Tennis Leicestershire

16/06/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17YX1AcnB1/

11/06/2026

Leicestershire Launches Free Wheelchair Tennis Festival to Mark 50 Years of the Sport

Leicester, UK – Tennis Leicestershire is launching a free Wheelchair Tennis Taster Session and Festival this summer for adults and children with physical impairments, marking 50 years of wheelchair tennis and opening the sport to more people across the county.

Delivered in partnership with the LTA, We Do Tennis, Leicestershire Tennis and Squash Club, and the Make Change inclusive sports program, the event celebrates a major milestone for a sport now played in more than 100 countries and featured at the Paralympic Games and all four Grand Slam tournaments.

The free festival will take place at Leicestershire Tennis and Squash Club and is open to anyone with a physical impairment who wants to try wheelchair tennis for the first time or return to the sport.

Event Details

Wheelchair Tennis Free Taster Session and Festival

Date: Saturday 20 June
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Venue: Leicestershire Tennis and Squash Club, 4 Westernhay Road, Leicester, LE2 3HF

All equipment, including sports wheelchairs and tennis rackets, will be provided free of charge. Information about follow-on coaching opportunities in the county will also be available for anyone who wants to continue playing.

The festival reflects a wider commitment to making tennis more accessible and creating more opportunities for disabled people to enjoy the benefits of sport.

Kate Stock (Tennis Leicestershire Chair):
sign up here
https://wedotenniscoaching.corsizio.com/event/6a1559fe8bc748bdca9d791d

11/06/2026

Introducing our latest sponsor
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09/06/2026

Entries are now open for the Leicestershire Tennis Festival and Senior County Closed.

https://competitions.lta.org.uk/tournament/d329ff4d-2792-4d11-99a4-b0656cad142a

08/06/2026

A great 5-0 win for our Ladies over 55s County Cup Team v Devon on 31/05/26

well done to Alison Ison, Jane Gadsby, Beth Poulton and Jane Cleaver.

They also beat Lancashire 3-2 on 06/06/26 so sitting on the top of Group 1a!😁🎾🦊

06/06/2026

01/06/2026

Check out this great digital exhibition celebrating 50 years of Wheelchair Tennis! Featuring Leicestershire's very own Jayant Mistry at Wimbledon!

https://www.facebook.com/100045105363779/posts/1539519367561561/?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=eULEVKdKXyH1GpnE #

28/05/2026

Calling all county players past and present, parents of county players, and anyone else with an interest in county cup.

Please read the review on the link below and have your say. The LTA are looking to make significant changes to the format of the County Cup, please give your opinions.

Participate in our County Cup Review and help us understand your views about the County Cup.