About Grafton Tennis and Squash Club
History
Grafton is the fifth oldest club in the land, founded in 1888, taking its name from Grafton Square in Clapham where residents played tennis on Clapham Common. It was decided to found a club which migrated to its present site in the 1920s. The 1980s saw a golden age when we regularly won national tennis and squash events and ruled locally. Currently we are approaching similar standards with the Men’s and Ladies tennis teams knocking on the door of the Surrey Premier Divisions and the Squash Teams doing well in the Surrey Cup Squash County Leagues.
Location
You can find us at: 70A Thornton Road, London SW12 0LF.
We are situated approximately equidistant between Clapham, Balham and Streatham and are easily reachable from Tooting, Brixton, Herne Hill, Tulse Hill, Norwood, West Norwood, Clapham Junction and Battersea. The following postcodes are all within 2 miles of the club: SW12, SW11, SW4, SW2, SW17, SW16, SE27, SW8, SW9, SW18, CR4, SE5, SE24. So if you live in one of these areas, drop in to check us out or contact us or join us using the buttons below.
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Committee members
The club is run entirely by volunteers who dedicate a great deal of their personal time to running the club for the benefit of its members. We encourage all members to ‘get involved’, no matter how big or small the contribution, all help is welcome.
If you have any questions, suggestions or would like to be considered for a committee role, please e-mail; committee@graftontennisandsquash.com
Tim Bannerjee
Chairman
Committee member since 2016
- Acts as the main representative of the club internally and externally
- Ensures the club maintains financial stability
- Promotes the ethos of the club
- Oversees the direction and the day to day running of the club
Gary Couzens
Treasurer
Committee member since 2016
- Responsible for all financial payments, suppliers and payroll of bar staff
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Long term planning financials
- Tax payments and account filing
Melanie Gibbs
Membership Secretary
Committee member since 2009
- Manages membership database
- Onboards new members
- Manages member renewal and payments
- Manages members waiting list
Tony Braimbridge
Facilities Manager
Committee member since 2012
- Knows everything about drainage and the environment of the club
- Responsible for maintenance of club facilitates and overseeing large facilities club projects, eg court surfaces, lights etc
- Liaises with external bodies and contractors
- Maintain all facilities contracts, eg clay court surface
Danielle Wade
Club Secretary and Welfare Officer
Committee member since 2019
- Maintains all suppler contracts for day to day
running of the club (bar staff, cleaning, drinks
suppliers etc) - Club liaison for external organisations including
charity - Conduct and safeguarding including policies
- Responsible for any club governance
(insurance, meeting minutes) - Helped by the bar and waste subcommittee
- Temporary cover for comms role
Peter Gray/Graeme Hogarth
Squash Secretary
Committee member since 2016/2019
- Managing coach relationship
- Overseeing tournaments
- Overseeing facilities and day to day running of squash
Rodney Toop
Tennis Secretary
Committee member since 2025
- Court allocations and booking system
- Manages the coaching contract and relationship
James Cornish
Tennis Manager
Committee member since 2025
- Oversees all tournaments and box
leagues - Oversees tennis development in terms
of playing and facilities - Helped by team tennis captains, tournament and box league organisers
Etta Maher
Social Secretary
Committee member since 2025
- Creates the social agenda for the club
- Responsible for executing all club
social events - Helped by social sub committee