Why We Support Skipton Tennis Centre
Apr 22, 2024
Supporting the centre since 2012.
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Supporting the centre since 2012.
At Walker Foster Solicitors, our local communities are at the heart of what we do – providing legal services which have been trusted by generations since 1919.
Since 2012, we have sponsored Skipton Tennis Centre, which is located near our Skipton High Street office, and we have a great working relationship with their founder, Adam Cox.
2000
AC Tennis (Adam Cox Tennis) was established and operated from Aireville School (Skipton Academy).
2002
The first school links were formed, and tennis sessions were delivered.
2006
Negotiations began for the current site known as Skipton Tennis Centre.rades were made to the entire site, including new fencing.
2007
The lease was signed for the current STC site.
2008
A significant investment of £120,000 led to the opening of Skipton Tennis Centre with 3 floodlit courts.
2009
The first STC competitive teams were entered into local leagues.
2014
An additional investment of £38,000 resulted in the opening of two more tennis courts, now known as courts 4 & 5.
2018
Skipton Tennis Centre achieved national recognition by winning the LTA Club of the Year award, presented at Wimbledon.
2020
Upgrades were made to the entire site, including new fencing.
2021
The School Sports Partnership was formed, enabling over 3,000 children to access a wide variety of sports.
2022
Skipton Tennis Centre’s mission is to inspire, motivate, and improve health and wellbeing through tennis, offering social tennis, competitive options, and both group and private lessons.
Our sponsorship of Skipton Tennis Centre has helped Adam to get various projects off the ground, such as:
In 2024, our sponsorship is enabling four local primary school children to undertake tennis lessons at Skipton Tennis Centre. The children get everything they need (including a racket and trainers) as part of this initiative, and Adam works closely with local primary schools to find the children who will most benefit from this opportunity.
Skipton Tennis Centre offers discounted Tennis Club membership for our employees; you can find out more about the other perks and benefits that we can offer to those who seek to join our team.
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