At the age of 15 Oxfordshire born squash player Chloe Marshall gained her first England cap representing her country at the 2005 European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel. 14 years later Chloe is still involved with the event, but this time in the role of the coach. The 2019 European Championships took place from the
Martin Wright was born in 1940 and is looking forward to his 80th birthday next year. For some this might mean putting your feet up and having help around the house. But for Martin this is far from reality. Martin plays squash or racketball 3 times a week. His opponents range from 55 year olds
Alex Noakes, who trains at Racquets Fitness Centre in Thame, travelled to Istanbul in Turkey for the Glass Furnace PSA Squash Open Tournament on 27th April 2019. Alex’s World squash ranking is currently 164. Alex progressed untroubled to the quarter finals where he had a good 3/1 win over Ahmed Abualela of Egypt. In the
Racquets Fitness Centre members Lauren Addis, Claire Finch, Rachael Parrey, Trish Clempson and Gillian Brannan all took part in the London Marathon 2019 on 28th April. They have all been training hard since before Christmas this year in order to be fit for the challenge. Everyone at the club has been following their training in
Gillian Brannan is a member of Racquets Fitness Centre in Thame, Oxfordshire. 18 months ago she admits that she couldn’t run for even a minute. On 28th April Gillian took part in the London Marathon and completed the full 26.2 miles. 18 months ago Gill was totally unfit and 2 stone heavier. Gill says ‘Taking
Racquets Fitness Centre has a lie-down sunbed. Great for getting your skin ready for the summer days ahead. If you are fair skinned and you can’t avoid the sunshine then maybe a base tan on a sunbed could be the way to go. It’s available for booking by members and non-members. For members it’s £12
14-15th June 2019 (Local matches may start on Friday evening) GRADES A, B, C, D, E (Any gender mix) PRIZE FUND of £500 Cash and Equipment prizes A Grade Winner £200 A Grade Runner-up £140 Losing A Grade Semi’s £80 Guaranteed 2 matches, Food on Saturday afternoon and a beer or soft drink token Adult
All classes are on as usual apart from on Monday. Good Friday 9am – 1.30pm and 4pm to 9pm Saturday as normal Easter Sunday 9am – 1pm and 4pm to 7pm Bank Holiday Monday 10am to 2pm (no classes)
Meet one of our newest lady squash players playing with her new Artengo racket from Decathlon. We have lots of ladies playing squash at Racquets. Roberta attends our Tuesday evening beginners squash coaching group. Roberta has improved her speed around the court and her drop shot touch was so much better after yesterday’s session and
Wild Lemongrass is open from 4.30pm (closed on Tuesdays) – please pre-order before 3pm.
