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Search the Public Notice PortalWork has begun on Andover’s new community padel club, with three competition-standard covered courts being built at West Portway.
Portway Padel is being built in Charlton and will be the town’s first dedicated padel facility, with three more courts planned by the end of 2027.
Backed by Test Valley Borough Council, the club will sit alongside Andover Town Football Club, the athletics and BMX tracks and Andover Parkrun.
The first phase’s opening date is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
In an announcement, Portway Padel said: “The countdown has begun. Construction starts this month on Portway Padel, Andover's new community padel club at West Portway.”
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Phase one will bring “three competition-standard covered courts”, followed by three more in phase two later in 2027, the club said.
Padel is one of the world’s fastest-growing sports and is played in doubles on enclosed courts, with the walls part of the game.
The club said: “Padel is fast, sociable and incredibly easy to pick up. It is played as a doubles game inside glass-walled courts, where the walls are part of the game. Most people are hooked after their very first rally.”
The developers say the venue will put the community first and work with schools, businesses and sports clubs across the town.
Portway Padel said it would be “a club for the community, first and foremost” and was “putting down deep roots from day one”.
The facility will work with neighbouring Martial Art World to get more residents active.
All six courts will be covered for year-round play, whatever the weather.
The club said: “Forget rained-off bookings. Every court sits under a full canopy. The rain stays out. When summer hits, the shade keeps things cool so the rallies keep coming.”
Portway Padel plans to offer beginner coaching, junior and family programmes, ladies’ nights, social sessions, leagues, tournaments and competitions.
Daytime sessions will target parents, retirees and shift workers, alongside school and workplace programmes, holiday clubs and charity events.
The club said: “With six courts on the way, the programme will keep growing.”
Details of the opening events and first playing sessions are expected in the coming weeks.
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