{"id":410999,"date":"2026-02-06T10:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/410999\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T10:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:29:11","slug":"burnhams-avenue-tennis-club-unveils-packed-programme-of-tennis-and-social-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/410999\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnham&#8217;s Avenue Tennis Club unveils packed programme of tennis and social events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Avenue Tennis Club in Burnham-On-Sea has announced a full line-up of tennis, pickleball and social activities for 2026, with plenty on offer for both members and non\u2011members despite the poor weather at the start of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Group coaching for juniors and adults is already underway, led by Head Coach Tim Seymour, with details available on his <a href=\"http:\/\/tennis-extreme.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>. The club says Tim\u2019s cardio tennis sessions are an energetic way to boost fitness, while his Friday evening adult coaching from 6pm to 7pm is ideal for newcomers or those returning to the sport. Junior coaching runs throughout the week and weekends, and private one\u2011to\u2011one lessons are also available.<\/p>\n<p>Avenue Tennis Club continues to host a wide range of social tennis sessions for all abilities, with information available at avenuetennis.com or by calling 01278 782758. Anyone curious about trying tennis can book a court through the LTA Clubmark system to see whether the sport suits them.<\/p>\n<p>Competitive players can join the club\u2019s men\u2019s and ladies\u2019 teams, which compete in leagues across Somerset. Men\u2019s match practice takes place on Monday evenings, with ladies\u2019 practice on Tuesdays.<\/p>\n<p>After a short break due to injury, Vinny\u2019s Minis will return on Friday 6th February, weather permitting, running from 5pm to 8pm for children aged four and above in age\u2011grouped sessions.<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s popular Wednesday Night Supper Nights also continue on a fortnightly basis, offering a three\u2011course meal with cheese and biscuits for \u00a313.50. The next supper will be held on 11th February, featuring Jose\u2019s fish pie with a vegetarian option. Bookings can be made via the sign\u2011up sheet in the club foyer or by calling Poo Jenkins on 01278 783396.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday evenings also feature a thriving pickleball session led by Club Captain Sam Goodhew, with all equipment provided. Additional pickleball sessions run on Saturday afternoons.<\/p>\n<p>The club says results from its 2025 tournament will be published soon, and anyone wishing to join the internal tennis ladder can contact Sam Goodhew directly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Avenue Tennis Club in Burnham-On-Sea has announced a full line-up of tennis, pickleball and social activities for 2026,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":411000,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[101,118,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-410999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410999\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}