{"id":284223,"date":"2025-11-15T07:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T07:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/284223\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T07:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T07:22:08","slug":"revamp-of-kettering-tennis-courts-and-facilities-is-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/284223\/","title":{"rendered":"Revamp of Kettering tennis courts and facilities is complete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Work to refurbish tennis courts and facilities in Kettering has been completed thanks to a grant of nearly \u00a370,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The work at Northampton Road Pavilion included the resurfacing of four outdoor courts, new seating, and the refurbishment of the community room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The bulk of the money came from the FCC Communities Foundation, a not-for-profit business that gives grants to community projects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Brian Benneyworth, of North Northamptonshire Council, which led the project, said: &#8220;The refurbishment has made a huge difference to the facilities, providing a real boost for residents in Kettering and the surrounding areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Kettering Tennis Club also contributed about \u00a37,500 towards the work. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Christopher Todd, chair of the club, said: &#8220;We can now offer a higher quality tennis experience that will serve our community for years to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;This is more than just an investment in courts, it&#8217;s an investment in community health, connection and the next generation of players.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">FCC Communities Foundation grant manager Cheryl Raynor said: &#8220;&#8221;[We are] always happy to consider grant applications for projects that make a meaningful difference, and we&#8217;re thrilled to see this one come to life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The upgraded courts are now open to the public and club members, with an official opening event planned for next April 2026 as part of the club&#8217;s annual open day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Work to refurbish tennis courts and facilities in Kettering has been completed thanks to a grant of nearly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":284224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":{"0":"post-284223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}