Official Opening of Palmerston North's New ASB Squash Courts

May 24, 2006

The opening of SquashGYM's new ASB squash courts was a huge success on Monday 22 May. NZ Minister of Sport ‘Hon Trevor Mallard” and Peter Fergusson CEO from Squash New Zealand spoke at the opening, along with our club president Grant Smith. The celebrations kicked off at 7.00pm and went well on into the night.
Grant Smith (World Juniors Chairman) and
Trevor Mallard (NZ Minister of Sport)

SquashGYM would like to thank both Trevor and Peter for speaking at the opening and a big thanks to all those people who have put their time, effort and money into getting these courts up and running. Also a big thank you to all SquashGYM members who have been incredibly patient during the construction process. You can now enjoy the reward of having 8 squash courts to play on. The courts are now ready for the upcoming World Junior Men’s Championships.

Trevor Mallard Opening New Courts

NZ Minister of Sport Hon Trevor Mallard Officially opening the new courts

Steve, Grant, Trevor and Peter

From Left: Hon Steve Maharey (NZ Minister of Education), Grant Smith (Chairman 2006 Mens World Juniors), Trevor Mallard (NZ Minister of Sport), Peter Ferguson (CEO Squash NZ)