The Club
We are a joint cricket and tennis club with around 800 members (400 adults, 400 juniors), including 100 in our junior performance squads. Historically the club has been very successful in attracting and retaining membership, which is why we have one of the largest memberships in the local area. Our courts are used throughout the year and we have a lovely clubhouse which houses a fully licensed bar. Highgate is part of the Shepherd’s Cot, a beautiful area of countryside right in the heart of Crouch End. We are a registered Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) and a registered LTA venue.
Club History
The club was established in 1882 and has played a large role in the development of tennis throughout the community.
Read this history of the club from 1879-1929 for more information.
Shepherd’s Cot
The Shepherds Cot Trust (SCT) is an area of land held in trust situated in the centre of London N8. Given over exclusively to sports and recreational activities it is the home of a number of Cricket and Tennis Clubs. These include member clubs Hanley Tennis Club, Highgate Cricket and Tennis Club and North London Cricket Club – as well as Georgians Tennis Club for which the Shepherds Cot Trust is landlord. The SCT land is managed by a team of volunteer trustees who are drawn from the member clubs. More information can be found here
Clubhouse and Bar
Highgate is lucky enough to have some of the best local Thai food served by the wonderful and generous Chanya and Amy. You don’t have to play to eat, but there’s nothing better than tucking into a pad thai and a beer – from our licensed bar – after a long match. The bar is open from Monday to Friday 6pm – 10.30pm, Saturday 10am – 11pm and Sunday 10am to 10om.
Email to enquire about hire outs of our clubhouse and catering.
Hiring of the clubhouse
Located in the heart of picturesque Crouch End, Highgate Cricket and Lawn Tennis club offers fantastic facilities and could be the perfect choice of venue for your party celebrations. Capable of holding up to 100 people the facility can cater to all your requirements with a wide selection of beers on tap and spirits on the shelf as well as space for a DJ or even a live band.
For all enquiries please contact us for more information.
Club structure
Run by volunteers for its members and the local community, Highgate is managed by a General Committee, a Tennis Committee and Cricket Committee. More info on club’s committees can be found here.
Get involved
We always look for volunteers to help run the club. If you have a specific skill you think we could do with or you’d just like to help out, please contact a member of the Tennis Committee.
Minutes & What does the committee do?
The committees ensure that the club runs according to the needs and requirements of its members. The Tennis Committee is elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and is mandated to manage projects as agreed at the AGM. It looks after areas such as coaching, development, communications, administration, court scheduling and tournaments.
If you have feedback about the club, please email info@highgate-tennis.co.uk
See this post for more information on what the committee does.
| Role | Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis Chair | Sheila Kavanagh | ||
| Tennis Secretary | Liz Sich | ||
| Membership contact | Jane Sumner | ||
| Women’s Captain | Anjali Turner & Jill Russell | ||
| Men’s Captain | Kevin Balon | ||
| Fixtures Secretary | Julia Faherty | ||
| Social Secretary | |||
| Junior Representative | |||
| General Member | Charlotte Arnopp | ||
| General Member | David George | ||
| General TC Member |
Club Officers
| Role | Name | Contact number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club Chair | Susan Paterson | 07946 376 911 | |
| Vice-Chair | Carol Lee | 020 7359 0651 | |
| General Secretary | |||
| Treasurer | Andy Newton | 07950 932 855 | |
| Bar secretary | Patsy Nightingale | ||
| Safeguarding Officer – Club and Tennis | Brenda Maragh | ||
| Safeguarding Officer – Cricket | Zoë Blyghton | 07946 606 785 | |
| Cricket Sectional Representative – Cricket Chair | Sam Ball | 07720 440 360 | |
| Cricket Sectional Representative | Laura de Silva | 07714 865 911 | |
| Cricket Sectional Representative | Phil Apthorpe | 07306 471 657 | |
| Cricket Sectional Representative | George Potter | 07717 604 847 | |
| Tennis Sectional Representative – Tennis Chair | Sheila Kavanagh | ||
| Tennis Sectional Representative | Jane Sumner | ||
| Tennis Sectional Representative | William Winstone | 07962 243 644 |
Other
| Role | Name | Contact Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusive Tennis Co-Ordinator | Linda Almond | 07775 894 136 | |
| Maintenance | |||
| Tennis Administrator | Tracey Prendergast | ||
| Administrator | Ubayd Ahmed | 07903 422 323 |
Latest projects
Highgate recently raised £90K (£50k from a Sport England grant and £40k from club funds) to refurbish the changing facilities at the clubhouse and improve storage facilities. We now have a bathroom for disabled users on the ground floor and better changing rooms and new showers upstairs.
If you spot something that needs fixing please contact our maintenance person who manages the club’s maintenance.
Fundraising
We are always looking at ways we can raise money for the club – if you have any idea, do let us know and if you’d like to donate money to the club on a monthly basis, please follow this link.