Hundreds of schoolchildren play tennis to mark arrival of Davis Cup in Northampton

More than 600 children played took part in tennis activities to mark the arrival of the Davis Cup to Northampton.

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Sep 2016, 06:00 BST

Updated 15th Sep 2016, 15:53 BST

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Rectory Farm Primary School children pictured with the Davis Cup NNL-160909-171401009

The 105kg trophy was displayed in King’s Park Sports and Conference Centre yesterday and a Festival of Tennis was organised.

Schoolchildren from Northampton were given the chance to play tennis and have their picture taken with the trophy.

Nina Graveson-Bridge, Regional Tennis Participation Manager, said 1,000 more people had taken up tennis in the county in the past year.

She said: “The whole point of having the trophy is to celebrate the team’s success and inspire people to take up the sport.

“You don’t get the chance to see a trophy like this very often.”

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