Further progress in the club's return to the new normal is the opening of the clubhouse from 1st August.  This is being deep cleaned by volunteers before opening and an ongoing cleaning schedule has been established.  Please note that the bar and kitchen remains closed at the moment with the focus on providing toilet facilities and shelter.

Please ake sure you are familiar with the following document before you use the clubhouse

SHLTC_Clubhouse_reopening.pdf

Great news that following LTA advice and a club risk assessment, we are restarting social tennis from Saturday 1st August 1:00pm - 5:00 pm. You may have noticed that the courts have been prebooked for this event, just turn up and play with whoever is there.

It is important though, for your own safety and for the safety of others that the following guidance is followed:

SHLTC_July_Information_sheet_25072020.pdf

 

1. If you log in to Clubspark via https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/ you won't be recognised as a member of SHLTC and you will not be able to book courts.  You need to log in via https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/StocktonHeathLTC.  The LTA are merging ClubSpark and LTA log-ins and, if not already done so, you will be asked to merge you log-ins, creating a LTA account first if you don't have one.  If things go wrong, please contact our ClubSpark Expert, Milton at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and he will be able to help.
2. You are only able to book a court two weeks in advance
3. A very useful Booker app is available IOS - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/clubspark-booker/id1028325841 Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sportlabs.clubsparkplayers
4. A useful resource for using the app: link for using the Booker app
5. Once you have merged your log-ins as above, you will have to close and and log back into Booker
6. When signing up for an event through the ClubSpark home page tab, click 'Book' and then go to your basket (at the top right)

On Saturday 25^th July the club will commence using ClubSpark for members to book courts, including the school courts and we are here to make that process go as smoothly as possible

At the go-live date all reoccurring bookings previously managed by Marianna and ad-hoc bookings managed by Sue will have already been entered into ClubSpark and the named member will receive an email confirmation from the system. Sue has done an amazing job for the club, please do not add to her task by contacting her for bookings after the 24th

To use the court booking system you must be a paid-up senior member or a named parent/guardian of a paid-up Junior member and have registered with ClubSpark using the link emailed to you.

You will see that courts 3 & 4 are shown as locked for the majority of the time as they still being reserved for coaching. There are some free slots, for example Monday mornings, so please look carefully. Additional slots will be freed up over time until the end of summer when Coaches will start making their own specific court bookings.

The system is extremely easy to use and there is also an App which may make life easier

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/clubspark-booker/id1028325841

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sportlabs.clubsparkplayers

However, as always with something new we expect teething problems and we appreciate that not everyone has the same level of IT skills and confidence, but we are here to help, whether is it registering with ClubSpark or using the on-Line booking system. In the first instance please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. These emails will initially be picked up by Milton Wimpenny and he will seek the assistance of Liz de la Ray and Howard Hackney if needed. If reoccurring questions are identified then a FAQ document will be added to the website at https://www.shltc.co.uk/news and you may get referred to that document. In the short term and as a last resort a booking can be made for you

There may be members for whom using an on-line booking system is simply not possible, in the first instance we would hope that one of the other members planning to play can make the booking, if not then please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the details and the booking can be made for you if sufficient notice is given.