Springwells Tennis Club revamp in Airdrie can be game-changer after £46k investment
dailyrecord.co.ukAirdrie’s Springwells Tennis Club hope their new £46k artificial surface is a “game-changer” and will see memberships soar, because they offer year-round play.The biggest investment in the club’s possibly 113-year history has changed their outdoor courts from porous Macadam to a propylene artificial grass ‘carpet’ that means play can continue even when the weather is poor.
An open day will be held by the Motherwell Street club to let people see the new courts for themselves, and if they wish to sign up.President John Mitchell says the club are hoping to create more of a community feel, and welcome anybody with an interest in playing tennis.John, who reckons the club has been in existence since 1911, said: “This is a massive investment for us, because we’re just a small club.
It involves about £46,000 of investment in two tennis courts getting resurfaced. We’ve gone from porous Macadam to polypropylene artificial grass carpet on both courts.
This will make a huge difference. It means people will be more able to play in more inclement weather.“The balls will get heavier, picking up water off the surface, but what happens with the porous Macadam is that when it rains, you can’t play at all, because the surface is slippy.
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