Here’s the honest truth: I’m an average player at best. My tennis serve is a suggestion, my squash backhand is a prayer, and my racketball game? Let’s just say “inconsistent” is generous. But at Bexley LTC, no one cares about your rating. They care about whether you’re having fun.
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The club has a wild sense of humour, too. There’s an annual “Bring Your Worst Shot” tournament, where you get points for hitting the frame or tripping over your own feet. (I won. I’m not proud. I’m slightly proud.)
You’ll also find a healthy dose of irony. Members groan about the car park being too small, the showers being “refreshingly cold,” and the fact that the calendar is so full you sometimes have to book a court two weeks in advance. But secretly, they love that it’s a bit of a scramble—it means the place is alive.
Join the chaos
If you’re in the Bexley area and you’re tired of your local gym’s soulless treadmills, this is your antidote. Come for the tennis, stay for the ranch dressing at the bar (it’s a local legend), and leave with a new bruise and a new friend.
One last thing: if you see a tall, slightly clumsy person on the squash court apologizing to the walls, come say hi. That’s probably me, still trying to hit the ball without it hitting back. But I promise you, at Bexley Lawn Tennis Squash And Racketball Club, everyone’s welcome—even the guy who misses the ball entirely and blames the light.
See you on court. Or at the bar. Let’s be honest, probably the bar first.
