Parks resource library
A library of park resources, templates and best practice to help you find what you need to run your park courts effectively.
Parks Tender Template Guidance Notes
Parks Tender Template Services Agreement
Tender Template Case Study - Model 1
Tender Template Case Study - Model 2
Tender Template Case Study - Model 3
General maintenance of park courts
Examples of what good parks can look like
Help with setting up your Clubspark pages, including support with bookings, website, memberships
Parks Attraction and Retention Guide
Social Media Templates for Parks
3000 Courts Love Letter Opportunity
Using Google Business Profile
Watch our video below for an overview of what a Google Business Profile is, why you should use it and how you set one up.
We've also written a guide on how to maximise court bookings through Google:
For disabled people to be able to play tennis in parks, inclusive and accessible facilities are required. Here's your guide on how to ensure your parks cater to all:
Operator guidance and marketing
Read our guides below for some help on operating a Barclays Free Park Tennis session and how to use key tennis and sporting moments throughout the year to get more players to your sessions.
Barclays Free Park Tennis Operator Guidance
Barclays Free Park Tennis Operator marketing plan
Activator recruitment
We've put together some advice on how to recruit Park Activators to help run your sessions. The template job description below can be edited by operators and used to advertise the activator role locally, and the guidance and example text can help promote the role to different audiences.
Barclays Free Park Tennis Recruitment Guidance
Example text for activator groups
Barclays Free Park Tennis Activator Job Description
Rewarding, recognising and motivating Activators guide
Activator Recruitment Opportunity and Form
Success stories
Written success stories
- Queens Park Tennis Club: 'How a Brighton park venue formed a CIC and created a thriving community tennis hub'
- Leeds Parks Tennis: 'Eliminating barriers: Using ClubSpark and Rally to offer free tennis in city parks'.
- Ashcombe Park: 'Working in partnership with a local authority: Revitalising semi-derelict tennis courts'
- Old Town Recreation Ground, Eastbourne: 'A local authority Opening Up Tennis to their local community by outsourcing park tennis operations to a local Community Interest Company'
- Bath and North East Somerset Council: 'Reviving tennis courts in Bath's destination parks: A successful local authority and LTA partnership'
Video success stories
TwisFizz Parks tennis community, Bexley and Greenwich: Growing participation, engaging with their communities, and maintaining their courts across their 9 community tennis venues.
- Roehampton Playing Fields: 'Unlocking tennis: the impact of Barclays Free Park Tennis'
- Volunteers - the beating heart of Barclays Free Park Tennis
- Windmill Gardens, Gravesend: 'Growing numbers of attendees'
- Battersea Park: Harnessing passion, increasing participation & facilitating new careers
- Moor Park, Preston: 'Innovative marketing to increase participation'