Carlow Lawn Tennis Club
- Background
The Carlow Lawn Tennis Club
was established in 1878 (ref.
History of Tennis by Tom Higgins), Carlow Tennis Club/Co.
Carlow LTC/Carlow County Cricket & Tennis Club was one of the
first in the province of Leinster. In fact the very first Irish
Championships held in 1879 at c, saw two Carlow entries.
By 1908, it was one of 50 tennis clubs
across the country, and part of a particularly active tennis
sector in Leinster. The club was originally located at the
Institute of Technology Carlow site, on the Kilkenny road in
Carlow until the 1920's when it moved to the existing site on Oak
Park Road, sharing the location with the Carlow Rugby Football
Club.. CLTC purchased the land from the de Bruen Estate during
the mid 1930's but it wasn't until 1960 that the rugby club moved
to it's existing site further along Oak Park Road.
Much has changed over the years and
today, some 140 years after it was first established, Carlow
Tennis Club is a busy, open, and friendly club with plenty on
offer for tennis, squash, and badminton enthusiasts. The
clubhouse and grounds sit on over 2 acres of land which includes 8
floodlit tennis courts, 2 badminton courts and 3 squash courts.
The site footprint also has ample green space, making Carlow LTC
unique among tennis clubs with plenty of opportunity for future
development.
A growing membership of circa 600, is
made up of active and life members and CLTC prides itself on being
a community as much as a club New members are always welcome.
Club Structure
An Executive Committee (with up to 12 officers) runs the club on a
weekly and monthly basis. Given that the club holds property (a
clubhouse, carpark, tennis courts, and surrounding green space),
there are also three club trustees in post (appointed by the
Executive Committee).
The four Club Officer roles include
President, Chairperson, Treasurer, and Secretary; in addition each
of the club's three sports are represented by their Sport Captains
while additional club executive roles include Child Protection,
Membership, Facilities, and Development.
Source:
http://www.carlowltc.com/abouttheclub.html
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