Dan Maskell Tennis Trust

Lido Park Tennis Club CP sessions

Liz Terry — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:17:26 +0000

This year we approved funding for Lido Park Tennis Club’s Cerebral Palsy Children’s Group. The group was formed after a 6year old girl with CP came to join in sessions at the Club. After chatting with her parents, Neil Bates, the Lead Coach, joined some local CP social media groups to see if there was anyone else wanting to play tennis. They now have 12 children attending regularly – 3 in wheelchairs and the others using walkers or more ambient. They say that at every session it feels like someone new joins in, with participants travelling in some cases over 30 miles to join in the fun!

The success of the group has also meant that alongside the coaches they now have a group of fantastic young teenage volunteers who give up their time to help on every single session. They have gained some invaluable experience which will help them in the future as they progress towards their coaching qualifications.

We really love seeing how members of this tennis club have come together so quickly to make sure there is a tennis offer for everyone in their community. We were delighted to support them with funding towards LTA licensed coaches and indoor venue hire.

If you are inspired to start an inclusive tennis session at your Club then contact the LTA who can offer you advice and contacts – and then we are there to help with funding.

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VP Virginia Wade presented with her CBE badge

Liz Terry — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:32:46 +0000

We were delighted to hear that one of our Vice Presidents, Virginia Wade was presented last week with the badge of Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in recognition of services rendered to British Tennis and Charity.

Virginia was named a recipient of a CBE in His Majesty The King’s Birthday Honours 2025 and in a ceremony that took place at the British Consul General’s Residence in Manhattan was presented with her badge last week.

Virginia Wade CBE said: “I am truly delighted to receive this prestigious honour, symbolizing the love and affection I have for my country. My tennis career was highlighted annually by playing in team events representing GB for 21 years. Not only is this a reward for me, but I hope it might serve to inspire other British female athletes in their quests for success.”

We all thank Virginia for her continued support of our charity and congratulate her on this prestigious award.

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Honours for our own legends at Eastbourne Open

Liz Terry — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:47:31 +0000

On Thursday 25 June at the Eastbourne Open a very special group of people were inducted into the World Tennis Wheelchair Hall of Champions. Our very own Chairman Sue Wolstenholme OBE and Trustee Geraint Richards were honoured for having played a central role in shaping the sport.

We offer a massive congratulations to everyone inducted. Without such dedicated individuals, wheelchair tennis wouldn’t be in the amazing place it is right now.

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Wimbledon coin toss 2026

Liz Terry — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:16:05 +0000

The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust is delighted to have been asked by the Wimbledon Foundation, the official charity of The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and The Championships, to nominate an inspiring young tennis player to take part in this year’s coin toss at the wheelchair singles final. This year’s Championships will celebrate 25 years of wheelchair tennis.

We chose Leo Charlesworth-Mark (age 10) to represent us. Leo’s attitude both on and off the court exemplifies what our charity is all about, showing the positive impact tennis can have on disabled players. Leo benefited from a grant from us in 2024 when he first started playing tennis and is now part of the LTA Under-14 National Age Group Programme. We hope Leo’s story encourages more disabled people to try tennis.

The Wimbledon press release can be viewed here along with Leo’s film, featuring one of our Ambassadors Louise Hunt Skelley, former Paralympian and Wimbledon player. Jack Draper, a keen supporter of disability tennis, also makes a surprise appearance!

https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/Wimbledon_Foundation_nominates_four_inspirational_young-tennis_players_for-coin_toss_ceremonies

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Dan Maskell Tennis Trust Patrons Scheme

Liz Terry — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:59:22 +0000

We are excited to announce details of our new Patrons Scheme

The purpose of introducing a Patrons Scheme is to seek regular annual income for the Trust. We are a small charity and although we have been fortunate to identify new funding streams in recent years, these cannot be guaranteed. It is therefore important for us to identify additional areas of income in order for our work to continue at its current level and to meet the increased demand for grant aid. By supporting our Patrons Scheme, you will be providing the DMTT with a guaranteed annual income and so enabling us to continue and to expand our work.

Our leaflet (link above) has further information and an online sign up, otherwise please get in touch admin@dmtt.org.uk for more information.

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Spring 2026 Newsletter

Liz Terry — Sat, 09 May 2026 06:34:40 +0000

Read all that has been happening in our latest newsletter.

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Continued funding support from the LTA Tennis Foundation

Liz Terry — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:10:34 +0000

We are very happy to announce that we have been awarded further funding from the LTA Tennis Foundation. The LTA Tennis Foundation had previously provided us with a 3 year grant which ran until the end of 2025. We are delighted that they have recognised the importance of our work by granting us a further two years of funding.

This funding will allow us to continue to scale up our grant aid funding programme. Last year we broke our past records, funding over £100k to disability tennis groups and individuals.

You can read more about all the charities that the LTA TF is supporting here. A massive thank you from all of us!

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2026 Wimbledon Coin Toss – Leo’s story

Liz Terry — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:04 +0000

We were delighted to nominate Leo Charlesworth-Mark to take part in The Championships, Wimbledon, coin toss at the Men’s Singles Wheelchair Final. Here we learn about Leo’s story – the Dan Maskell Tennis Trust were proud to support Leo through our grant aid funding programme in 2025.

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Coventry & North Warwickshire Tennis Club Festival

Liz Terry — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:04:03 +0000

We love that the last post of this year shows an amazing festival day we funded with Coventry & North Warwickshire Tennis Club featuring 4 Coventry Primary Schools and 58 children at the event, all with Special Education Needs. Lead coach Collen Mhlanga then delivered 10 follow up sessions which featured lots of laughter and teamwork. Playing games like “tennis tag” and “target practice”, the coaches were super supportive and made sure everyone got involved. They understand learning can be challenging, but adapted the equipment to ensure a good experience.

Most children getting to play tennis at least 4 times and some have even joined the Club. We hope that they have started a lifelong love of tennis 😍

Thanks to the members of staff from the represented schools, who were amazing, ensuring the safeguarding was maintained throughout the busy morning.

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Christmas Newsletter

Liz Terry — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:53:57 +0000

As 2025 draws to a close we want to share with you our latest Newsletter and wish you all a wonderful Christmas.

https://createsend.com/t/r-02E8E18078155A982540EF23F30FEDED

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Autumn Newsletter

Liz Terry — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:14:24 +0000

Check out all our news in our latest Newsletter.

https://createsend.com/t/r-32448AEB02C1DC9A2540EF23F30FEDED

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East India Club Fundraiser

Liz Terry — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:33:50 +0000

We are delighted to share that, through a collaboration between the East India Club Tennis Section and King’s College London, DMTT was selected as the charity partner for a fundraising dinner at the East India Club. Held on 27th of June, “The Wimbledon Dinner” was a great success raising over £10,000 from fundraising during the evening. The 80 guests were entertained by our President Dame Elaine Paige who came as a special guest, alongside Barry Cowan. One of the Trust’s Vice-Presidents Marcus Buckland was Master of Ceremonies and in addition to the fundraising part of the evening, Marcus chatted to Elaine about her 60 year career in showbiz and 15 years as DMTT President as well as her recent Damehood announced in the King’s Birthday Honours List.

Barry Cowan, former British player and now a tennis pundit and commentator gave his insight and views on the Wimbledon Championships. We hope that this evening will mark the start of an exciting fundraising partnership and thank the East India Club for partnering with us to raise much needed funds for our grant aid funding programme.

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