Dan Maskell Tennis Trust
Serving Tennis to Disabled People
We’re pleased to share a new short film created for our Ambassador, Abbie Breakwell. Abbie Breakwell: Wheels of Steel was produced as part of Women’s Sport Trust’s Unlocked athlete leadership development programme, of which Abbie is part of the current cohort. Earlier this year, athletes were invited to pitch their
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust wishes to pay tribute to the great Ian Peacock OBE, who has sadly passed away at the age of 92. Ian was a Trustee of the DMTT from our inception as an independent charity, later becoming our Vice President. Throughout those years, he was a
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
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
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
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
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
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
Check out all our news in our latest Newsletter. https://createsend.com/t/r-32448AEB02C1DC9A2540EF23F30FEDED
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
From Thursday 24th August – Sunday 3rd September, DMTT is running an online auction on eBay to raise funds for our grant funding programme for people with disabilities who play tennis.