What we are planning

Two new artificial grass courts, one with floodlights and one new acrylic court. Also a kids zone with courts for mini tennis.

We plan to improve the car parking, access roads and paths.

Acrylic ?

Impervious acrylic tennis courts consist of an impermeable foundation of cushed stone topped with one or two courses of asphalt. The foundation is then coated with a number of layers of coloured acrylic surfacing compound. The entire court is laid to a gradient to assist rainwater run-off.

The resulting court provides excellent playing conditions; indeed approximately half of all major tennis tournaments world-wide are played on this type of surface. The courts require little maintenance are hard-wearing and are relatively easy and inexpensive to re-surface.

Cost

The total cost of the project will be in the region of £168,000.

We have successfully applied for loans from the LTA and Macclesfield Borough Council and a grant from the Lottery Sports' Fund.