Hi, we are Barney and Liv, brother and sister team and founders of cwrt.club.
Growing up, some of our fondest memories were made playing tennis on the public courts at Roath Park in Cardiff with our mum, Amanda.
In 2023, after a two-year battle with brain cancer, Mum sadly passed away. Losing her gave us a new perspective on what was important to us. Inspired by her love of sport, people and bringing others together, we decided we wanted to create something meaningful in her memory. Now getting the chance to create something in Llanelli, where our family lives and so close to where mum grew up, feels particularly special.
cwrt.club is our way of creating a place where other people can connect, play and spend time together – just as we did with Mum on those courts growing up.
As a family, we first played padel back in 2021 and pretty quickly fell in love with it. To us, it felt like tennis’ more relaxed, social and dynamic younger brother. The smaller court and underarm serve meant we could get a good game of doubles going almost straight away – and before long, we were hooked.
As more courts began popping up across South Wales, that interest quickly grew. Before we knew it, we were in WhatsApp groups with hundreds of other players, competing in local box leagues, joining open matches and regularly stepping onto court with complete strangers. It showed us what makes padel so special: it’s not just easy to play, it’s an incredibly easy way to meet people.
There was just one problem. We couldn’t play as often as we wanted to. Courts were expensive, availability was limited and getting a booking at peak times wasn’t always easy.
That’s when the idea for cwrt.club really started to take shape.
What we want cwrt.club to be
That idea still shapes everything we’re trying to build with cwrt.club. Padel is already easy to learn, social and open to almost anyone, but we believe accessing a court should feel just as easy especially in areas of Wales where there is currently no padel facilities.
We want to keep prices affordable, make it simple for new players to get involved and create a community where you don’t need three friends, your own racket or any previous experience to play. Whether it’s through open matches, social sessions, box leagues or simply meeting someone new on court, we want cwrt.club to be somewhere people feel comfortable turning up and getting involved.
Ultimately, it comes back to why we started cwrt.club in the first place: creating places where all people can play, connect and make memories through sport.