Author Archives: Steven Fritze

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The Active Northumberland Mens Doubles Open was played at Ponteland Leisure Centre on saturday 16th march. A mixture of team players, county juniors and no strings players entered creating a very good competitive event. Pairs played four competition matches and … Continue reading →

The latest North Tyneside Social Badminton Tournament, held in John Spence Community High Schools 8 court sports hall on 17th March 2019, attracted a record entry of 80 players, with an age range of 14 to 75!!  There were many … Continue reading →

Delivered by Badminton England and local partners, the National Schools Championships is the largest youth badminton initiative, allowing young people from across the country to represent their schools in local, regional and national competitions. The Northumberland/Tyne & Wear County Round of the … Continue reading →

The Northumberland Over 40 team finished in 2nd place in Division 1A in the 2019 Masters County Challenge at Worcester, securing wins over Notts, Lincs, Suffolk and Norfolk, a winning draw over Staffs helped this final placing. Well done. Julie … Continue reading →

The Northumberland Badminton Association Workforce Academy launched on Sunday 20th January at Tyneside Badminton Centre with 16 new Academy members and 6 experienced Mentors attending the event and learning more about badminton coaching and volunteering opportunities across the county. The newly … Continue reading →

Course information: Dates: Saturday 6th April, Saturday 13th April & Saturday 27th April 2019 Times: 9.30am – 4.30pm on all three days Venue: Tyneside Badminton Centre (Bowness Road, Slatyford, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 2TA) Cost: £215 for Badminton England members and £225 for non-members Deadline for applying: 8th March … Continue reading →

At the Sport Newcastle Unsung Heroes Awards evening, NBA President Bob Pearson deservedly received an Unsung Heroes Award. Read more about the many years of voluntary service that Bob has given to our sport:

Northumberland Badminton association have been working closely with Badminton England to develop a new ‘Workforce Academy’ which aims to bring committed coaches, officials and volunteers together to learn from each other and provide a more structured approach to coaching and volunteering … Continue reading →