Oldham Council and a leading tennis organisation recently joined forces to inspire a whole new league of players to pick up their racquets - but there’s one problem.
The £250k scheme led by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) aimed to revamp courts in Oldham’s public parks. But although the council announced that works had been completed last month, a number of the courts have been left ‘unusable’.
The project was part of a nationwide scheme by LTA to refurbish public tennis courts across the UK. The tennis governing body provided almost £241k of funding to Oldham Council, who topped up the sum with just over £11k from their own budget. READ MORE: Shocked neighbours pay tribute to man who died at home in suspected arson attack Many tennis areas in Alexandra Park, Chadderton Hall Park, High Crompton Park, Lower Memorial Park and Werneth Park have already been resurfaced and repainted, given new fencing and improved access gates.
But in Dunwood Park the courts are missing a fundamental part of the sport - the nets. Councillor Sykes said, “The work on the courts was supposed to be finished in time for the summer months when the park is busiest.
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