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Colinton Lawn Tennis Club is one of the largest tennis clubs in Edinburgh, with a total membership of 345 (consisting of 208 seniors and 137 juniors). A professional coach is attached to the club.

Playing Facilities
The club has six all-weather courts consisting of sand-filled synthetic grass. The courts are available for play throughout the year. Three of the courts are floodlit allowing play to continue until 10.00 p.m. outside the summer months.

Clubhouse
A new and modern clubhouse was built in 1991, replacing the original one, and has been completely refurbished in 2010. It is equipped with large changing rooms, showers, a well-maintained kitchen and a social area. There is a viewing platform at the front of the clubhouse.

Practise Wall
A practise wall was built in 1991 next to the clubhouse to allow players to warm up and practise their shot-making skills.

Upkeep of the Club
The club employs a part-time groundsman, who also cleans the clubhouse. Members are therefore not asked to perform these additional tasks, although the costs involved need to be covered by the subscriptions.

Development plan
The club runs a development plan to keep its facilities up to date,and maintains a 'sinking fund' for financing future projects. In 2002 Courts 1 to 3, the floodlighting on these courts, and the fencing surrounding all six courts were replaced and upgraded. An interest-free loan secured from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) helped pay for these improvements. A recent major capital cost was the 'rejuvenation' of the playing surface on Courts 4 to 6 in 2005. This should extend the life of these courts by about another 6 years.