2009 has been an exciting year for the facility, with major events, new staff and changes to the structure of the club all filling a busy twelve months.

COACHING

The coaching provision at the club has continued strongly, with good levels of success achieved by many junior members. Ahmed has left to follow his studies in London, but remains linked to the club. Faye Kowalewsky joined the coaching staff in the autumn, and her role should develop in the new year. Already a key figure of the England Squash & Raquet ball staff in the area, she's a great addition to the coaching staff and will concentrate on group and racquetball coaching at the club, as well as working closely with Colin Griggs in local schools. The schools work has again been a huge success over the year, with multi-skills and mini-squash having been delivered to hundreds of children in the area.

Many of the club's juniors now regularly compete in tournaments both locally and nationally. The Cambs County Closed was again held at the club in September, with some brilliant results. Tayla Mounter (Girls U13 & U15 Champion) and Paul Jordan (Boys U17 Champion) produced the two best performances, beating their seeding to become county champions for the first time.

EVENTS

This year saw a land mark moment for the club and the county, when the British U23 Championships were held in April. 62 of the finest young players challenged for the title over 4 days of the highest quality squash. The event also saw 400+ visitors come to the club, and the whole experience was fantastic. It was the first of three championships due to be held here, and the planning and preparation for next year's event is well under way. Building on the success of the 2009 event is another huge challenge, as well as using it to promote the club and lead to further events in the future.

GYM

Our gym facilities have continued to be popular, with
the addition of the St.Ives cycling club as an affiliated
member a huge boost for the gym. James Bamford
has worked with Mark Coulson to improve the
standard of service for the members, and the
membership numbers remain good. Further projects
and plans for the new year should add to the quality of service and choice available, with group sessions and courses to be started soon.

FUTURE PLANS/OTHER

Later in the year James Powley became the General Manager of The Pavilion site. This is a positive step for the facility, and will bring an improvement to the running of the business. The conferencing has grown well over the year, and looks set to continue its growth in 2010.2010 looks set to be a great year for the juniors, with tours of Portugal and Canada being planned, to develop from the national tours held in the previous three years. Combined with the British U23's, an exciting year is guaranteed. Plans are in place to start a multi-sport programme to develop the work done for the local community, and a return of the Hunts County Racket ball Open.

Our ambition, as always, is to continue improving year on year, and with the members contributing to the team effort this should be achievable yet again.
Another busy year for The Pavilion and everyone connected to the club.