THE booming racket sport of Padel has a new North East base thanks to the Adderstone Group.
True Padel has moved into the Adderstone-owned 24,000sq ft, former Wickes Unit on Wessington Way, Sunderland, following an extensive refit which includes seven Padel courts, showers, changing rooms, a bar, a heated sports lounge and free parking.
Adderstone CEO Ian Baggett, a former GB seniors’ tennis player, said: “We are delighted to play a role in supporting True Padel’s continued success. This is a commercial venture but it’s great to be part of a project that is ‘putting back’ into a modern-day variant of the sport which I love and owe so much to.”
Adam Carr, True Padel’s co-director, said: “We are thrilled to be bringing a new True Padel Club to Sunderland. As a former GB tennis player, Ian gets Padel and its potential, making him and his team the perfect partners for this project.”
One of the fastest-growing sports in the world, Padel is a cross between
tennis and squash and is generally played in doubles format on a court one-third the size of a traditional tennis court.