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Badminton England COVID-19 Hardship Fund
The Badminton England COVID-19 Hardship Fund is now open for applications! The Hardship Fund is designed to help affiliated clubs and registered coaches restart activity after the enforced shutdown. It will prioritise those experiencing short term financial hardship and who … Continue reading
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Badminton England Return To Play Guidance – June 2020
Badminton England have now released the guidance for ‘Phase 2’ of the Return to Play guidelines, which includes indoor badminton. While they’re still waiting for a formal announcement from the Government on exactly when and how indoor sports facilities can … Continue reading
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Coronavirus Update
A number of emails have gone out to our junior players and clubs in the last couple of days. It will come as no surprise to you that all official badminton activity is stopping as of now, although the Tyneside … Continue reading
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U18 Shires v Derby
Our Under 18 team travelled to Pontefract, a neutral venue, for this fixture against Derbyshire. The team was Sonny Ho, Matty Grant, Ollie Edmundson, Kaleb Canon, Ellen Davison, Charlotte Graham, Natalie Ho and Teeda Prapunwong. They were managed by Karen … Continue reading
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U16s in Close Shires Loss v Yorks2
Our Under 16 Shires team played Yorkshire 2 today at Pontefract. This is team manager Joel Dodd’s report:- The team was Ollie Edmondson, Jack Tilbury, Hugh Twelves, Xuehan Zhang, Lucy Dodd, Amy Ward and Eve Beechinor-Collins. A late drop out … Continue reading
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Under 14s v Yorkshire 1
On 1st March, the under 14 Northumberland badminton team played against the Yorkshire 1st team at Tyneside Badminton Centre. The team was Naomi Silva, Chalida Prapunwong, Sophie Cockett, Jasmine Osborn, Ryan Cockett, Oliver Heron, Matthew Jefferson and Thomas Vicente. They … Continue reading
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Great win for Lucy in our U17 Silver
Last Saturday saw Northumberland run its U17 Silver and U13 Bronze tournaments in the BE junior circuit. The stand-out local star for the day was Lucy Dodd, who has only just turned 13: she battled brilliantly to take the winner’s … Continue reading
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Foundation Coaching Award
The Foundation Coach Award is the starting point for people who would like to get into coaching badminton and become a coaching assistant. This course will teach learners to: Lead fun games, activities and tournaments Support a Level 2 Coach … Continue reading
U14s in the East Midlands – the Full Report
On 8th and 9th February, our Under 14 team braved Storm Ciara and travelled down to the Midlands to play three Shires League matches in a single weekend. The team was Chalida Prapunwong, Jasmine Osborn, Reema Rajeev, Sophie Cockett, Matthew … Continue reading
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Under 14s in the East Midlands
Our Under 14 Shires League team have just braved the stormy weather to spend the weekend playing a triple-header against East Midland counties. Managed by Gillian Cockett and supported by a great team of parents, the players were Chalida Prapunwong, … Continue reading
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