KIRKBY Stephen’s community tennis program, which is kindly supported by local company Out of Eden, is due to kick off again later this month following the summer holidays.

Sessions are run for players aged from around age five upwards and cater for all standards. The winter sessions are under cover inside the Kirkby Stephen Grammar School Sports College air dome where all the players benefit from staying dry and out of the wind!

They are taken by head coach Gary Payton, a Great Britain international, with help mainly coming from a number of students, some of whom also attend the program themselves.

The year-round community tennis program aims to help every player achieve their own potential, and sessions always include work on the basic skills of co-ordination, balance, agility, running, jumping and throwing, as well as tennis-specific skills.

The program caters for all standards, from beginners through to nationally ranked players. It includes Cardio Tennis sessions on Monday nights.

For more details or for an informal chat about the program, contact Gary Payton on 07890 615926.