Kids play tennis

THE offer of free tennis coaching sessions for primary school children saw two Egerton Park courts in half-term action on Tuesday.

Further sessions are being offered in the park this morning.

The sessions are the product of partnership between Rother District Council and the Bexhill Schools Consortium,

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Rother sports development officer Adrian Gaylon had taken to parents offering pupils attending the Ladies' International Tennis Festival at Eastbourne on Monday, June 18 the opportunity to take part in the two free mini-tennis sessions arranged for half-term.

The sessions are being taken by qualified staff and were offered on a first-come-first-served basis.

Parents and pupils gathered by the park courts on Tuesday to take advantage of an offer which the sports development officer hopes will be the launch pad for further basic coaching sessions.

The aim of the sessions is to fire young people's enthusiasm for tennis and to encourage them to take up the sport. Coaching was undertaken by Mastersports staff.

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