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Success for Our Juniors in Northumberland Bronzes

Posted on November 23, 2019 by richard.taylor

A full report will follow in due course but we need to register a number of medal-winning performances by Northumberland’s juniors in Saturday’s Under 13 and Under 17 Bronze tournaments. In the younger age group, gold medals were won by … Continue reading →

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Durham County Badminton Association, in partnership with Simpson Group, would like to invite badminton players of all standards to enter the first Durham County Men’s Doubles Open Tournament!

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Steven Fritze

Date: Saturday 29th February 2020 Venue: Belmont Community School, Durham (DH1 2QP) Start Time: 9.30am Cost: £10 per player The tournament is open to players from all areas and of any standard. £300 prize money will be provided by Simpson Group (£100 each for winners … Continue reading →

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McMullen at the Double!

Posted on November 19, 2019 by steve.abbott

The annual “Restricted” tournament, restricted in the sense that only those people qualified for Northumberland can enter, formed the ‘A’ grade of the opening graded tournament of the season with some 70 entries in total across all the grades. It … Continue reading →

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Coaching CPD: Disability Badminton Workshop – North East

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Steven Fritze

As part of Badminton England’s investment into coaches and supporting their development, we are inviting all members of our Coach Accreditation Scheme to attend a Disability Badminton Workshop in the North East, FREE of charge! This workshop is open to … Continue reading →

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Under 15 Gold Final for Lucy

Posted on November 17, 2019 by richard.taylor

Seeded 2 in the Under 15 Gold girls singles at Milton Keynes this weekend, Lucy Dodd justified her seeding by making it through to the final.  Having won her two group games, she had a quarter final victory by 12 … Continue reading →

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Level 1 & Level 2 Coaching Certificates arranged for the North East

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Steven Fritze

A Foundation Award (Level 1) for Assistant Coaches in Badminton and a Coach Award (Level 2) Certificate for Coaches in Badminton have now been arranged for the North East and are open for bookings! The coaching qualifications have slightly changed as the current Level 1 Award will … Continue reading →

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Bronze Medals at York U17 Silver

Posted on November 3, 2019 by richard.taylor

Several of our Under 17 juniors travelled to York last weekend for the Yorkshire U17 Silver tournament.  It was a tough event with some strong competition but bronze medals were brought home by Tim Bodani & James Dodd in the … Continue reading →

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Under 15 Anglo-Scottish

Posted on November 3, 2019 by richard.taylor

Over the weekend of 12th and 13th October, Northumberland’s junior badminton team took part in the annual Under 15 Anglo-Scottish tournament at the Tyneside Badminton Centre.   This usually brings together up to eight counties playing off for the trophy … Continue reading →

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Badminton England National Volunteer Conference 2020

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Steven Fritze

Building on the success of the inaugural volunteer conference in 2019, Badminton England are excited to announce that the conference will be returning for 2020! The aim of the 2020 conference is to improve the experience of volunteering within badminton, … Continue reading →

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DEREK A DOUBLE CHAMPION!

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Steven Fritze

Over 30 players took part in a special Over 50s North Tyneside Social Badminton Tournament in the sports hall at John Spence Community High School in North Shields, organised by North Tyneside Badminton Partnership. The ages of the players ranged … Continue reading →

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