It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lilas Davison – one of Dan Maskell Tennis Trust’s founding Trustees and Vice-President. Lilas was 93 when she died peacefully at home on May 25th. Lilas was a Trustee of DMTT since it became an independent charity in 2010
The LTA and Dan Maskell Tennis Trust are running another set of disability tennis camps. We have organised specialised coaches who will work closely with players on tactics and certain skill areas to really develop their tennis. The camps are intended for people already playing tennis and can hold a
Before we break for Christmas, we wanted to wish everyone involved in the Trust a happy festive period. Please see below our last Newsletter of the year, to update you on what we have been up to! https://createsend.com/t/r-7D67A203492DFC282540EF23F30FEDED
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust Golf Day returns for a third successive year to the magnificent RAC Club near Epsom in Surrey on Thursday 26th June. The 2025 event will be the 25th anniversary of our major fundraising event. Please save the date and further details will be available in
The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust is deeply saddened by the news of our Ambassador Keith Thom passing away in hospital on the 21 October. Keith touched so many in the world of wheelchair tennis, not only with his success on court, but his many friendships, formed so quickly with such
National Inclusion Week is all about taking action to create inclusive spaces, but you can’t always drop everything at short notice to take advantage of development opportunities; that’s why the LTA is offering 50% off their inclusion specific workshop for the rest of the year. How to Coach the Person
On the first day of Paralympics we are delighted to share with you our 2024 Summer Newsletter https://createsend.com/t/r-5E9D48FA47AD5A1F2540EF23F30FEDED
Celebrating its 10th year, The Wimbledon Foundation has chosen Dan Maskell Tennis Trust as one of four charities to choose a representative to perform the pre-match coin toss at the Singles Finals, including the Wheelchair Singles Finals for the first time. Alex Batt aged 10 will be performing the coin
The annual Golf Challenge took place on 13th June and raised over £23,000 – for full details click here
Our spring newsletter is now out, take a quick read to see what has been happening in the world of disability tennis, and our charity! https://createsend.com/t/r-19AF1E72A39E5EFA2540EF23F30FEDED
12TH JUNE 1931 – 10TH FEBRUARY 2024 Further to the sad news of the passing of John Tucker, below is a tribute to him and his achievements with the Lawn Tennis Association, Essex Tennis and The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust. John served on the LTA Council from 1977-2001 representing Essex.
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.
