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…

The latest North Tyneside Social Badminton Tournament, held in John Spence Community High Schools 8 court sports hall on 17^th March 2019, attracted a record entry of 80 players, with an age range of 14 to 75!!  There were many regular social players, who love these events, but it was also good to see a number of new faces, including some foreign students from Newcastle and Northumbria Universities – all of whom enjoyed the experience of playing against a variety of new players of all ages.
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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…

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…

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…

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:

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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 across the county. The Workforce Academy will provide support, training, mentoring and continuous professional development (CPD), in return for new coaches and volunteers delivering more badminton activity locally.

The Workforce Academy is now OPEN for applications anyone across Northumberland who is actively volunteering within badminton or would like to take the first step in their volunteering journey (this could be coaching, club committee volunteering, running tournaments, website design, sports journalism plus many other opportunities!).

If you’re interested in joining the Workforce Academy, please complete the Member Application Form in full and return to Holly Robson: hollyrobson@badmintonengland.co.uk by Monday 17^th December 2019.

What will you get from the Workforce Academy?

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The latest North Tyneside Social Badminton Tournament, held at Hadrian Leisure Centre in Wallsend, was another hugely successful event, attracting 56 players from all over the region, with an age range of 14 to 74!! As well as many familiar faces taking part, it was very pleasing to see a good number of new ones, including a very friendly group of Chinese players!  As usual with these social tournaments, the aim was to cater for the casual, social players who enjoy some friendly competition and playing against different people.

Everyone got plenty of games, as the first rounds were played in groups before knockout semi-finals and finals.  “What is so good about these tournaments is the fact that players mix – when their group games are finished, they take the opportunity to play with others who have also not reached the knockout stages.  It is all very friendly yet competitive.  There were plenty of very close, exciting matches, and it was great to see players of all ages on the same court enjoying their games.” commented Northumberland County Secretary Norma Waterfield, who helped organise and run the tournament.

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