PARKS AND RECREATION

The Sandwich Parks and Recreation Department provides and maintains programs and facilities for the residents of the town to enjoy.  Please reach out if you have any program questions, program ideas, or would like to volunteer.  We look forward to seeing you.

Ole Anderson
Sandwich Parks and Recreation Director
284-6473
parksandrec@sandwichnh.org

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Old Home Week Brochure (pdf)
Pickleball Round Robin OHW
Pickleball Program
Youth & Family YOGA
Tennis Tournament
Adult Tai Chi

Sandwich Beach Update:
We are not staffing the beach with lifeguards this summer.  We have instead hired beach attendants to work at the beach and enforce the rules.  This means the beach is always swim at your own risk.  Our staff is still tasked with providing a safe and enjoyable facility for all to use, and the rules of the facility remain the same as they have been in the past.  The safety of swimmers in the water will be the responsibility of the swimmer. Our beach attendants will be assisting with our swim program weekday mornings during the first three weeks of July.  Beach Attendants will begin Saturday, July 2.

We are also confronted by scheduling issues for our staff members, so the beach may not always be staffed 9am-5pm, as it has been in the past.  We are hoping for complete coverage, but as of now schedule and staff constraints means the beach may be un-staffed during the hours of 9am-5pm.  We are still looking for qualified applicants to work at the beach (must be 16 years or older).  We will do our best provide coverage as much as possible.  Please reach out with any questions. 

Sandwich Parks and Recreation is now hiring for Beach Attendants positions.  We staff our town beach at Squam lake from the end of June until mid-August. 
Job description and employment application are attached at bottom of page.  We prefer applicants be Red Cross Lifeguard certified before the start of employment. Applicants for lifeguard position must be at least sixteen (16) years of age at the start of employment.  Applicants for beach attendant position must be at least fifteen (15) years of age at the start of employment.  
Please reach out if you have any questions.


FREE Family Introductory Yoga Classes for Old Home Week:
Certified Instructor Kasia Beznoska will lead two free children's yoga sessions, with other fee based classes later in the month.
When: Saturday, August 6 2022
9:00-9:45am is for children ages 2-5 years old (w/ parent or caregiver)
10:00-10:45 is for children only, ages 6-12 years old
Location: Quimby Park, Sandwich NH (At the pond behind Town Hall, parking at town hall)

• 2 classes to follow: Saturday, August 20th & Saturday, September 3rd (same time) *these classes will be $15 per child, $5 for each sibling
• * Registration for these two classes will be through the Sandwich Recreation Department. Please email parksandrec@sandwichnh.org to sign up

OLD HOME WEEK PICKLEBALL ROUND ROBIN TOURNAMENT: TUESDAY 8:30AM. THIS IS AN "A"  DIVISION TOURNAMENT. COME WITH A PARTNER, or SOLO AND GET MATCHED WITH SOMEONE.  Email Parks and Rec with any questions.

OLD HOME WEEK TENNIS TOURNAMENT RULES and EXPECTATIONS and REGISTRATION INFO:
THIS IS A FRIENDLY TOURNAMENT FOR TAXPAYERS, RESIDENTS, AND GUESTS OF SANDWICH.
FINALS ARE ON SATURDAY AUGUST 13 ANYONE WHO SIGNS UP MUST BE AVAILABLE TO PLAY IN THE FINALS

YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE TO PLAY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
ENTRY INTO EACH DIVISION IS A NEW CAN OF TENNIS BALLS
Players need their own New Can of Balls for each round they play
TOURNAMENT SIGN-UP CLOSES ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 AT 9:00am
MATCH DRAWS WILL BE POSTED BY 11:00am ON SATURDAY, AUG 8
PLAYERS SCHEDULE THEIR OWN MATCHES
MATCHES MUST BE PLAYED BY ASSIGNED DATES FOR EACH ROUND OR PLAYERS MAY BE DISQUALIFIED
MATCHES MUST BE PLAYED AT THE COURTS IN TOWN
COURT SPACE CAN FILL UP QUICKLY, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE AVAILABLE TO PLAY AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

FORMAT
We will have "A" & "B" Divisions for Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles, and a Youth tournament for players 12-15yrs.
PLAYERS WILL OPEN ONE CAN OF BALLS AT THE START OF A MATCH.
The winner gets the unopened can for the next round
MATCHES ARE BEST TWO OUT OF THREE SETS
A TWELVE POINT TIE BREAKER IS USED IF A SET IS TIED 6-6,
THIS INCLUDES THE THIRD SET.

PLAYERS IN THIS TOURNAMENT ARE EXPECTED TO SHOWCASE SPORTSMANSHIP AND DEFINE FRIENDLY COMPETITION.  WE ARE HERE TO HAVE FUN AND DEMONSTRATE STRONG TENNIS SKILLS, AS WELL AS STRONG TENNIS ETIQUETTE.                                             

QUESTIONS?    COMMENTS? Or to REGISTER!  CONTACT SANDWICH PARKS AND REC.

(603) 284-6473 or parksandrec@sandwichnh.org

ADULT TAI CHI : Mondays 8:00-9:00am, Upstairs Sandwich Town Hall.  Instructor Susan Macleod will lead each 1-hour session.  There will be two free introductory sessions on 7/18 & 7/25. On 8/1 we will start our $40.00 6-week Summer session bundle 8/1-9/15 (no class Labor Day).  Drop-in $10/class.  To learn more about the instructor and about Tai chi click here and here
Registration form is here

ADULT PICKLEBALL: Mondays 8:30am. All levels welcome. $20 for the Spring/ Summer season.  We do have some paddles to lend out for new players.   (no Pickleball Memorial day or 4th of July). Pickleball waiver is linked below

Youth Tennis program will be Tuesdays and Thursdays in July.  Program is for player 5 (must be 5 by 12/31/22) - 15.  Info HERE and linked below as word doc

TRIVIA: 

Trivia 4.0  Released 2/11/22  4.0 answers

Trivia 3.0  Released 3/6/21 Closes 3/10 @ 8:00pm Trivia 3.0 Answers

Quimby Youth Scholarship form
Pickleball Waiver
Medical Form
Medical form pdf
Lifeguard job description
Beach monitor job description
Employment application
Swim Packet word
Youth baseball info and Registration (word doc)
Youth Baseball info and Registration (pdf)
Youth tennis info reg