The day spotlighted our Open Court Programme led by David Sanger, Head Coach at Southbourne Tennis Club who very kindly hosted the day. Open Court is a national initiative supported by the LTA, dedicated to making tennis accessible to disabled people of all ages, abilities, and impairments.

We were honoured to welcome Lucy Shuker, GB’s top female wheelchair tennis player who shared her incredible journey from a life-changing accident to becoming a Paralympic medallist and Grand Slam finalist and LTA President Sandi Procter who brought some fantastic stories and experiences from her time as President.

The day included the presentation of our county LTA Tennis Awards by Sandi and our President John Feaver, attendees having a go at wheelchair tennis with a fun tournament rounding off the day.

David and his team ran a tennis session for adults with learning difficulties in the afternoon, clearly enjoyed by all.  A real privilege to chat to the parents and carers, learning how much these weekly sessions mean to them all was heartwarming.

Huge thanks to Southbourne Tennis Club for hosting us, our special guests, to the volunteers who helped on the day and to all the club and county volunteers who made the day so special - a truly inspring day.