Venues

Venue Support

The LTA have put together a Venue Toolkit where you will find lots of information on a range of topics including Pay and Play, Managing Finances, Being more Environmentally Sustainable, Building Membership, Running Competitions and Creating an Inclusive Environment. Please access this toolkit my clicking on the box below.

LTA Venue TooLkit

Venue Registration

Venue Registration is the LTA’s registration scheme for tennis venues. It provides a range of tailored and affordable support packages that include excellent benefits such as:

*subject to venue registration package type

**only available for paid venues

Register Your Venue Here

Funding

Don’t miss out on £200 of event funding for your venue!

We are offering grants to venues who are looking to run events to encourage underrepresented groups into tennis or padel. If you are planning events along these lines, you could receive up to £200 in grant funding to help bring your ideas to life in 2026!

We are celebrating 50 years of Wheelchair tennis so could your club host an event to mark this milestone? Maybe you are trying to encourage more women and girls into tennis and padel, or those with disabilities or from ethnically diverse backgrounds. You could also consider celebrating and supporting key moments in the EDI calendar holding events within this timetable, while growing your club and community.

🌈 Pride Month – June

✊🏾 Black History Month – October

Host an event that welcomes new players, strengthens community connections, and boosts participation. Ideas include:

📅 Apply by Tuesday 7th April 2026 for funding. We will need detailed feedback/photos to Tennis Sussex after the event.

Please fill out the Microsoft form to apply – Link below.

APPLY HERE

LTA Funding

The LTA’s Facility Loan Scheme supports venues to expand their facilities, prioritising the installation and construction of covered courts. Please read more about this loan scheme and how to apply below.

LTA FACILITY LOAN SCHEME

Tennis Sussex Loans

Tennis Sussex can consider offering small loans to charity or corporate tennis clubs depending on the nature of the request. Please email office@tennissussex.com if you would like to be considered for such a loan providing information for what purpose and what you have already done to try to raise money. We will then ask for further details including accounts and club structure before considering if we are able to help with funding.

Other Ideas on Fundraising

Sport England

In April 2024 Sport England launched their Movement Fund, designed to streamline the process of applying for funding from Sport England.

In the years before the Movement Fund, they had a series of other funds, with similar offerings, that have since been closed and condensed into the single Movement Fund – simplifying the process for those seeking support.

The £160 million fund offers crowdfunding pledges, grants – of up to £15,000 – and resources to help projects that encourage active lifestyles and create enriching experiences for local communities.

Sport England especially want to support projects that give opportunities to groups of people who typically haven’t had as many chances to be active.

MORE INFORMATION ON SPORT ENGLAND FUNDING

Other Possibilities

Active Sussex have a page on their website which summarises other funding streams which may be helpful.

Active Sussex Funding Page

Courses and Webinars

There are many courses and webinars that your may find useful on a variety of topics. Please some of these below.

Upcoming Webinars:

LTA Crowdfunding Webinar – 14th April

Join Crowdfunder experts to learn how to raise funds and boost your fundraising efforts with up to £15,000 in match funding from Sport England.

What you’ll learn:

• Real success stories – hear how our guest project secured Sport England match funding, and how you can too.

• Top tips to make your crowdfunding project a success

• How to unlock match funding opportunities through Crowdfunder and apply successfully

REGISTER NOW

Tennis Volunteer Community Webinars

The Tennis Volunteer Community (TVC) is a gated Facebook group that was set up in 2021 by the LTA and independent volunteer champions.

Its aim is to provide an informal, transparent and helpful online space where volunteers from all over the country can connect, start conversations, exchange ideas and find answers. The TVC run regular Q&As hosted on Zoom.

The next virtual coffee session run by the TVC will be will be discussing how best to retain our existing club members and to attract new members from our communities and will be held on Tuesday 21st April at 1pm or 7pm.

Register here for 1pm Webinar
Register here for 7pm Webinar
TVC Website

Archived Webinars

There are numerous webinars that have already taken place and are available to access on subjects such as marketing, finances and funding, court utilisation and programming, ClubSpark, Club Governance, Coaching and Club Membership, Padel Development, Play and Competing, Sustainability and Safeguarding. You can find these webinars by clicking on the button below.

ARCHIVED WEBINARS

Courses:

There are also many courses available for venues to access. Some of these are listed below.

EDI Courses

EDI

The LTA published its Inclusion strategy for tennis in Britain in 2021, with an ambition to lead the way on inclusion and diversity in sport. 

We hope you share in our vision to be truly open to all, no matter your background, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or race and ethnicity. This will only be fully achieved when every person’s experience of tennis, in all tennis environments, makes them feel like they belong.

Click on the link below to view pages which will help to support you in your role to understand the barriers that prevent people from participating in tennis and help your venue be as truly inclusive as you can be. Please also see the tab on courses which lists many EDI courses that you can undertake to improve your understanding on EDI and inclusion within venues.

INCLUSION IN VENUES

Volunteering