Public tennis courts in West Kirby and Hoylake are in line for investment.
Funding is being provided to Wirral Council by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) with the aim of bringing and retaining public tennis courts to a good standard of playability for the benefit of local communities.
In Wirral this will see improvements made to 36 courts across 12 different parks tennis sites, including Ashton Park and Meols Parade Gardens.
All sites will get a new access gate system that links to the LTA’s booking system, while courts that are in the poorest condition will be resurfaced and others renovated and improved in different ways.
Alongside this investment, Wirral Council will work with the LTA and partners to introduce a new way of managing tennis in parks that will aim to increase participation through better programming, engagement with communities and keeping the sport affordable and accessible.
Cllr Helen Cameron, Chair of the Tourism, Communities, Culture and Leisure Committee for Wirral Council, said: “This investment in community tennis is very welcome.
“It will ensure local facilities can be brought up to a good standard and allow us to implement better ways of developing the sport in Wirral.
“This will attract more players to the game and ultimately help make the facilities sustainable in the long-term.”
The 10 other sites that will benefit are:
- Arrowe Park
- Birkenhead Park
- Coronation Park, Greasby
- Harrison Park, Wallasey
- Higher Bebington Park
- Irby Park
- Marine Park, New Brighton
- New Ferry Park
- Saughall Grange
- Torr Park, Eastham