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Ayrshire tennis club's fury at council u-turn that 'kills' their proposal

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Smash hit tennis aces are angry about a North Ayrshire Council decision which could see the end of their club.Recommendations from officers were put forward to the full council that land could be removed from the Common Good Fund and leased back to Largs Tennis Club, who would use all seven courts.However, SNP councillor Alan Hill put forward a motion that three of the seven courts be used by the club and the remaining four be used to develop a community garden.Tory leader Tom Marshall put forward an amendment that the original plans were agreed and the community garden be taken off the table as it was a project being pursued only by SNP members.Largs Tennis Club has drawn up a petition urging a change of mind.The petition reads: “Largs’s only free public tennis courts are under threat.

The courts have not been maintained by the council since before covid and four out of the seven courts have fallen into disrepair with three being maintained for public use by local residents.“North Ayrshire Council held a consultation process to look at various private and community options for the courts and the clear recommendation was to retain the courts as tennis courts and award the courts to Largs Tennis Club who had secured £200k LTA funding to redevelop the courts for all year round club use as well as providing free or low cost community tennis.“The club has a long history of playing at Douglas Park but had relocated to Inverclyde National Sports Centre to be able to play all year round whilst they pursued a long term lease with the council - a requirement to securing the funding required to upgrade the Douglas Park courts.“At the council meeting to approve the consultation’s proposal, an amendment was successfully proposed

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