## 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.