60 Kendal Tennis players took part in a 24 hour event to raise funds for a South Cumbrian charity.

Members of the Kendal Tennis Club played the full days worth during the middle weekend of this year’s Wimbledon championships to raise much needed funds.

The club held a charity 24-hour tennis marathon over the weekend of July 2 and 3 to raise funds for Carer Support South Lakes.

The non-stop tennis action involved players from the youngest juniors, aged from four upwards, to the best first team players, to some of the club’s longstanding veteran tennis aces who are well into their 70s.

To help the club make it through all 24 hours there was a social tournament, a BBQ kindly supported by local Savin Hill Farm and Plumgarths Farm Shop, strawberries and cream, many cakes, junior games and activities, competitions for the fastest and slowest serve, a Spot the Ball competition.

Kendal Tennis Club also hosts the fast-growing sport of Pickleball and our Pickleball members were in the thick of the action too, doing their bit for the charity.

Many local companies made kind donations of prizes to the event’s raffle including gym membership, afternoon tea in a Lake District hotel and luxury electric boat hire on Windermere.

Play started at 3.00pm on July 2, last rally finished at 3.00pm on July 3.

Carer Support South Lakes is an independent charity which helps improve the lives of unpaid carers by offering guidance, a respite care sitting service, and specialist support and activities for young carers under the age of 18. Many of us will find ourselves caring for someone at some point in our lives and it can be a challenging, stressful, and lonely experience.

They support 1390 unpaid carers and 142 young carers across south Cumbria.

Their youngest carer is 5 years old.

Kendal Lawn Tennis club was established in 1906 and is a thriving local club, with busy social club nights, six teams in the Kendal and District Tennis League and 88 junior players enjoying coaching every Saturday.

For more details on the 24-Hour Tennis Marathon see: https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/KendalLTC/Coaching/Camps/24HOURTENNIS

Contact: Caz Graham, Kendal Tennis Club Chair and Patron of Carer Support South Lakes cazgraham@fastmail.co.uk, 07949244695