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Sept 2021
Ripon Tennis Centre seeks local support to build padel courts
Ripon Tennis Centre has asked locals in the Harrogate district to help fund two padel tennis courts.
The sport is growing in popularity and the crowdfunding project hopes to raise £30,000.
Sport England is making a donation of £10,000 and the Lawn Tennis Association will also be contributing with a loan.
The LTA has recognised padel tennis as an official sport.
Diane Hutchinson, centre manager, said:
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Padel is a cross between squash and tennis. A padel court is one third the size of a normal tennis court and has glass around the court for the balls to bounce off.
The crowdfunding campaign has already received some attention, with Rudding Park donating a one night stay and spa day, as well as a golf day, to be sold by Ripon Tennis Centre to help raise money.
Ripon Tennis Centre said it has started to see a rise in new memberships post the pandemic and hopes even more will join after Emma Raducanu's historic US Grand Slam win.
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