City of Peterborough Tennis Club celebrate opening their third indoor tennis dome.

14/07/2025

Successful fundraising and determination have allowed the club to open the third court at the site,. The total cost of almost £190,000 and was funded through an ambitious and successful fundraising campaign, which included grants, loan applications, a crowdfunding campaign and various fundraising events.

The club were grateful to have received generous grants from The Augean Community Fund, Cambridgeshire Tennis, Earl Fitzwilliam Charitable Trust, FCC Communities Foundation and The Viridor in Peterborough Fund.

The opening ceremony was performed by land owner Sir Philip Naylor Leyland, who is also an active member of the club along with his son Will, leading City club tennis official Bill Skead and Emily Clare, who is part of the LTA’s regional age group programme - the first step on the performance pathway for talented wheelchair tennis players.

The project was also funded by a loan from LTA Tennis Foundation and the residual funds from Peterborough City Lawn Tennis Club’s land sale. City Lawn Tennis Club merged with Peterborough Town Tennis Club to form a new club at Bretton Gate in 2016. Two indoor courts and three outdoor hard courts have been in place at the club for many years.

In addition, the club’s members raised over £30,000 through events and a successful crowdfunding campaign linked to the Sport England Active Together Fund. Sport England donated £10,000 of matched funding to this campaign.

The new court is housed in an air dome manufactured by the Farley Group, the leading air dome supplier in North America. The court has an acrylic surface similar to those used at the Australian and US Opens. This type of surfacing is used on approximately 70% of professional tennis tournament courts.

More information about the club can be found at https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/C....

Pictured are Sir Philip Naylor-Leyland (left), Bill Skead and Emily Clare officially opening the new indoor dome at City of Peterborough Tennis Club. Photo credited to Geoff Smith