BCPA News
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Burke Centre Conservancy Fall Festival
The Fall Festival is scheduled for 26-27 Sep 2026. As usual, BCPA is providing volunteers for Festival activities in compliance with our Charter obligation.
Andy Forsyth
It is with great sadness that we honor the passing of Andy Forsyth in Dec 2025. Andy was very involved in BCPA, running pickleball clinics for beginner and intermediate players, running intramural tournaments, and providing guidance and information we used in designing the dedicated courts at the Landings. We will miss his presence both on and off the courts, and who can forget his unusual paddle design. With Andy's passing we will need someone to be the lead on the intramural tournaments at least one of which will be renamed the "Andy Forsyth Memorial Tournament."
BCPA Board Position
Next Board elections will be in 2027. We will be soliciting members to submit their names as candidates
2026 Pickleball Rules
The USA Pickleall rules for 2026 have now been published. Look on our Rules page under the How to... tab for details.
Pickleball Court Conversion and Grand Opening
Finally, the court conversion is complete!! We are decommissioning the locker at the Woods and selling its contents and the locker itself as well as the nets at the Landings. Details of this sale have been sent to BCPA members. The Grand Opening of the courts at the Landings on Saturday, 11 July 2026 at 9:00 a.m. was successful. Conservancy Board of Trustees President, Marc Flaster, gave a nice speech as did our BCPA Treasurer, Mary Abney.
Equipment Lockers/Gate Key
The combinations of the locker at the Landings were changed in August 2026. The new combinations will be given only to court-key-holding BCPA members in good standing. Please support your fellow BCPA members by making sure that our equipment is only used by dues-paying members of BCPA and continuing to make sure all equipment is properly stored and secured at the end of each session.
If you have not yet obtained a current court key, you can do so at the Conservancy Office during regular business hours. They cost $25/key. They have a key request form available at the office or use this fillable form.
TennisCall
A confirmed reservation of the courts can only be made using the TennisCall App. Only Burke Centre residents may do so. Download the BURKE CENTRE CONSERVANCY TENNIS & PICKLEBALL RESERVATION POLICY for an explanation of how the system works.
Membership:
At this time, we’ve suspended annual membership to non-Burke Centre residents, however, seasonal passes are available for purchase by non-residents.