Leamington Tennis Club gets upgrade for its floodlighting thanks to £20,000 grant

Following a successful application for assistance to upgrade their floodlighting, the club was awarded £20,000 from Warwick District Council’s Rural and Urban Capital Investment Scheme (RUCIS); an initiative set up to support locally led not-for-profit, community organisations with capital projects such as building repairs, new facilities, equipment or measures to improve energy efficiency.

The new LED lighting was installed in summer 2023 and since then the club has been reaping the benefits both in extended game time and financially.

Sara French, the club’s manager commented: “WDC’s RUCIS grant allowed us to raise sufficient funds to replace the old floodlights on nine of our tennis courts, with much brighter, more efficient LED alternatives.

"As a result, we have saved 45 per cent on energy costs over the last 12 months, with our members reporting a significant improvement in playing conditions.

"Thanks to the flexibility of the LED heads, we have also been able to reduce glare onto our neighbours’ properties.”

Over the past 18 months a number of other community buildings, sports clubs and parish councils have been awarded RUCIS grants of between £1,000 and £20,000 towards improvement projects.

These include the Band Factory which received £20,000 for a roof replacement, Leek Wootton and Guys Cliffe Parish Council awarded £20,000 towards the redevelopment of the recreation ground car park, Kenilworth Croquet Club £6,666 for the installation of a lawn irrigation system and Kenilworth Wardens Sports Club £6,236 for new cricket covers and outdoor netting.

To learn more about the RUCIS scheme visit www.warwickdc.gov.uk/rucis