The club was formed around 1950 on land, presumably with lots of oak
trees, in Wemborough Road; now occupied by a school.
When Acorn moved to its present home, they brought the club house with
them — it has certainly passed the test of time! There are often free refreshments available,
especially on member's birthdays
As you can see Acorn are also trend setters in the tennis fashion world.
We play at Arnold House most weekends, bank holidays, some school holidays, and midweek late afternoons subject to light. We don't have floodlights. Additional social play sessions are often arranged on Wednesday and Friday mornings at a club nearby.
We publish a weekly schedule on our Acorn WhatsApp groups setting out the court times for Social Play (four sessions), arranged games, coaching, tournament, and team practice or matches.
The club is not just about tennis.
A team under the name Acorn Antiques appeared on BBC TV
defeating the famous Eggheads! At our last Christmas dinner, our ladies
team celebrated winning the league. At Acorn we received a surprise visit
from Santa! (Guess who?)
We organise an annual charity handicap doubles tournament with a delicious lunch
and one of the best raffles and auctions in tennis! We are indebted to our very
generous donors.
We have raised funds for many charities (connected to a member or
member's relative) including Cancer Research UK, British
Heart Foundation, Parkinson's Society, Prostate
Cancer UK, Lynda Jackson Macmillan centre (Mount Vernon
Hospital), Glukoma UK, Alzheimers Society UK, St Luke's Hospice,
Maggie's (Cancer Support), Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, and Diabetes UK.
In 2025, we raised £3,400 for the Parkinson's Day Centre, Edgware Community Hospital, and Cancer Research UK.
For 2026, the proposed recipient charities are Alzheimers Research UK and Hatzola (Emergency Ambulance Service).
