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Dear all!                                                                                                                

Merry Christmas and happy New Year 2022!!!

Many of you asked in the last few months about our Annual pass plans and today we finally have great news for you!

After the first lockdown, we experienced an unprecedented "court rush", because we were one of the few sports that was allowed to re-start earlier than others. Our annual pass plans originally had no limits for weekly bookings, after it got close to impossible to get a booking, we had to quickly introduce some limits to ensure that all members would still get some value for their membership.

We know that some were unhappy about that, but we had no other option. The increased popularity of Padel or Tennis combined with the fact that it is a fun sport that can be done outside even with physical distancing limitations meant that the rush to bookings didn't ease off for a very long time. We saw that it was not possible to guarantee play time for annual passes and therefore had to decide to pause the renewal of memberships due the Covid-19. We remind you the club has been closed for 32 weeks and we extended all the annual passes over the time everyone was affected.

Luckily the pressure on courts got a little bit lighter and we also heard you, when you made clear that you want a new membership option. So over the last few weeks we worked on a new plan, and now it is finally ready to make it available to you all!

We left the annual pass fee at the same price as over the last 4 years, but will need to add a Systems and administration cost of EUR 40 per plan. The limitation of max 3 bookings per week and one 90 min play time per day will remain and we will have to enforce it to ensure fairness for all, but please note that this is a maximum, it is NOT a guarantee that you will be able to get 3 bookings per week.

A new change is paying a deposit. This deposit will be used to charge costumers if they don't show up for bookings made or if they cancel less than 24 hours in advance of a booking. We need to make sure that the limited number of courts are USED to 100%, not just booked to 100%. Your deposit is refundable at the end of the annual pass plan, but if you do not show or cancel too late, we will take the full court rental from that booking and you will not be able to book anymore courts if your deposit is below 10 Euro. And after that long introduction here is finally the new annual pass plan for 12 months:

Adult annual pass: EUR 285 + EUR 40 Admin fee + EUR 40 refundable deposit

Family annual pass: EUR 485 + EUR 40 Admin fee + EUR 40 refundable deposit

Children and Teenagers: EUR 180 + EUR 40 Admin fee + EUR 40 refundable deposit

Students: EUR 285 + EUR 40 Admin fee + EUR 40 refundable deposit

Pensioners and unemployed: EUR 200 + EUR 40 Admin fee + EUR 40 refundable deposit

All debts have to be paid before you apply for the annual pass. If you need info about your court fees pending please contact us at info@bushytennispadel.ie

Follow the link for the cancellation policy www.bushytennispadel.ie/Page.aspx?id=10#Terms%20of%20Use

Rates (bushytennispadel.ie)

The plans will be available with immediate effect at the Bushy Park office and they apply for Tennis and Padel. The remaining value of the 48 Euro voucher (Silver Membership) can be taken as a part payment for the full annual pass fee. Every unused hour has a value of EUR 4.80.

We appreciate you, your support and your understanding and we are looking forward to you re-joining the Bushy Park Tennis & Padel Club once again.

Yours is sport,

Bushy Park Team