BCPA News
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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
At our Board meeting on 23 Jan, Genevieve Methvin told us that she had to step down in her role as Membership due to increased family responsibilities. Tina Rowlett has agreed to replace her as Membership. So, please let us all give Genevieve a big Thank You for her years of service and Welcome to Tina in this role. Next Board elections will be in 2027.
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 members. We will have a Grand Opening of the courts at the Landings on Saturday, 11 July 2026. Details are forthcoming. We have received some suggestions and volunteers which include the following: a few short speeches, a ceremonial first serve with a golden pickleball, a round robin intramural tournament, and light refreshements at the hillside seating area adjacent to the courts. We will install our BCPA banner over the gate at least on a temporary basis. Invitations have been sent to relevant Conservancy personnel and to the Board of Trustees.
Equipment Lockers/Gate Key
The combinations of the lockers at both the Woods and Landings were changed in November 2025. 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.
All the court entry gates were re-keyed on 10 Jul 2024. If you have not yet obtained a new 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.