The Bandeja Magazine Issue 2

New courts
Fairmont
Windsor Park
If you fancy a weekend of
unparalleled luxury with padel
on-tap then the Fairmont Windsor
Park hotel is worth a look. The
multi-million pound super lux hotel,
which was officially opened by Sir
Cliff Richard, has two padel courts
within its 40 acres of landscaped
grounds beside Windsor Great
Park. And if the weather’s not great
you can experience the Fairmont’s
cryotherapy chamber, Japanese
Ashiyu foot ritual bath, Himalayan
salt room, use the pool or hit the
Champagne bar.
The Padel Club
The Padel Club has scored a huge hit in Wilmslow,
Cheshire, first opening with two courts in July and
adding another two within four months.
So successful has been the launch,
on the site of leisure centre Total
Fitness, that the club is already
planning to add four covered courts
in the new year and looking to
establish itself in other regions.
“We have seen hundreds of new
players take up the sport and it’s
incredible to see how many people
have instantly become addicted to
the game,” said Kris Ball, CEO of The
Michael Vaughan at The Padel
Club with Burnley footballer
Ashley Barnes.
Padel Club. “We have thoroughly
enjoyed delivering hundreds of
padel introduction sessions and the
people attending these instantly
love the game and become
regulars at the club. We want to
open high quality padel clubs and
do everything we can to facilitate
getting people on court,” he added.
The facility is the first dedicated
padel club in the North West
(Lowther Gardens Padel & Tennis
Centre in Lytham St Anne’s is public
access) and has attracted sports
personalities, including Irish former
professional footballer Shay Given
and Michael Vaughan, former
England cricket captain.
Michael said: “I’m proud to be
involved with The Padel Club as I
love the sport. It’s great for playing
with your partner, kids, families
and friends. Padel is very addictive
- I have got a bit obsessed!”
Bicester
David Lloyd clubs were an early
adopter of padel and, almost
10 years since the company
built its first courts, it has plans
to incorporate padel in all new
developments, including Bicester
which opened in September with
three courts.
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