Work is now well under way on resurfacing Court No2 with Tiger Turf Advantage Pro artificial grass. Paul (in picture) from 1st Surface Ltd is making rapid progress and expects to be finished by Friday 18 May. We need to leave the court a minimum of 48 hours before playing on it. So perhaps it can be christened at Monday’s club session…

How to turn macadam hard court into artificial grass? The steps involved are relatively few: drill holes around baseline to help drainage; level out bumps and dips; clean and prepare surface; unroll carpet. The Tiger Turf comes in 4m wide strips, is British-made, and is stuck down with tape around all seams and at the edges.

The tramlines are  ingrained in the carpet but all other lines have to be cut in individually; lucky then Paul has done this many ties before.

Finally you spread six tonnes of sand over the entire surface.

Easy…if you know how…