Lifetime award for 'ace' tennis volunteer
BBCThe Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has given a Wiltshire volunteer a national honour at their annual awards ceremony.
Hilda Moore has been a tennis volunteer for 45 years, first in Scotland and then in Wiltshire as part of Marlborough Tennis.
On receiving the national award from Sir Trevor McDonald, Mrs Moore said "it was a real honour".
Marlborough Tennis was also named club of the year at the ceremony, held at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton on 24 April.
Mrs Moore said her reaction when her name was read out at the awards was one of shock. "Oh my goodness me, its me. How has this happened to me?" she said.
Receiving the award from Sir Trevor McDonald was a "real honour" said Mrs Moore adding "he's passionate about tennis".
Former British number one player Andrew Castle was among the elite players at the awards, and he made sure to speak to Mrs Moore personally.
"He came came up at the end and said how wonderful it was that people like me got him into tennis and he had the opportunities he had.
"You kinda think - wow."
Mrs Moore's love of tennis began early. She played from the age of 10 at Glasgow's Titwood Tennis Club and was committee member at 19.
After arriving in Wiltshire for work she qualified as a coach at Marlborough in 2004 and was chair between 2002 and 2018.
She now co-leads the community-focused club, which she described as "special", as a trustee on coaching.
"We're known as this really social welcoming club and that feels good, it's nice to be a part of that and to have helped built it," she added.
In her final year as chair, Mrs Moore oversaw the completion of six new courts and clubhouse on the edge of Marlborough Golf Club costing £1.2m.
Current chair of Marlborough Tennis, Andrew Payne, said waiting for the LTA to announce the winner of club of the year was a "nail-biting moment".
He said: "We were absolutely delighted, the club WhatsApp was on fire.
"The magic is we have formed a club that is driven by community.
"There is something for everyone. We have worked really hard at that, through a volunteer effort."