Press Reports

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Basford hold court in superb year of tennis (The Sentinel, 22 March 2018)
Basford tennis players, both aged 80, play latest game in a series going back 20 years (The Sentinel, 28 October 2014)
Basford octogenarians prepare for tennis grudge match (The Sentinel, 25 October 2014)
Club serves up tennis courses (Sentinel, 25 April 2013)
Basford Lawn Tennis Club unveils refurbishment of historic courts (Sentinel, 08 April 2013)
Centre shows off new courts (Sentinel, 05 April 2013)
Tennis courts to be unveiled (The Sentinel, 25 March 2013)
Tennis club to reveal revamp refurb (Sentinel, 08 March 2013)
Exile Eardley attacks LTA for lack of support (Sentinel, 09 February 2013)
Eardley Holds Professional Ambition (Sentinel, 13 January 2012)
Tough challenge for Eardley (Sentinel, 24 August 2010)
England Duty for Basford Pair (Sentinel, 23 March 2010)
Basford Veteran Helps Win World Title For Great Britain (Sentinel, 24 November 2009)
Basford Hailed For Junior Programme (Sentinel, 20 October 2009)
Basford Girls At The Double (Sentinel, 15 September 2009)
Ellis Eyes Double Title Success (Sentinel, 18 August 2009)
Basford Veteran Gets Great Britain Call-Up (Sentinel, 30 June 2009)
Castle Youngster Served Up A Real Treat (Sentinel, 16 June 2009)
Newcastle Schools Ready For Tournament (Sentinel, 09 June 2009)
Schools to offer free coaching (Sentinel, 21 April 2009)
Basford and Draycott Claim Clubmark Status (Sentinel, 09 December 2008)
Rising Star Amy Handed Staffs Senior Place (Sentinel, 25 November 2008)
Basford Shoot Down RAF (Sentinel, 30 September 2008)
Basford Women's Clean Sweep (Sentinel, 16 September 2008)
RAF To Help Basford Celebrate Anniversary (Sentinel, 16 September 2008)
Basford Starlet Amy Nets Place At Wimbledon (Sentinel, 19 August 2008)
Basford 125th Anniversary (Sentinel, 05 August 2008)
Family of Rising Star Josh Make Cash Plea (Sentinel, 05 August 2008)
Star Amy Qualifies For A Place At Wimbledon (Sentinel, 08 July 2008)
Rising Star Josh Nets Spot in Top Academy (Sentinel, 01 July 2008)
North Staffs Duo Aim To Surge Up National Rankings (Sentinel, 18 March 2008)
Women step up battle to play in men's league (Sentinel, 19 February 2008)
Spanish trip proves to be an eye-opener (Sentinel, 04 December 2007)
Basford women on quest to break with tradition (Sentinel, 13 November 2007)
Langdale Infants school to serve up more of same (Sentinel, 09 October 2007)
Basford complete double (Sentinel, 09 October 2007)
Veteran teams to join the British elite (Sentinel, 02 October 2007)
League's top teams double up in cups (Sentinel, 25 September 2007)
Eardley displays super form to blitz opponents (Sentinel, 28 August 2007)
Basford ace seals a national spot (Sentinel, 14 August 2007)
Wimbledon calling (Sentinel, 26 June 2007)
Basford to use cash windfall for talent search (Sentinel, 08 May 2007)
County's youngsters braced for battle of Britain (Sentinel, 01 May 2007)
Clubs have mixed reaction to merger plan (Sentinel, 06 March 2007)
Local clubs look to make their mark on the national stage (Sentinel, 06 February 2007)
Tennis (Evening Sentinel, 27 August 2002)
Cash pay-off in Basford's super league season (Evening Sentinel, 23 January 1995)
Graham's coach party (Evening Sentinel, 31 October 1994)
Basford double dreams on hold (Evening Sentinel, 02 September 1994)
Karen makes club dream come true (Evening Sentinel, 25 October 1993)
Picture (Evening Sentinel, 28 June 1993)
Basford cash boost (Evening Sentinel, 17 May 1993)
Basford move into fast lane (Evening Sentinel, 01 March 1993)
Andy on hand for grand display... (Evening Sentinel, 26 May 1992)
Fred for Basford? (Evening Sentinel, 12 May 1992)
Basford tennis tournament finalists (Evening Sentinel, 10 December 1991)
Basford say keep on the grass (Evening Sentinel, 02 December 1991)
New courts opening up (Evening Sentinel, 30 September 1991)
Basford tennis (Evening Sentinel, 15 June 1987)
Basford Gift (Evening Sentinel, 02 June 1986)
Anyone for tennis? (Evening Sentinel, 16 May 1986)
Tennis club 'play-in' (Evening Sentinel, 03 March 1986)
Picture (Evening Sentinel, 27 January 1986)
SPARKLING START TO DIAMOND YEAR (Evening Sentinel, 27 January 1986)
Tennis 60th birthday (Evening Sentinel, 09 January 1986)
Basford lawn tennis tournament winners (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 18 May 1984)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 25 November 1983)
Honour for Basford (Evening Sentinel, 17 November 1983)
Men's tennis at Basford (Evening Sentinel, 24 August 1982)
Rain hits junior tennis (Evening Sentinel, 18 August 1982)
Basford tennis it by rain (Evening Sentinel, 17 August 1982)
Basford Junior Tennis (Evening Sentinel, 13 July 1982)
Titles for Basford (Evening Sentinel, 16 September 1981)
Jumble Sales (Evening Sentinel, 16 September 1981)
Tennis double for Basford? (Evening Sentinel, 14 September 1981)
(Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 07 August 1981)
BASFORD TENNIS (Evening Sentinel, 28 July 1981)
Tennis date (Evening Sentinel, 09 July 1981)
Sentinel tennis trophies (Evening Sentinel, 08 July 1981)
Picture (Evening Sentinel, 18 August 1980)
Sentinel Tennis Cup winners' doubles (Evening Sentinel, 01 August 1980)
Picture (Evening Sentinel, 31 July 1980)
Sentinel tennis (Evening Sentinel, 17 July 1980)
Basford tennis (Evening Sentinel, 20 June 1980)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 10 August 1979)
Strike marred Basford tennis joy in 1926 (Evening Sentinel, 18 May 1976)
'NO' TO PLANNING PLEA BY CLUB, BUT... (Evening Sentinel, 06 March 1976)
Application for squash courts is deferred (Evening Sentinel, 18 December 1975)
Tennis club plan squash courts (Evening Sentinel, 01 November 1975)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 15 August 1975)
TOWN AND. COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971 (Evening Sentinel, 24 July 1975)
Unaware they made tennis history (Evening Sentinel, 01 January 1974)
Basford tennis tournament (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 17 August 1973)
Basford Tennis Club dinner (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 24 November 1972)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 11 August 1972)
Coming events (Evening Sentinel, 09 September 1970)
BASFORD TENNIS TOURNEY WINNERS (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 15 August 1969)
Basford Lawn Tennis Club tourney (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 08 August 1969)
BASFORD JUNIOR TENNIS TOURNAMENT (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 02 August 1968)
BASFORD'S TENNIS TROPHY DOUBLE (Evening Sentinel, 20 September 1967)
TENNIS CLUB GATHERING (Evening Sentinel, 20 October 1966)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 29 July 1966)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 22 October 1965)
WILL BASFORD DOMINATE THE TENNIS SCENE (Evening Sentinel, 22 October 1965)
Basford are Alsop Cup winners (Evening Sentinel, 18 October 1965)
BASFORD WIN TENNIS CUPS (Evening Sentinel, 18 October 1965)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 30 July 1965)
Picture (Evening Sentinel, 28 July 1965)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 31 July 1964)
EYES ON THE CAMERA AT THE BASFORD TOURNAMENT (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 31 July 1964)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 31 July 1964)
Pictures (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 11 October 1963)
Tennis club dance (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 11 October 1963)
Junior tennis tournament at Basford (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 02 August 1963)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 10 August 1962)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 22 June 1962)
Picture (Evening Sentinel, 14 June 1962)
BASFORD TENNIS CLUB DANCE (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 06 October 1961)
Picture (Evening Sentinel, 27 July 1960)
Basford Tennis Club effort (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 27 June 1958)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 20 June 1958)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 29 November 1957)
Picture (Evening Sentinel, 01 January 1957)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 16 November 1956)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 06 July 1956)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 13 April 1956)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 11 November 1955)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 25 June 1954)
BASFORD FINALS (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 28 June 1952)
Picture (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel, 25 November 1950)
Old Club (Evening Sentinel, 01 July 1950)
PERRY AND MASKELL (Evening Sentinel, 15 July 1949)
Day by Day (Evening Sentinel, 20 June 1949)
Basford Lawn Tennis (Evening Sentinel, 24 March 1948)
Basford Tennis Exhibition (Evening Sentinel, 31 July 1943)
Basford Tennis Exhibition (Evening Sentinel, 23 July 1943)
BASFORD LAWN TENNIS CLUB (Evening Sentinel, 09 April 1940)
BASFORD LAWN TENNIS CLUB (Evening Sentinel, 16 March 1940)
BASFORD LAWN TENNIS CLUB (Evening Sentinel, 08 February 1939)
BASFORD TENNIS CLUB DANCE (Evening Sentinel, 29 October 1938)
JUVENILE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT (Evening Sentinel, 18 August 1938)
EXHIBITION AGAIN GREAT SUCCESS (Evening Sentinel, 15 May 1937)
WORLD FAMOUS LAWN TENNIS STARS IN THE POTTERIES (Evening Sentinel, 15 May 1937)
Tennis Stars at Basford (Evening Sentinel, 14 May 1937)
Advertisement (Evening Sentinel, 05 May 1937)
Representative Company at Annual Supper Dance (Evening Sentinel, 22 December 1936)
ASSISTANCE FOR HOSPITALS (Evening Sentinel, 23 June 1936)
£108 from Charity Tennis (Evening Sentinel, 08 June 1936)
GREAT DAY FOR LAWN TENNIS (Evening Sentinel, 12 May 1936)
VISIT OF INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS PLAYERS (Evening Sentinel, 12 May 1936)
FAMOUS TENNIS STARS VISIT BASFORD (Evening Sentinel, 11 May 1936)
TENNIS STARS AT BASFORD (Evening Sentinel, 11 May 1936)
BASFORD CHARITY TENNIS (Evening Sentinel, 08 May 1936)
Advertisement (Evening Sentinel, 07 May 1936)
BASFORD CHARITY TENNIS (Evening Sentinel, 05 May 1936)
TENNIS STARS (Evening Sentinel, 05 May 1936)
With the Tennis Clubs (Evening Sentinel, 02 May 1936)
Advertisement (Evening Sentinel, 30 April 1936)
A Highly Successful Season (Evening Sentinel, 18 January 1935)
STAFFS. HARD COURT TENNIS (Evening Sentinel, 21 September 1934)
Staffordshire Hard Court Singles (Evening Sentinel, 17 September 1934)
BASFORD LAWN TENNIS CLUB LTD. (Evening Sentinel, 10 March 1934)
Success of the Annual Supper Dance (Evening Sentinel, 16 December 1933)
Success of Season's Working (Evening Sentinel, 27 October 1933)
BASFORD TENNIS CLUB (Evening Sentinel, 15 November 1932)
TENNIS PLAYERS FOR 48 YEARS (Evening Sentinel, 11 March 1932)
DANCING AND BRIDGE (Evening Sentinel, 29 December 1930)
Staffordshire Inter-Club Tennis (Evening Sentinel, 28 July 1930)
Alsop Cup (Evening Sentinel, 26 July 1930)
Donations From Sports Clubs (Evening Sentinel, 09 October 1929)
Public Notices (Evening Sentinel, 05 September 1929)
Basford's Success in County Doubles (Evening Sentinel, 17 August 1929)
Staffordshire Junior Doubles Won for First Time (Evening Sentinel, 15 August 1929)
THE BASFORD CLUB (Staffordshire Sentinel, 02 June 1928)
BASFORD LAWN TENNIS SUCCESS (Staffordshire Sentinel, 30 August 1927)
Public Notices (Evening Sentinel, 01 June 1927)
MISS JOAN FRY IN BASFORD-STONE MATCH (Staffordshire Sentinel, 12 May 1927)
Basford Tennis Club (Staffordshire Sentinel, 24 April 1926)
Opening of the New Courts (Staffordshire Sentinel, 23 April 1926)
Staffordshire Day By Day (Staffordshire Sentinel, 21 April 1926)
Basford Lawn Tennis Club... (Staffordshire Sentinel, 17 April 1926)
Basford Tennis Club... (Staffordshire Sentinel, 10 April 1926)
Satisfactory Position Reported at Annual Meeting (Staffordshire Sentinel, 06 April 1926)
Four Hard Courts on a New Site (Staffordshire Sentinel, 05 November 1925)
LAWN TENNIS AT BASFORD (Staffordshire Sentinel, 17 October 1925)
Miss Joan Fry at Basford Next Saturday (Staffordshire Sentinel, 16 September 1925)
MISS JOAN FRY AT BASFORD (Staffordshire Sentinel, 12 May 1925)
Basford Footpath (Staffordshire Sentinel, 03 January 1925)
Basford Footpath Question (Staffordshire Sentinel, 27 December 1924)
The Basford Footpath (Staffordshire Sentinel, 22 November 1924)
Successful Invitation Dance (Staffordshire Sentinel, 20 November 1922)
Situations Vacant - General (Evening Sentinel, 10 May 1921)
BASFORD TENNIS CLUB DANCE (Staffordshire Sentinel, 20 December 1920)
Situations Vacant - General (Staffordshire Sentinel, 11 March 1919)
Presentation to the Groundsman (Staffordshire Sentinel, 05 June 1915)
Progress of the Basford Club (Staffordshire Sentinel, 20 September 1913)
BASFORD LAWN TENNIS DANCE (Staffordshire Sentinel, 29 January 1910)
BASFORD TENNIS CLUB DANCE (Staffordshire Sentinel, 12 December 1908)
BASFORD LAWN TENNIS CLUB (Staffordshire Sentinel, 18 April 1908)
The Annual Dance (Staffordshire Sentinel, 01 December 1906)
ANNUAL BALL IN NEWCASTLE (Staffordshire Sentinel, 20 January 1906)
BASFORD LAWN TENNIS CLUB BALL (Staffordshire Sentinel, 17 December 1904)
BASFORD TENNIS TOURNAMENT. (Staffordshire Sentinel, 31 May 1887)
TENNIS TOURNAMENT. (Staffordshire Sentinel, 19 May 1887)
Situations Vacant (Staffordshire Sentinel, 10 April 1886)
Basford (Staffordshire Sentinel, 12 December 1885)
Lawn Tennis (Staffordshire Sentinel, 30 June 1884)