A community tennis facility in Glasgow is reopening soon following an extensive refurbishment.
The Maryhill Community Tennis Club has been shut since summer, while the long-awaited upgrade was completed.
Now, the site's official Facebook page has shared a sneak peek of the renovation, which included the creation of three tarmac courts and four mini-courts, to specifically encourage children to use them.
The space is not open to the public yet, but the Glasgow Times understands it will be accessible in the coming weeks.
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Overgrown with grass and run down, the tennis courts were finally modernised following years of campaigning by volunteers and Friends of Maryhill Park (FOMP), who look after the area.
Efforts to raise funds and awareness have been ongoing for four years but the cause gained significant attention when Judy Murray visited in 2019.
Her foundation also offered a generous £50,000 donation to support the upgrade with the aim to make the sport more accessible to the community.
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