TAWE PICKLEBALL CLUB
TRUSTEE ANNUAL REPORT – JULY 2025
Tawe Pickleball Club was formed in 2021 to promote community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of inhabitants of the Swansea Valley and beyond through the provision of facilities for playing Pickleball.
The club is based in Ystradgynlais and attracts players from the surrounding area. Its principal venue is the Ystradgynlais Sports Centre, part of the Maesydderwen School campus, where it hires a sports hall that accommodates four pickleball courts for three sessions per week. There are also opportunities for outdoor play adjacent to the hall when weather permits.
2024/5 has been a year of consolidation following a period of upheaval and uncertainty.
The club has approximately 20 members, ranging in age from early 20s to mid 70s, balanced equally between male and female players. Men and women compete together on equal terms. The majority of these have joined during the past year as a result of promotional activity by the Trustees.
The resurgence in membership has ensured the club’s survival and the intention now is to continue the growth curve that has been established.
Tawe Pickleball Club’s mission remains to make pickleball accessible to as many people as possible, of all ages and abilities, and will continue to seek opportunities to do so.