City-wide Park Tennis Court Upgrade Proposals

Proposals will be put to Councillors next week which could see the Council enter into a partnership agreement with Tennis Scotland in order to allow for upgrades to Dundee’s external tennis courts to take place.

Around £110,000 of direct funding has been made available from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Parks Investment Programme.

The national funding from the UK Government and Lawn Tennis Association looks to renovate public park tennis courts for the benefit of their local communities and aims to engage one million more players in tennis across the UK supporting health and wellbeing outcomes.

Dundee’s twenty-four tennis courts in council-run parks will be brought up to LTA standards through the use of the funds, except for the facilities at Camperdown Park, Baxter Park and Broughty Ferry Esplanade which have recently received such improvements.

Neighbourhood Services Committee Convener Heather Anderson said: “It’s great to see this additional funding made available to boost the tennis courts around Dundee’s parks ensuring all of the facilities meet the high Lawn Tennis Association standards.

“The Lawn Tennis Association is making a significant investment in the city and the partnership between the council and Tennis Scotland will hopefully enable us to support many more people to enjoy playing tennis on their local court.

“The benefits from being active are clear and having the option of using high-quality tennis courts in your community can go far in helping many to maintain a healthy lifestyle.”

The council’s partnership agreement with Tennis Scotland would see the council commit to cover all maintenance & operating costs and set aside future refurbishment costs for all venues in approximately ten years.

The agreement would see Tennis Scotland deliver participation and coaching programmes, manage the ClubsPark booking system and ensure income derived from booking of floodlighting and hire of courts to independent operators is received by the council.

The Neighbourhood Services Committee will meet on Monday 12th June 2023 to discuss the plans.