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NewsNewcastle Schools Under 14 & Under 18 Badminton Tournament
Northumberland Leagues
League winners with full results available to download.
Last Graded Tournament of the Season
Calling All Female Badminton Players
Latest results for the juniors from the AGT tournaments
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Girls from Church High School with their trophy.
Rachael Oswald; Emma Reaston; Victoria Brewis; Olivia Topham; Kathryn
Tyler
The U17 Inter Counties championship was held 27 -30 th March in Nottingham.
A junior Badminton Bonanza is being held on 10th May at John Spence Sports Hall. Entry is for children in school years 4 - 13 but who have not represented the County at any time. Closing date for entries 6th May.
Congratulations to Northumberland's newest premier club
Northumberland Badminton Association now has 4 Accredited, or rather PREMIER Clubs, as John Watt Academy , based at Cramlington Sporting Club, have just learnt that their application has been successful. Thanks to all who contributed to the club's excellent folder.
John Watt Academy join Elmfield, Whitley Bay , and Newcastle Medicals as the County's Premier Clubs. Hopefully more will follow suit in the near future. Any club interested in becoming a Premier Club should contact Norma Waterfield, the Badminton Development Officer, on 0191 2903358
!0 year old Ira Banerjee was presented with a Sport Newcastle Rising Star Award at the Annual Sport Newcastle Dinner at Newcastle's Civic Centre. Nominated by Northumberland's Development Officer and County Secretary Norma Waterfield, Ira thoroughly deserved her award as she has had a fantastic season so far, rising to number 4 in the national rankings at Under 11, and winning a number of Singles and Doubles events in Badminton England tournaments. Ira is triple U14 County Champion. Ira's coach Rob Wetherell was at the Dinner to see Ira receive her award. We all wish Ira the best of luck in the forthcoming National Championships
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Exciting New Opportunities For Junior Badminton Players (16+)To Pursue Their Studies And Receive Top Coaching At Tyne Met College. Full details
Congratulations to Steve Abbott - Steve fought off stiff opposition to become the winner of the award which was presented at a ceremony at the All England Championships on Saturday 8th March by Chairman of Yonex.
Steve Abbott finally received recognition for the huge amount of voluntary work he undertakes for Northumberland Badminton Association when he received the Yonex Volunteer of the Year Award 2007 at the recent All England Badminton Championships in Birmingham . Steve was presented with his award and some Yonex equipment at a star studded reception at the NIA attended by a number of past All England Champions including Northumberland's Elliott Stuart. He was also treated to a top class dinner by Yonex, sponsors of the All England Steve was nominated by Norma Waterfield, County Development Officer and County Secretary, who said "I am absolutely delighted that Steve's massive contribution to badminton in Northumberland has been finally recognised and rewarded". Steve never has a free weekend during the badminton season, he is always either transporting players to a County match elsewhere in England , Scotland , Wales or the Isle of Man , or running a county match or tournament here in Newcastle . He also attends meetings during the week - as well as having a full time job!!
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Steve Abbott (second from right) pictured with (L-R) Bob Pearson, Ian Ferguson and Elliott Stuart - former All England Champion and Northumberland player
National Inter-Schools Championships Northumberland County Round For Key Stage 4
Church High School And Benfield Victorious Again.
Following the hugely successful Key Stage 3 County Final at John Spence High School, Westgate College was the venue for the Northumberland County Round of the National Inter-Schools Badminton Championships for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11).
Full Report
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The latest U12 Anglo Scottish team event was held at Ashington on 2-3 rd February 2008.
For a very young team that had just come together a few weeks ago, it deserves full credit for working extremely hard in situations that could be very overwhelming for young kids. Except for Lanarkshire who were our first opponent, our team secured wins against all teams.
Full Report
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