Tennis courts in Dartmouth (Coronation Park), Kingsbridge (Kingsbridge Park Community Tennis) and Brixham (St Mary's Park) have all received funding to improve their facilities.
All three tennis courts have benefitted from access to the LTA online booking system and digital access gates, while Brixham tennis court has also undergone refurbishment.
1,000 public tennis courts have now been refurbished, thanks to the ongoing investment. The £30 million package, which has seen £21.6 million committed by theConservativeGovernmentand £8.4 million by the Lawn Tennis Association(LTA), is the most significant investment in grassroots tennis for a generation.
The LTA recently announced a rise of 43per cent in adults playing during 2022 to a total of 4.7 million, and a significant increase in children playing annually to 3.6 million. Notably there has also been significant growth in women’s participation, up 34per cent, and participation among 16-34 year olds up by 48per cent.
This major investment is designed to support theConservativeGovernment’s commitment to levelling up sports provision across the nation. It also provides greater opportunities for everyone to follow health guidance on physical activity, which will be crucial in delivering the priority to cut NHS waiting lists as more people get active.
The ConservativeGovernmentisproviding financial support for other grassroots sports, including over £300 million of funding which is being used to support the roll-out or refurbishment of multi-sport facilities across the UK between 2021-25, anda£60 million investment into local swimming pools in England this year.