Hope you are all well and we are looking forward to seeing many of you during the 2026 Open, in Meadowbank, at the end of next month. A huge thanks to Louise Harrison for all her very hard voluntary work as Tournament Director. A big thanks to all of you who have volunteered to help over the five days.  We are excited to have some new retailers. Our equipment partner HEAD will be there with a stand as will PSO Travel and Pickleball Escapes. Even if you are not playing, please come along, as there is plenty of room for spectators. Hope to see you there!

Best wishes,

Mhairi Adam
Chair

Pickleball Scotland news

Funding

Pickleball Scotland are working hard for investment and applying for grant monies towards the development of the game in Scotland.

If your Club or Organisation is interested in applying for funding, take a look at the Funding Scotland website which is regularly updated with details of organisations to whom you may be eligible to apply.

If you’re new to grant applications, it would be worth checking out the SCVO funding pages which provide advice on finding and applying for grants.

Scotland Squad

This year we’re aiming to get a Scotland squad together and are looking for support around the Team Manager and Selector roles. If interested, please email secretary@pickleballscotland.org to discuss further.

*NEW* We are excited to announce that a shop selling a range of Head equipment will be opening soon on our website - keep a look out on our social media for further announcements. 

*REMINDER* if you haven’t already done so, please log onto the new Pickleball Scotland website and update your details. You’ll need to create a new password when you first log in. Any issues or questions email membership@pickleballscotland.org

We are pleased to be working in partnership with LEAP Sports on the upcoming Qeltic Games, an LGBTQI+ multi sport event which will be held in Glasgow on 2-3 May 2026.

The pickleball event features a two hour festival followed by a competition on 2 May. You can apply for one or both of these events. See the website for more details.