Bourn Sports Club

Membership of Bourn Sports Club entitles you to a range of benefits, including:

• Unlimited personal use of the tennis courts at the Jubilee Recreation Ground in Bourn (Full membership)
• Free membership of British Tennis, which entitles you to the Wimbledon ballot
• Rent the newly refurbished pavilion and sports facilities at reduced rates
• Free or reduced-cost activities and coaching throughout the year – see events and calendar

To join please email bournsportsclub@gmail.com  

We have two types of membership in 2025:

Tennis membership (includes unlimited use of the tennis courts, when not prebooked for events)

• £14 Junior or concession (under 18, students, unemployed, seniors over 65)
• £28 Adult
• £56 Family (up to 2 adults and any number of children living at the same address)

Non-tennis membership (With occasional tennis court use available at £5 per hour per court (whereas non-members pay £10 per hour))

• £5 Junior or concession (under 18, students, unemployed, seniors over 65)
• £10 Adult
• £20 Family (up to 2 adults and any number of children living at the same address)

If you would like to get involved in advancing sport in our village, either as a committee member or simply to suggest and organise a new activity / competition then please use the contact form to get in touch or simply email bournsportsclub@gmail.comor bournsportschairman@gmail.com

Bourn Sports Club is committed to prioritising the well-being of all children and adults at risk, promoting safeguarding in our club at all times, including all programmes and events we run. All activities, events and trips arranged by the club run in accordance with the LTA’s Safeguarding at Events and Competitions guidance. This Policy strives to minimise risk, deliver a positive sporting experience for everyone and respond appropriately to all safeguarding concerns/disclosures. For further information, please read the Safeguarding Policy and Poster. If you have any safeguarding questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact our safeguarding officer, Steve Baker, who can be reached via bsc.safeguarding@gmail.com.

Tennis

• Members – please book the court by using the booking sheets outside the Pavilion.
• Non-members may use the courts on a pay-and-play basis for £10 per hour.  Please contact Gill Pountain in advance on pountain.holes@talk21.com or 01954 719266.
• Floodlights are free to use for members and pay-and-play non-members. Please contact Gill Pountain for information about how to use the lights on pountain.holes@talk21.com or 01954 719266.
• Mini and youth tennis coaching on Sunday mornings. Contact Gill for information – pountain.holes@talk21.com
• Enthusiastic and energetic coach to children all ages and adult beginner/improvers, flexible hours – please contact Emma tsaritsa76@yahoo.com
• Ladies tennis – currently taking place on a Tuesday afternoon and on a Friday morning.
• Adult and Youth teams enter local leagues in the summer.

Cricket

• All-weather practice pitch and recently refurbished nets.
• Social cricket for adults and older children at the nets in the summer if enough interest. Please contact
  bournsportschairman@gmail.com if interested

Football

• Boxing Day Football for all the family!
• Other footballing activities – please contact us for details.

Running

• If you fancy a social run (slow enough that we can chat too!) do come and join us. Meet at the Sports Pavilion, Jubilee Playing field: Thursdays at 18.30 from April. Just turn up! We usually run for 3-4 miles on the paths and tracks around Bourn. Contact bournsportschairman@gmail.com if interested or for more information.

Netball

• Netball social group, for all ages and levels, although aimed at adults looking to meet people from the village and have fun! Mondays 7-8pm. Contact bournsportsclub@gmail.com if interested.

Table Tennis

• Table tennis at the pavilion. No equipment or prior experience needed. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Matt on bournsportschairman@gmail.com

Events

• Family rounders and picnic – date TBC
• Sports Day – date TBC

Other Sports

The Sports Club is actively looking for anyone interested in helping to organise a sports activity in Bourn, from cycling groups to get fit clubs. Just get in touch with Gill on bournsportschairman@gmail.com to discuss if you are interested!

• Gill Pountain (Chairman)
• Gill Pountain (Secretary)
• David Garrad (Treasurer)
• Gill Pountain (Membership Secretary and Tennis Rep)
• Dave Norman (Football rep)
• Clare Cassidy (Netball Rep)
• Jane McGuffog (Safeguarding Officer)
• Rilla Molnar (Ordinary Member)
• Gareth Jones (Ordinary Member)
• We are missing a number of key roles at the moment, which limits our ability to offer the breadth of activities we would like. If you have any interest in helping out in any way, please contact Gill on bournsportschairman@gmail.com. or on bournsportsclub@gmail.com

The Sports Club owns and/or maintains the following facilities:

• Floodlit Tennis Courts and tennis equipment
• Floodlit football and various football nets
• Table tennis tables
• Cricket nets and cricket equipment

We are based at the Pavilion, which can be found at the Jubilee playing field