David Lloyd

Tennis Welcome – Wednesday, 7-8pm, and Saturday, 12 noon-1pm. Free.

Run by Matt Lambert (Adult Racquets Manager), this is a light-hearted session aimed at all standards, just to see how much tennis you have played. Matt will go through some coaching tips, have a little bit of a workout and point you in the direction of where you can carry on playing tennis at the Club.

Matt will also go through the rules of the Club e.g. how to book courts, what footwear to wear etc.

After the Welcome, most Members join Fast Track Tennis – Wednesday, 6-7pm, and Saturday, 1-2pm). Four weeks for free.

This is a four-week coaching course run by Matt Lambert, aimed at people who have either never played tennis before or who have played a few times and want to get back into it. It’s a nice light-hearted course, and by the end of the four weeks everyone on it will be able to play and score a game of doubles. If you can't, then stay and do it again until you feel ready to move on.

We also offer Fast Track Badminton (Monday, 6-7pm), free with Lee Clapham.

All bookable at Reception.

We will be holding another of our Bank Holiday Fundays, on Monday 7th May from 10am-2pm.

It is £6 for Members and £8 for non-Members.

On the day we will have a bouncy castle, extra-large board games, face painting and much more...

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On Saturday 19th May from 7.30pm, we will be holding another of our hugely popular "Vegas Nights".

There will be an Elvis Tribute, Hot Gala Buffet and Casino Room.

Price is £7.50 for Members and £12.50 for non-Members. Places can be booked at Reception.

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Our Quiz Night is still proving to be popular, and this month's will be held on May 25th from 8pm. Come down and challenge yourself. Who knows – you might even win...

If you haven't already noticed, we have added four new slots to the DL Kids timetable, specifically for children aged 3-4. This follows feedback from our Members. The new classes are:

Monday – Tots Session (ages 3-4), 4.15-5pm

Tuesday – Tots Session (ages 3-4), 10-11.30am

Wednesday – Tots Session (ages 3-4), 4.15-5pm

Thursday – Tots Session (ages 3-4), 10-11.30am

All of these can be booked at Reception.

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Did you know that we run a wide range of great fun-filled birthday parties at David Lloyd Derby? We have a great choice of themes and food options, and we guarantee a fab time for your child and all involved.

Contact our Children's Co-ordinator, Steph, on 01332 821300 for more information.

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Bookings are now being taken for the next half-term for our Kids' Camps. These are proving more and more popular each time, so book early to avoid disappointment.

We have a special offer on at the moment, so if you book three days you get a fourth completely free.

Our Members' Lounge has been active for quite a while now, yet the majority of our Members are still not using it.

It is really easy to register and gives you the following:

- ability to book classes and courts (for Racquets Members)

- access to events and updates for your Club

- a quarterly newsletter from Head Office which often contains discounts and passes for your use.

If you have any problems registering, please come in and see any of the Membership team, who will happily help on the computers in our Clubroom.

We will have a new General Manager starting with us in the next few months. Her name is Nicola, and we are really pleased to have her joining us.

We also have a new Sales Manager starting on 1st May, which will mean our Management team is fully staffed again.

General Manager - Nicola Alsop

Sales Manager - Dan Collins

Sports Manager - Gavin Bailey

Food and Beverage Manager - Andy Cartwright

Operations Manager - Robert Redfern

Member Relations Manager - Rachel Birkett

If you have any questions or issues, we ask that you raise them with the relevant Head of Department, who will do his or her utmost to resolve them for you.

Our new Junior Tennis term has started for summer, and there are still a few places available – both on our weekly evening programmes and our Saturday programmes, for Tennis and Badminton All Stars. We've also started a new Tots' session in conjunction with Asquith Nursery for the very young starters (age 3-5), on Monday mornings at 9.15am.

Our new LTA tournament programme has just started on Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings. For further information regarding all of the above, grab a leaflet from the table just inside the tennis court hall entrance, or grab me for a chat!

On a Junior Tennis team note, our Red, Orange and Green teams have been playing throughout the winter and have won virtually every match! They are now gearing up for the summer Aegon team matches, and have got off to a great start – crushing everyone in their path to date!