My daughter Emily is mad about sport.  Whilst reading the July issue of Wye Local she noticed that the Tennis Club was having a Club Night at 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday.  She asked me if I would go with her, so I reluctantly agreed.  I play tennis about once a year, am not very good at it and am quite unfit.  At least she lent me her 2nd tennis racket.  Much better than mine, which is rather heavy, and hidden somewhere in the back of the garage!  Emily is a good player.  She plays for St Andrews University Seconds team.

We turned up at 6.30 p.m. and introduced ourselves to Linda Price who is the Tennis Club monitor for this week.  We also met a lovely girl called Karen and the father and son duo of Gordon and Tom.  Four young men were occupying one of the other courts.  Emily and I had a game with Gordon and Tom whilst Linda and Karen played a game.  Emily, Gordon and Tom were quite good.  I played a few good shots but they were very few and far between!

After the game with Gordon and Tom, Emily and I played Karen and Linda.  I would much rather play with women than men, if you know what I mean!I actually quite enjoyed our tennis and will probably go again on Sunday morning.  Courts are open from 11.00 a.m.  It’s a great way to exercise – and I really need to lose weight!  Just as we were saying goodbye to the other players, I felt a £20 note in my shorts pocket.  Don’t you just love it when that happens!  That cheered me up a lot, as earlier in the day I had got a £60 fine and three points on my licence for speeding by those lovely boys in blue in Ledbury.  They sneakily changed the speed limit from 40 mph to 30 mph!

Hay Tennis Club is looking for more members, so come along, either on a Wednesday at 6.30 p.m. or on a Sunday at 11.00 a.m.  Or both even.  It’s actually great fun!

Clare