Are you interested in playing Padel Tennis?
A keen group of Padel tennis players are working together to bring this rapidly growing sport to East Lothian. This will become a not-for-profit community led Padel club serving East Lothian, initially with two covered floodlit Padel courts.
If you are interested in playing, register your interest by sending an email to: eastlothianpadel@gmail.com
We will keep you informed as the project progresses
We need your support!...We are seeking a commitment and pledge of
support from people in our local community. If you are able to help then please click here.
What is Padel?
Padel is one of the fastest growing sports in the World because it's fun, easy to learn and very sociable. Typically, games of Padel are played as 'doubles' on an enclosed court with glass and metal walls, similar in layout to a tennis court but about half the size. Just like squash, balls can be played off the walls. If you've not played it click the yellow button below.
Latest News
Planning Permission
We're pleased to advise that East Lothian Council responded very favourably to our Pre-Planning application, which now clears the way for a Full Planning Application submission.
We've also had 3 quotes back for construction. The costs are higher than originally projected and we are currently reviewing these together with the costs involved in submitting a full planning application.
Funding
- Grants
A Sports Scotland Funding application is underway to help fund the build of this new community facility, and we will submit this before the end of August. This is critical to the success of the project.
- Loan Funding.
Thanks again to those of you who have kindly pledged donations.
We still need to raise more funds to get the project started and we are exploring options. Based on our projections we believe the club can afford to repay a £200,000 loan. If anyone is interested in lending the club money to help deliver this community project, we would offer favourable terms. Please get in touch at eastlothianpadel@gmail.com
Any accountants out there? - We need your help!
Is there an Accountant out there who could help us for an hour or two per week on a voluntary basis? If so, please get in touch at eastlothianpadel@gmail.com
And finally....some of you will have heard that a planning application has been made for Padel facilities locally. We just wanted you to know that this is not related to the East Lothian Padel Club.
Artists impression of our proposed East Lothian Padel Club shown below:
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Membership
We currently have over 400 people who have asked to be kept informed about the progress of the Club, and this bodes well for creating a strong membership base. Once we get further down the road we will provide more details on likely pricing, and also membership arrangements
Kind Regards,
East Lothian Padel Club Working Group
The ELPC working group are:
Netty Verkroost,
Peter Wood,
Russell Pinkerton
Krish Bissoonauth.
Update provided on 9th August 2026