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Indoor Tennis Lessons
and USTA Team Tennis
New Britain Parks and Recreation
Department is hosting Indoor Tennis lessons
along with Jr. Team Tennis Practice and new
this year, Adult Team Tennis Brush Up at the
Central Connecticut State University Tennis
Bubble.
Indoor
Tennis lessons/practices are scheduled to
run Sunday, February 12, 2012 through April
15, 2012. There will be no program on March
4th,
March 25th and April 8th.
Indoor
tennis lessons for ages 8-12 will practice
between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Indoor
tennis lessons for ages 13-18 and Jr. Team
Tennis practice for ages 11-18 will be
between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m and the Adult
Brush Up from 3-4:30pm.
Admission
is $50.00 per person and $65.00 adult.
The
purpose of the youth tennis lessons is to
instruct participants in the correct way to
serve and volley as well as learn backhand
and forehand skills. The USTA Team Tennis
practices are intended for former and
perspective members of the USTA Jr. and
Adult. Tennis League who wish to keep
proficient during the winter months. The
tennis lessons, along with the Jr. Team
Tennis Practices, will be conducted by Rich
Jackiel, coach of the departments USTA Jr.
Team whose team has qualified for the
USTA Jr.
Team State Championships last two season.
Jackiel
is in his forth year as the head coach of
the USTA Jr. and Adult Tennis Team. This
will be Coach
Jackiel’s fifth
season overall working with the New Britain
Parks and Recreation Winter Tennis program,
and we are excited to have him back.
Jackiel is widely considered to be one of
the top coaches in the area among local
coaches, players, and parents.
In Other News.....
Join the Friends of Walnut
Hill Rose Garden
As a non-profit, volunteer
organization, The Friends of Walnut Hill Park Rose
Garden was started in the Spring of 2009 to restore and
maintain the Walnut Hill Park Rose Garden. Working
together with the New Britain Parks and Recreation
Department and coordinating volunteer efforts from local
residents, community organizations and the
University of Connecticut Master Gardener program,
our organization's mission is to connect and unite
residents through the therapeutic art and joy of
gardening at the Walnut Hill Park Rose Garden, restoring
and reviving vital urban green space in New Britain.
www.friendsoftherosegarden.org
The Friends of the Walnut Hill Park
Rose Garden's efforts provide an opportunity for
intergenerational and cross-cultural connections and
develop a learning environment for children and adults.
We are working to strengthen the community and continue
the revitalization of Downtown New Britain bringing
visitors to town and prominence to our City, Walnut Hill
Park and the restored Rose Garden.
Parks & Rec offers IPod walking tour of Walnut Hill Park!
The Parks and
Recreation Department will be offering its first ever
walking tour of Walnut Hill Park. "A walk through Walnut
Hill Park," created by CCSU students Amy Kirby and Aileen
Bastos, is a fifteen minute video describing the history of
the Frederick Law Olmsted designed masterpiece. The tour
starts with the walking path on North Main Street, going up
to the World War I monument, then down to Ledgers Way and
around the one mile loop.
Click here for more
info!
Piano and Voice Lessons
New Britain Parks and Recreation
Department is accepting registrations for the fall, winter,
and spring sessions for Piano and Voice Lessons. Lessons are
held in City Hall Room 210. Enrollment is limited. Fee of
$100 per person, per session must accompany registration. Click here for more info!
Great Photos from
Past Events
See photos from past events including
the Halloween Spooktacular, "Ridin'-Hy" Dude Ranch weekend
and our trip to New York City to see the Christmas
Spectacular at Radio City.
See the photos...
Stanley Golf
Stanley Golf
Course is a 27-hole public golf course in New Britain,
Connecticut. Stanley Golf offers three 9 hole courses and
has a Golf Shop, Restaurant, and more. Please visit Stanley
Golf Courses Web Site at
www.stanleygolf.com.
Be sure to visit:
