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We won the final in the Autumn at the Gosling finals day.

I would like thank Lucy Booth, Imogen Wise and Sophie Lee for
playing in the matches with me during the tournament

Katy Spalter

EGM 2011 Agenda

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the Thirty-Fifth Annual General Meeting of the Radlett Lawn Tennis and Squash Club to be held at 8.30pm on Wednesday 30th March 2011 at the RLTSC Clubhouse, 425 Watling Street, Radlett, Herts. WD7 7JG

AGM 2011 Agenda

AGM Minutes 2010

Financial Statements 2010

The report concluded that “The RLTSC is a charity, being established for a recognised purpose and being capable of being for the public benefit. However, the trustees are not currently administering the charity for public benefit.”

The report continued “The trustees must now produce a plan to show how the organisation will ensure that there is sufficient opportunity to benefit in a material way for those who cannot afford the fees, including people in poverty.”

This in effect means that the trustees of RLTSC now have 3 months to confirm to the Charity Commission that we are intending to produce a plan to address these matters, and then a further 9 months to produce and agree the plan with the commission.

I would like to confirm that it is the trustees’ intention to produce a plan, and to work with the Charity Commission to provide the opportunities to benefit for people who cannot afford the fees of RLTSC.
In all other areas of the report, RLTSC satisfied the requirements of the commission, and we are optimistic that we will be able to satisfy the public benefit requirements as well. I have already had some preliminary discussions with the commission about possible ideas and the trustees will be looking in detail at all the possible options after the AGM on 30th March.

I hope this explanation of the current situation with the Charity Commission is clear, and that members will understand that the trustees will endeavour to act in the best interests of the club at all times.
A full copy of the report can be viewed here Charity Commission Report

Fielding a very strong side we started off with Ian “The Vet” who has been studying hard for the next set of vets exams and obviously hadn’t had time to shave which clearly slowed him down with the additional wind resistance. Fatigue quickly set in and even after a furious start to the match where his opponent was left stranded in all parts of the court, the face fungus quickly got too much and Ian tired quickly. 3-1 loss

0-1

Next up was Luke who has struggled to find the form that we all know he has and the speed and flair was needed to be shown against a very strong no 3. Needing a confidence boosting performance, Luke powered through to a 3-0 win which we hope will give him the boost in the future matches – well done Luke, good to have you back!

1-1

Gary was up next playing at 2 against their usual no 1, Gary took control of the court against a player with speed and time to burn but a massive effort saw a very hard fought 3-1 win

2-1

Tony up against Pete, again, saw the usual exersion of effort, last moment pick ups and a furious pace (and probably a bit of complaining at the ref) but a narrow 3-2 loss resulted. Not bad for Steve Austin who has yet to have the last bit of re-building completed (in fact not sure some of it has even started yet!), great effort even though playing through the pain barrier each week

2-2

Last up in the deciding fixture saw Steve Lloyd finally playing as their no 1 against Duleep, who I understand has not previously beaten Steve. Duleep boasted, volleyed and dropped his way to a most impressive 3-1 win to complete a fantastic 3-2 victory. Well done all

Still just above the bottom 2 places in the table, the points spread between us and third spot remains a mere 4 points, so all still to play for. The coming weeks see us on the road mostly, so at least we don’t have the pressures of hosting and marking, just need to concentrate on the games so hopeing for great things

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Duleep, Gary and Angus showed great form winning comfortably 3-0 although Duleep managed to drag the last game out to win 20-18. Let’s hope that Angus’s great play is mirrored in his completion of House Chores in the future so he is available for matches rather than getting stuck in detention on match days!! Maybe a bit of Poly Juice potion and someone else would have got blamed!!

A quick returning to form Simba looked comfortable at no 4 and a not so quick to return to form or fitness Captain played like a god for 1 game and like an “Oh my God” for the others to ensure we didn’t quite get the 5-0 scoreline that the other performances warranted. I keep saying I’m better on those courts where the tin is 3” lower……

This puts us right in the mix of mid table but with a few wins that will quickly change with only 7 points between 8th and 3rd. All results on the web site

All to play for and Potters Bar next up at Home and with a good squad feel at the moment we should be able to send out a strong line up each week, especially with a few superstars waiting in the wings on those days where it all goes a bit wonky