A sure sign spring is firmly in the air is the fact municipal tennis and pickleball courts are now open for the season.
“With ice now being removed at several Chatham-Kent arenas our parks and recreation staff have started preparations for the outdoor season,” said Ian Clark, Manager, Parks, Recreation and Cemeteries, in a media release.. “Members of the public will notice nets have been reinstalled at municipal sport courts.”
Courts are available at the following locations:
- Centennial Park Pickleball Courts, 19955 Pook Rd., Blenheim
- Doug Allin Tennis Courts, 300 Cecile Ave., Chatham
- Jackson Park Pickleball Courts, 319 Brown St., Dresden
- Joe Carpenter Tennis Courts, 287 McNaughton Ave., Chatham
- Kinsmen Park Tennis Court, 760 Tecumseh St., Dresden
- Kiwanis Park Tennis Courts, 5 George St., Ridgetown
- Laverne Kelly Memorial Park Pickleball Courts, 1315 Mariners Rd., Erieau
- Memorial Park Tennis Courts and Pickleball Courts, 24 Stewart St., Tilbury
- Parc Centennaire Tennis Courts, 16 Notre Dame, Pain Court
- Steinhoff Park Tennis Courts and Pickleball Courts, 220 Napier St., Wallaceburg
- Victoria Park Tennis Courts, 498 Elm St., Bothwell
- Wheatley Area Sports Complex Tennis Courts, 196 Erie St. N., Wheatley
Courts are available to the public for casual use on a first-come-first-served basis except during posted times reserved for local clubs and schools.
Windscreening will also be installed at the new pickleball courts in Dresden, Blenheim, Wallaceburg, and Tilbury which were completed in late 2023.
The public is asked to help prevent damage to other sport grounds by staying off ball diamond infields and wet sport fields. Diamonds and fields are still being prepared for teams and leagues set to begin play in May.
