Development
In 1975 the club’s founder President, Harry Faichney died just before he had the opportunity to see the completion of the floodlighting project, which had been his vision and venture. His widow May, was invited to be the first to switch the lights on.
By 1978, the club was running three gents teams, two ladies teams & two junior teams.
In 1979, the ladies were in Division 3 and the gents in Division 2. The mixed doubles team won the 2nd Division Clydesdale Cup. Further success came in this year, with the gents 1st team winning the Senior Calcutta Cup.
By 1983, the gents 1st team had reached Division 1 and the ladies consolidated their position in Division 3. The club membership reached almost 300, with a third of this number being juniors. Having list a few of their original team in 1984, the gents 1st team slipped into Division 2. However in 1985, the juniors achieved Division 1 status, with two of the juniors having a national ranking for their age group.
By the end of the 1980s the club membership had settled at around 150, but juniors were consistently attracted to joining the club.
The 1990s was a defining decade for the club. Despite having two ladies teams and two gents teams competing in the League, towards the end of the 90’s, membership had fallen to an all time low of less than 50. The courts were over 20 years old and in some disrepair, which made attracting new members almost impossible. The committee realised that the only hope for the club was to apply to the Lottery for funding to the replace the courts.
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