Racquet Buddies

What. A. Week. 🔥👏🏻🎈🎾🏸

Absolutely brilliant to be back with most classes, from the teeniest of toddlers to our retirement classes, our primary kids to our ladies classes, it’s been fantastic and has left me feeling blessed and very fortunate to be able to do what I do every day.

I’ve missed a few classes with photos this week but will try to get everyone next week ☺️ and also a special mention to our new Wednesday retirees at Douglas - it was great to get another class up and running 🏸☺️

And we are back 🥳🙌🏻🎈🎾🏸

Starting before the other classes, our weekend classes kick started our 2026-27 session in style with toddlers, badminton and tennis ☺️

It was brilliant seeing our regulars back in action, as well as welcoming some new Buddies too - I can tell this year is gonna be a good one 🥰

Toddlers are back 🎈🙌🏻

Starting this Saturday 22nd, our fun classes for kids aged 2-5 are back, and the good news is we still have some availability 🥰

With 3 time slots to choose from, you can definitely kick start your weekend with some quality time with your wee one in a fun, supportive and nurturing learning environment, helping them develop hand-eye coordination, listening skills, game-specific skills, teamwork, social skills, but most of all, FUN 🤩🙌🏻

We have 9.15am, 10am and 10.45am, but spaces are limited, so don’t miss out! Get in touch today and start your wee one’s racquet sports journey with us 🎈🏸🎾

DM for more information or to book in - we promise you’ll not regret it 😉

Managed to do a hard thing yesterday, but was in such a supportive place thanks to Scottish Women in Sport and the amazing people who were there. The other speakers were so inspiring too 🥰

Following on from the Summers End Angus post I put on the other day, this one is a bit more special….

On Saturday at the festival, I had the absolute privilege of watching this superstar on the stage (not as much as I’d have liked as SuBo was on at the same time!).

Poppy came to Racquet Buddies at the very start with mum and dad, Faye and Len, and made the journey from Laurencekirk every week. During the time I had the pleasure of having Poppy in class, I watched her confidence grow week after week, and although it was in a sporting context at the time, to watch her perform with such confidence on the stage at the weekend was incredible. She’s an amazing musician and to watch her turning into such a confident and able young woman is a joy to witness - I was a wee bit emotional watching her for the short time I saw her, so goodness knows how her mum and dad and the rest of her family felt 🥹🥰

Well done Poppy - I can’t wait to see what the future holds for you 🙌🏻 Watch this space!!

Wow, what a night at Summers End festival in Brechin 👏🏻

So important to support these events while they’re on our doorstep as it’s the only way they’ll stay, and it did not disappoint 🙌🏻

Tide Lines were absolutely outstanding as always, could happily go to see them every week, great to see Campbell from Angus Alchemy who recommended the Cola Cube and Irn Bru concoction - ooft 👌🏻😋 We also may have acquired a rather large croc after winning him on the way out 🐊🤣

Brilliantly organised and looking forward to the rest of the weekend. Anyone else heading up??

And that’s a wrap on summer camps ☀️🎾🙌🏻

We’ve actually had the BEST time over the three weeks we ran for, and the kids have been absolutely amazing 🤩

We rounded things off with some work on serving, more Wipeout, lots of rallies, fun at the park with the boys making an impressive bridge in the sand, a pine cone from Louisa, friendships made, and the only flip side of three weeks of pretty much constant sun for our camps is possibly the worst trainer tan line I’ve ever had 🙄🫠 but a small price to pay, just no sandals for a few weeks 🤣

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who booked in, who interacted with and shared our summer availability, and to the kids who have given us a fabulous few weeks.
Thanks also to Kirrin who was there every day, and Zoe, Murray, Fraser and Lois who have given up their time to make everything run that bit smoother 🙏🏻 A special wee mention to Debs for organising and cooking on the barbecue each week too ☺️
I feel like I should also thank my pal Windy Wilson Weather and Road Reports for ordering the best weather for our camps 😉☀️🔥

Summer 2026 over and out - now onto our term-time classes starting soon 🥰🙌🏻

What. A. Day. ☀️🔥🎾😎

Scorchio for the penultimate day of summer camps 2026 where we worked on moving to the ball on both forehand and backhand sides 👏🏻 The kids did have to venture under the tree for a bit of shade!

Onto lunch for barbecue fun (thanks to Debs for organising again 🙏🏻), more fun at the park, and finishing off with ice lollies which were actually accompanied by a bit of rain - a welcome wee shower for most, but not Murray who sat in the car 🙄 and Lois who took cover under her hoodie 🤣

I also had a huge nosebleed when Murray and I headed to the Asda petrol station in Birkhill where I was kindly thrown almost a whole toilet roll from a lovely man in a van, so a huge thank you to him if he happens to stumble upon this post, and also thank you to quite a few customers who kindly made sure I was okay while it was pouring from me and Murray was in buying the lollies 🫠🤦🏼‍♀️

Looking forward to finishing the summer in style tomorrow 🤩

Parklife - Week 3, Day 3 🥰🫶🏻