DUKES MEADOWS WELCOMES NEW GENERAL MANAGER
Dukes Meadows, the golf, tennis and skiing venue based in Chiswick, West London, has announced the appointment of Richard Shepherd as its new General Manager.
Shepherd is an accomplished manager within leisure and tennis, with a broad skill set enhanced through senior management roles at St George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club, where he worked for three years and at the Lawn Tennis Association, where he was responsible for tennis development.
On joining Dukes Meadows Shepherd said,
“I’m extremely excited to come on board at Dukes Meadows. Not only is Dukes Meadows a leading venue in player development and coaching at an elite level but we also offer fantastic golf, tennis, skiing and health and fitness facilities and a welcoming atmosphere to children and adults of all abilities.’’
Shepherd’s arrival at Dukes Meadows adds to an exciting and successful period for the venue. The FC** Tennis Academy continues to produce the very best young British tennis players, with many producing excellent performances over the last few months at national tournaments. In addition the golf development programme has witnessed the meteoric rise of 14-year-old Sammy Fuller, the most successful golfer of all time for her age group and 9th in the English Ladies Order of Merit (3rd at U18 level).
Outside of the elite programmes, Dukes Meadows is set to be awarded the Middlesex School Tennis Award by the Middlesex LTA. New for 2013, the award recognises the work Dukes Meadows does in introducing new players to the game and their work in delivering a comprehensive schools outreach programme in the local area. Over the past year this programme has delivered tennis sessions free of charge to over 4,000 children in 60 primary schools.
Dukes Meadows continues to welcome hundreds of children and adults looking to ‘pay and play’ on London’s only 9 hole par 3 golf course, 4 outdoor clay or 5 indoor GreenSet® tennis courts, as well as those looking to take to the slopes this winter with Skiplex, an indoor continually revolving ski slope.
For more information on Dukes Meadows visit the website at: www.dukesmeadows.com, follow on Twitter @DukesMeadows or get the latest news on Facebook.
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About Dukes Meadows
TENNIS
The tennis facilities offer 5 hard indoor courts, which were resurfaced in February 2013, and 4 outdoor clay courts, together with a purpose built tennis academy section.
Dukes Meadows is the home of the UK's leading elite academy: FC** tennis. Pay and play tennis is available to all age groups and standards, children and adults. Total beginners to professional players. A full calendar of coaching courses, tournaments and events is available.
GOLF
Dukes Meadows Golf features a beautiful 9 hole par 3 course and 50 bay floodlit driving range (including a custom club fitting bay and a digital video tuition studio). In addition, there is a 5 hole teaching academy course, short game practice area and practice putting green. A team of 10 experienced PGA Pros are on hand for instruction and to offer advice in the well-stocked pro shop.
SkiPlex
The chance to go skiing or snowboarding just minutes from central London. The facility at Dukes Meadows was the first of its kind in the UK. Similar to a treadmill in a gym, you remain still as the mountain moves underneath you. Ski for hours – no time wasted in lifts.
The Skiplex is available to all age groups and standards, children and adults. Total beginners to expert skiers. All skis, snowboards, boots, helmets etc provided where necessary together with its qualified ski instructors
For more information visit the website at: www.dukesmeadows.com, follow on Twitter @DukesMeadows or get the latest news on Facebook.
About FC** Tennis
Dukes Meadows is also the home of the UK's most experienced tennis academy - FC** Tennis.
Based at Dukes Meadows, FC** Tennis is a High Performance centre which was formed in partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) over 10 years ago. The elite junior academy provides an integrated programme of educational and sporting development and is led by James Lenton a top ten British senior before his retirement aged 21. James has many years of experience as an LTA National coach, having coached some of the best names in British Tennis winning national and international junior titles.
High Performance
Designed for Regional & National level players who strive to maximize their potential. Long term planning is vital but so are the little steps that take players towards those targets. Dukes Meadows provide exactly the training these players require as well as individualizing within a group environment.
Dukes Meadows’ coaches have worked with many of the world’s best players and can travel around the world when players need extra support. Full training and treatment services are provided within the gym and treatment rooms. Players book in for the week and preselect the volume that suits their goals.
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