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Tennis courts in Pontypool Park and Panteg Park in Griffithstown are set to get a facelift, thanks to a £16,000 grant from Torfaen Sports Development Tennis Focus Sports Programme.
The refurbishments include cleaning and repairing the courts surface, installing new electronic gates and floodlighting.
Local pickleball enthusiasts will also benefit from the upgrades, with the addition of five marked-out pickleball courts.
Little Hitters Tennis is also hoping to run coaching sessions for younger tennis enthusiasts, as well as mini festivals and competitions at the new-look courts.
Jane Jones from Little Hitters, which runs tennis sessions in schools across Torfaen, said: “We have a tennis festival with schools attending Wednesday and Thursday next week, which will hopefully encourage school children to join other Little Hitters sessions.
“We are always on the lookout for volunteers to help run sessions and support local people to get on the coaching and officiating ladder, they just need to get in touch.”
For more information on current and future tennis sessions, click here.
Torfaen Sports Development team is working with Tennis Wales to install the new gated technology system at Pontypool Park, which will be completed by October.
Court users will be able to book a slot and will receive a code to unlock the gate. Once activated, the floodlights will turn on and off once the session has ended.
Over the next year Cwmbran Park tennis courts will also be added to the refurbishment programme.
Holly Hinchey, Torfaen Sports Development Officer, said: “After a number of pilot projects to identify a need for tennis in Torfaen, we are really excited to get the refurbishments complete and bring tennis closer to the community.
“Tennis is a brilliant at developing coordination, fitness and fun to all ages and abilities at an affordable price.”
Mae cyrtiau tennis ym Mharc Pont-y-pŵl a Pharc Panteg yn yn Griffithstown i gael eu gwella, diolch i grant o £16,000 gan Raglen Chwaraeon Ffocws Tennis Datblygu Chwaraeon Torfaen.
Mae’r gwaith ailwampio yn cynnwys glanhau a thrwsio wyneb y cyrtiau, gosod gatiau electronig newydd a llifoleuadau.
Bydd chwaraewyr lleol pickleball hefyd yn elwa o’r gwaith uwchraddio, gydag ychwanegiad pump cwrt pickleball wedi eu marcio allan.
Mae Little Hitters Tennis hefyd yn gobeithio rhedeg sesiynau hyfforddi i chwaraewyr tennis iau, ynghyd â gwyliau bach a chystadlaethau yn y cyrtiau sy’n cael eu hadnewyddu.
Meddai Jane Jones o Little Hitters, sy’n rhedeg sesiynau tennis mewn ysgolion ledled Torfaen: “Mae gennym ŵyl dennis gydag ysgolion yn mynychu ar ddydd Mercher a dydd Iau wythnos nesaf a fydd, gobeithio, yn annog plant ysgol i ymuno â sesiynau eraill Little Hitters.
“Rydym wastad yn chwilio am wirfoddolwyr i helpu i redeg y sesiynau a chefnogi pobl leol i ddringo’r ysgol hyfforddi a bod yn swyddogion – dim ond angen iddyn nhw gysylltu gyda ni.”
I gael rhagor o wybodaeth ar sesiynau nawr ac yn y dyfodol, cliciwch yma.
Mae tîm Datblygu Chwaraeon Torfaen yn gweithio gyda Tennis Cymru i osod y system dechnoleg gatiau newydd ym Mharc Pont-y-pŵl, a fydd wedi ei chwblhau erbyn mis Hydref.
Bydd defnyddwyr y cyrtiau yn gallu bwcio slot a chael cod i ddatgloi’r gât. Unwaith y bydd hyn wedi ei wneud, bydd y llifoleuadau yn troi ymlaen, ac yn diffodd ar ôl i’r sesiwn ddod i ben.
Dros y flwyddyn nesaf, bydd cyrtiau tennis Parc Cwmbrân hefyd yn cael eu hychwanegu i’r rhaglen ailwampio.
Dywedodd Holly Hinchey, Swyddog Datblygu Chwaraeon Torfaen: “Ar ôl nifer o brosiectau peilot i adnabod angen am dennis yn Nhorfaen, rydym yn llawn cyffro i gwblhau’r gwaith ailwampio a dod â thennis yn nes at y gymuned.
“Mae tennis yn wych ar gyfer datblygu cydsymud, ffitrwydd a hwyl i bob oedran a gallu am bris fforddiadwy.”
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