Dear Members,
It is that time of the year again when yearly membership subscriptions are due. This will not apply to all members as some joined last year at times other than 1st April but it will apply to many members.
This is going to be a very exciting year for BLTC. We are about to start a seven year project that will give us the club and facilities you all deserve. Once we are finished we will have a club that is second to none and the future of BLTC will be very bright indeed. All going to plan, this year we will have new courts, new lights and new Mini/Padel courts in place and a new practice wall.
Every penny that we collect goes back into the club to improve our club for members. BLTC is run by volunters who give up their free time to help manage the club and its finances. Financial control is very high on the agenda at the club. We apply for every grant possible and in the last 12 months alone we have received close to €170,000 and we are currently working on getting a further €3,000 in grants for equipment. This along with your subscriptions and the money we have in the bank should be enough to pay for the plans we have for this year. This is an incredible achievement and without your subscriptions this would not be possible.
Membership numbers have been growing steadily over the last few years and we are getting much busier. We are now coming close to the maximum capacity the club can hold. We will access where we are once we receive
the membership subscriptions for this year and may have to make the decision to stop taking in new members. It is for this reason that we are asking you to pay your subscriptions as soon as possible. We would really appreciate this. To pay your membership please log into Smart Club Cloud and under “Finance” you will find an invoice. Click on this and follow the prompts to payment. If you have any problems making the payment or you need any assistance please contact Luke at admin@bltc.ie.
Thank you again for making Bishopstown Lawn Tennis Club the great club that it is. We have a lot to look forward to.
Kind Regards,
Luke on behalf of the BLTC Committee
