Council wants your views on huge tennis court improvement plans

Residents are being asked their views on huge plans to improve and update Trafford’s public tennis courts.

Trafford Council has teamed up with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to upgrade the borough’s 34 tennis courts.

The LTA are offering a potential funding package of £125,000 to invest in the work and will work with the Council to improve, promote and market the facilities for players across the borough.

It will mean Trafford Council and the LTA moving to a model where players are charged a small fee of around £3 to £5 a session only at peak times during the day. The charge will cover general and scheduled maintenance, including the introduction of a specialist operator, to increase and sustain usage of the courts.

To give your views, please go to Tennis: Improvement Fund Consultation - Trafford Council's Citizen Space - Citizen Space. If you’d like further information on the project, you can email Traffordmoving@trafford.gov.uk

Trafford Council is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of residents across the borough through sporting activities and has also made reducing health inequalities a major corporate priority.

Cllr Jo Harding, Trafford Council’s Executive Member for Culture, Leisure and Strategic Partnerships, said: “This project could result in improvements to all of our 34 tennis courts across the borough. To fund the work, we are planning to move to a different operating model where there will be a small charge at peak times. We are now appealing for residents’ views on the plans through our latest consultation and I urge as many people as possible to take part.

“All views will be taken on board, and it is important to note that we will still be hosting free tennis sessions at our courts and will be engaging closely with our communities on the changes.”