership is available for £45.00 per annum

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Junior coaching squads

These are available for all ages and standards on

Saturday mornings
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
Maximum 12 per session.
Check with the Club Calender for current times.

Cost: £7 per hour per child.

Calendar Juniors Newsletter 2022

Junior General Activities

In brief, every opportunity is given for juniors of all levels of ability to develop a taste for the exciting sport of tennis

Fun tournaments in school holidays.
Teams in Sussex Junior Tennis leagues.
Junior Aces - All year, Sunday matchplay sessions.
Crash courses in Easter and summer holidays.
Adult/junior tournaments.
Junior Club Championships - Singles and Doubles.
Junior ladder competitions
Junior of the year award.

Juniors Newsletter 2022

What's On

Hampden Park Club News

Club Tournament 2022

The Club Finals day will be on Sunday 4th September 2022

The tournament entry form can be found here: Club Tournament Entry form

For Further information see:Club Tournament

Cardio Tennis - improve your fitness.

A great fun way to get fit for all your tennis. Although tennis based, you certainly do not have to be a good tennis player to enjoy these sessions. People of all levels of fitness will benefit from the activities.

Starts 6:30 pm every Monday (except Bank Holiday's)
Please book in advance with Richard on Mobile: 07496818241 Email: richallingham@btinternet.com
£6.00 members, £7.00 non-members

Please note that from 1st July 2022 the Fee for non-members for these sessions will be £10.00

Free Parent Membership !

If a parent would like to come and only play or practice with their son/daughter, they can for no charge, as often as they like, provided the courts are not being used for matches, club sessions, tournaments etc. Full members have priority.

Beginner / Improver Thursday sessions

This popular coaching session takes place on Thursdays at 7.15 p.m and lasts for one hour. A great way to learn the basics and to further improve your skills in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. An excellent opportunity to meet other club members. Please check out our Club Calender page for exact details of dates.

Please book in advance with Richard on Mobile: 07496818241 Email: richallingham@btinternet.com
Cost: £6.00 members £7.00 non members

Please note that from 1st July 2022 the Fee for non-members for these sessions will be £10.00

Membership

The club operates different levels of membership details of which are shown below.

Adult Member

£192

Student Member

£60

Student in education under 25 in normal circumstances, otherwise refer to committee

Off-Peak Member

£120

Weekday usage before 4 pm

Junior Member

£45

Under 18 years old, includes £1 for racket string dampener, but excludes coaching

Family Member

£306

couples and their children under 18

Parent Member

£-Free

To play with own children (junior members) only

Guest

£5

Per visit(guests must be known and signed in by full member)

Winter Membership

£108

1st Oct to 31st March

Adult Trial Membership

£45

3 Months, includes two Free Thursday group lessons.

Junior Trial Membership

£15

3 Months, includes one Free group lesson

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updated 3-May-2022

Hampden Park Tennis Club

3 month trial membership offer

Very active Junior Section