SODBURY Tennis Club is celebrating after serving up such good standards it has received an award.

The club has received official Tennis Clubmark accreditation, which recognises years of hard work that has been put into developing best practice policies.

The Lawn Tennis Association hands out the award to clubs which have delivered on court as well as the policies and procedures off court.

Sodbury chairman Andrew Jones said the club was thrilled with the recognition.

He said: "As a club we have always strived to adopt best practice, but this is formal recognition of the standards that we have been achieving in the management of the club.

“It is also great for the hard work of the junior and senior committee members to be publicly acknowledged and rewarded in this way.

“Our main focus for 2013 is to provide lighting to our fourth court, giving and enabling improved playing facilities that are comparable with the quality of the coaching and administration at the club."

The club has more than 200 members of all ages. For more information visit www.sodburytennisclub.org.uk