Glorious weather…great tennis…smashing barbecue – Fishbourne Tennis Club’s American Tournament held at the weekend had it all… David Lord, Gordon, Andre and Trevor shared the spoils in the men’s competition The ladies were led home by Priscilla, Nikki, Shaz, Elizabeth and Peggy. What, one bottle for all of them? While Roy ensured the day’s play…
The pros serve at 120mph or more, so how fast are our serves at Fishbourne? We are about to have a competition to find out! Generation Tennis have agreed to lend us their speed gun so we can start a club speed-serving leaderboard. Who’ll come out top? JJ – he in the picture above –…
Around 30 club members left their racquets at home and enjoyed an evening playing with balls of a very different kind on Friday 9 May. This was Fishbourne’s second petanque competition and showed that tennis and the classic French game bring out much the same in people, notably a fiercely competitive streak! With Fishbourne’s part-time…
FRONT CAR PARK FISHBOURNE CENTRE FRIDAY 9 MAY, FROM 6pm Come and try your hand at the great French game of petanque! Great fun, highly competitive All equipment provided Expert tuition from members of the Arundel Petanque Club The famous Fishbourne barbecue Drinks from the Fishbourne Centre Just £2 per head! (bbq extra) Once again…
Fishbourne’s men were out in force on Sunday 23 March for a rematch with the boys from Bognor. Yes it was the latest in the compelling series of friendlies with our neighbours, Bognor Tennis Club. They have thrashed us in the past, what would happen on home turf this time? Andrew and Alan had a nail…
Friday 9 May, from 6pm: more bowls, but this time French boules. Once again we are taking over the front car park at the Fishbourne Centre for an evening of petanque, in association with Arundel Petanque Club. All equipment, instructions, even lessons provided in a spirit of friendly competition aimed at boules beginners. Plus a…
Saturday 3 May, from 10am: all tennis club members are invited to try their hand at lawn bowls by our neighbours, Fishbourne Bowling Club. Open all day, no booking necessary.
Stewart/Hatch win Finals Day thriller It took a final set tie-break to decide the 2013 Men’s Double Champions after one of the closest-fought and certainly longest finals matches in Fishbourne Tennis Club’s 20-year tournament history. It had been edge of the seat tennis for the spectators from the moment Duncan Stewart/Dave Hatch and Roy Hay/Trevor…
Check out the gallery of photographs from the club’s annual ball in Bosham Village Hall on Saturday evening. If you have photographs of your own from the event you want to share with other club members let us know and we will put them up. Also and most important, let us know what you thought…