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Bedford Park tennis courts: before and after the refurbishment Image: before/LDRS after/Bedford Borough Council.

Council defends ‘pay-to-play’ tennis agreement

A senior Bedford borough councillor said the council won’t put residents’ “hard-earned” money at risk by breaking the pay-to-play agreement which funded the recent refurbishment of borough...
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Refurbished tennis courts at Southfields Kempston. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Council serves up refurbished tennis courts but free play is limited

Family passes, online booking and coaching programs are among the changes made to Bedford's municipal tennis courts, which have been upgraded thanks to £370,000 funding...
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Council defends introduction of ‘pay to play’ on some public tennis courts

Bedford Borough Council has defended its decision to introduce 'pay to play' on some of the Borough's public tennis courts, saying that the initiative will unlock significant external funding...
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Riverside Tennis Club crowned national winner for ‘No Barriers’ programme

A tennis club in Bedford has been crowned national winner at the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Tennis Awards. Riverside Tennis Club's No Barriers programme, led by Neil Frankel, scooped the LTA's...
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Residents asked to ‘raise a racket’ about their views on tennis courts

Bedford Borough Council is working with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to find out what residents think about tennis courts in the Borough's parks and what would encourage them to play tennis more regularly...
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