Fresh from so much British success at Wimbledon, tennis clubs around Shropshire will be serving up free tennis this weekend to encourage more people to pick up a racket and see how much fun playing the sport is.
A number of county clubs will be throwing open their doors either on Saturday or Sunday by taking part in the second Great British Tennis Weekend of 2016, a popular Lawn Tennis Association initiative.
Bob Kerr, the chairman of Tennis Shropshire, said: "Clubs will be offering a range of activities to encourage local people to go along and have a go at tennis, to get involved, with rackets and balls provided. You just need to turn up and have a go.
"Very often there's one or two enticements, perhaps reduced club membership, or reduced coaching costs, so it's always well worth going along.
"It's become a popular addition to the calendar and it's a chance for clubs to promote what they can offer their local communities."
The clubs holding Great British Tennis Weekends on Saturday are Oswestry Tennis Club (11am-1pm), Newport's Boughey Gardens Tennis Club (1.30-4pm), Whitchurch's Hollies Tennis Club (2-4pm) and Baschurch Tennis Club (3-5.30pm).
Sunday sees Wem Tennis Club serving up free tennis activities between noon and 3pm while there's also the chance for people to get involved and give tennis a go on the same day at Church Stretton Lawn Tennis Club (10am-1pm), Worfield Tennis Club (10am-2pm), Tilstock Bowling & Tennis Club (2-4pm) and Ludlow Castle Tennis Club (2-5pm).
For more details of what's on offer at the various clubs around the county, visit https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/OpenDays/SearchResults?location=shropshire
Pictured: Coach Thierry Piangnee with youngsters at Whitchurch's Hollies Tennis Club, one of the clubs taking part in the Great British Tennis Weekend.
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