{"id":6062,"date":"2024-12-01T15:31:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T14:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/?p=6062"},"modified":"2024-12-01T15:31:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T14:31:43","slug":"gill-smith-award-for-best-girl-improver-at-harrogate-spa-tennis-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/2024\/12\/01\/gill-smith-award-for-best-girl-improver-at-harrogate-spa-tennis-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Gill Smith Award for Best Girl Improver at Harrogate Spa Tennis Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Gill Smith Best Girl Improver Shield<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6063\" style=\"width: 221px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_9147.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6063 \" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_9147.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_9147.jpeg 744w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_9147-218x300.jpeg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gill Smith lighting a Candle at our Friendship Link evening in 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Every Year the Club presents \u00a0The Gill Smith Award for Best Girl Improver, \u00a0at Harrogate Spa Tennis Club. Gill was a much respected member of our Club and an ardent tennis player and fan. She was also member of <a href=\"https:\/\/spatennis.org.uk\/\">Harrogate Spa Tennis Club.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We remember Gill every year with the presentation of the Best Girl Improver Shield. This year \u00a0Club President, \u00a0Christine Anderson, \u00a0was delighted to present the Shield to Sofia Perez at the Harrogate Spa Tennis Centre.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_0679.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6065\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_0679.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_0679.jpeg 394w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/12\/IMG_0679-300x250.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCarolyn Rothwell, Club administrator said, \u2018Sofia has been a member of Club for nearly 10 years. During that time she has developed confidence, both in her own tennis playing ability, and in the way she enjoys helping others, particularly youngsters, improve their game.There is always a smile around on court, from Sofia, and the children love being helped by her with their tennis, whatever the weather\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Sofia\u2019s Mum, Ana Perez says, \u2018Sofia Has always enjoyed playing tennis. Her commitment and dedication to playing and coaching tennis has not only strengthened her skills but also inspired and empowered young people to embrace the sport with confidence. We are very proud of Sofia\u2019s achievements and the positive impact she\u2019s making to the community showing her passion and enthusiasm\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations Sofia. Growing and developing your skills as a player and coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gill Smith Best Girl Improver Shield Every Year the Club presents \u00a0The Gill Smith Award&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":557,"featured_media":6065,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events-programme-action"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gill Smith Award for Best Girl Improver at Harrogate Spa Tennis Club - SI Harrogate and District<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/2024\/12\/01\/gill-smith-award-for-best-girl-improver-at-harrogate-spa-tennis-club\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gill Smith Award for Best Girl Improver at Harrogate Spa Tennis Club - 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