Thanckes Park Tennis Courts Wins LTA Award!
Torpoint Town Council - Thanckes Park tennis courts County winner of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Tennis Awards 2025 presented by Lexus:
‘Park Venue of the Year’
On Saturday 1st March 2025, representatives of Torpoint Town Council attended the Tennis Cornwall AGM and Award Ceremony to collect the LTA County winner award for ‘Park Venue of the Year’ for the outstanding refurbishment of the tennis courts at Thanckes Park.
Councillor Rachel Evans BEM, Chair of the Development and Localism Committee said it was a huge honour to receive the award on behalf of Torpoint Town Council and the residents of Torpoint. It is great to see residents of all ages and abilities now being able to play and enjoy our fantastic courts.
Torpoint Town Council are actively recruiting for tennis activators so they can run Free Park Tennis later this year. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for ‘Free Park Tennis’ activator, please see further details on the LTA website. The tennis courts are available to book via the LTA website and a link can be found on the Torpoint Town Council website: www.torpointtowncouncil.gov.uk
As winner of the County venue of the year, Torpoint Town Council (Thanckes Park) will now go through to a shortlisting panel with winners announced in April at the National Ceremony in London. To find out more about the LTA Tennis Awards, presented by Lexus, visit www.lta.org.uk/awards