Clapham Common Tennis Courts Receive £250,000 Makeover

Clapham Common is one of London’s mostpeople around the UK involved in this popular
popular open-air resting places for Claphamsport and thereby improve the overall state of
property owners as well as many more peoplethe sport in the UK. As usual, authorities hope
from all over London who flock to this location inthat by getting kids involved in sport, they can
their hoards during sunny summer days. In anhelp keep them busy with constructive activities
effort to improve the current offerings that theinstead of getting involved in the destructive
common provides, the Lambeth Council, withhabits that many of the UK’s youth find
financial assistance from the Lawn Tennisthemselves getting involved with.
Association (LTA), have given the go ahead for aRichard Lewis chairman of Sport England, said:
major revamp of the common’s tennis“The refurbishment and floodlighting project at
courts.Clapham Common will offer brand new all
The Clapham Common tennis court makeoverweather courts that meet the demand of the
budget is set at £250 000 and is expected tomodern game whilst offering the local community
be completed within 3 months. The project willsome of the very best sporting opportunities
aim at revamping of the current courts, as wellavailable.”
as installing state-of-the-art floodlights on five ofSport England have been highly involved in the
the courts. The LTA stated invested nearlyrevamping of numerous sporting facilities around
£100 000 in the project in an effort to improvethe country. They have invested £26.8 million in
the current facilities. Clapham common has alwayssport around the UK, of which they intend to use
been an extremely popular attraction for peopleabout £15.4million for the improvement of
from all over London and this will help attractnumerous sporting facilities. The investment in
even more people to the common, somethingClapham Common is just a drop in the ocean.
that I’m sure will be used as yet anotherIn addition to the revamping of these Clapham
selling point for any London letting agent.Common tennis courts, work also began last
By improving the currently available facilities atmonth on a new Clapham Common Leisure
Clapham Common, the LTA hope to promote thecentre which is scheduled to be completed late in
sport of tennis to people of all ages, races and2011.
genders. Their ultimate goal is to get as many