Sports and Social Clubs in and around Priors Marston

The Sports Club

The club, which is a private members club with membership open to all, by subscription, was formed in the 1950s, as a development from the village football team, with the aim of providing sports and social facilities for Priors Marston and Priors Hardwick.

Over the following 20 years funds were accumulated, and with the help of loans, the club was able, in the 1970s, to purchase the eight acre site which it currently occupies in Byfield Road.

Over the following few years a pavilion was built by club members on a self help basis to provide changing rooms and social facilities for the village football and cricket teams.

In the 1980s further funds were obtained to enable the building of two tennis courts, which in 2003 were upgraded, by being re surfaced and having floodlighting installed.

Today, the club fields three football teams, including a junior under l0's side, two cricket teams with the First XI playing in the Premier Division of the South Northants Cricket League. The tennis courts are used throughout the year, with junior supervised coaching sessions in the summer months. A tug of war team also has training facilities at the club grounds.

The now 25 year old mainly wooden pavilion suffers from the ravages of time but continue to provide a venue for the village darts team, and social events. Plans have been drawn up, for a more up to date building.

Tennis

The tennis section is a thriving LTA affiliated club located in the main Sports Club grounds. Our facilities include two recently resurfaced all weather floodlit courts.

 

There are a couple of useful and interesting pdf files available for download;

Click here for the latest Newsletter

Click here for an Application Form

Our membership has grown in recent years to over 100 and we always welcome new members of any age or standard. All have the chance to enjoy the numerous activities and benefits of annual membership:

● No additional court booking fees
● Adult club sessions (Wednesday’s from 6pm, year round)
● Saturday adult social tennis (First Saturday of the month from 2pm – April to Sept)
● Friendly matches with neighbouring clubs (Both mixed doubles and men’s doubles)
● Annual mixed doubles tournament
● Other tennis based events throughout the year
● Men’s and Ladies singles ladder
● Access to coaching (from LTA licensed coach Jackie Sadler)
● Annual Wimbledon Ticket Ballot (NB: Members must also join the ‘British Tennis Membership’ scheme run by the LTA, which requires no additional charge.)

Annual membership runs from 1st April to 31st March, and includes social membership of the main Sports Club:

Adult

Junior (Under 18)

Family

£65

£25

£100


Personal court keys are available for £5 each year.

For more information, or to apply for membership please contact:

Jon Wilkins, Secretary 01327 262 503 jon.wilkins@tiscali.co.uk
Geoff Reed, Chairman 01327 260 334
Soccer

To be updated
Cricket

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Golf

To be updated
Shooting

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Riding

To be updated