Category Archives: News
NBA Volunteer Awards
The NBA End of Season Function took place for the first time since 2019, at Newcastle Cricket Club in Jesmond on Friday 20th May. NBA Volunteer Awards were presented to 2 very worthy recipients. Ian Little of Yehlex Ltd, who … Continue reading
Championship Here We Come!
What a weekend for the senior county first team as they made it through the Division 1 Play-Offs placing second behind Kent with two excellent 7-4 wins over Dorset and Lanarkshire. Having been on tenterhooks for a fortnight whilst waiting … Continue reading
U19 Silver Clean Sweep
There was a small but quality entry in the U19 Silver, the first time we have staged a BE Silver tournament in this age group, and there was to be much success for the locals. Tim Bodani won the singles … Continue reading
First Team on tenterhooks
With Staffordshire withdrawing from the final weekend of the SCC season, the final positions in Division 1 North are still to be resolved. The top two qualify for the play-offs with the top two from Division 1 South to determine … Continue reading
First win for seconds
The final weekend for the county senior second team was deprived of its’ final fixture when Staffordshire withdrew but that still left matches against Lancashire 4 and Notts 3 to contend with, the former were defeated 7-4 for their first … Continue reading
Gold Success for Lucy Dodd
Lucy has just had a successful weekend at the u17 Milton Keynes Gold, winning the girls doubles with partner Matilda Franklin (Notts). The girls were seeded 2 and comfortably won their group, which put them in the semi finals. After … Continue reading
Sri Lankan Star excels
The Northumberland Senior Gold, part of the Badminton England Senior Gold Circuit, returned to the calendar for the first time since 2019. The first Gold event of 2022 attracted a bumper entry of 76, featuring many premiership players, particularly from … Continue reading
3 Bronzes for Lucy at U15 Nationals
Buoyed up by her recent international selection, Lucy Dodd travelled down to Milton Keynes last weekend for the Under 15 Nationals and came back home with three bronze medals. What a great performance! In the girls’ singles, Lucy outperformed her … Continue reading
Local Success at Masters
After the hiatus caused by Covid last year, the Tyneside Badminton Centre hosted the 21st annual Northumberland Masters Tournament last weekend. Players came from counties as far afield as Somerset, Dorset, Avon, Kent and Essex and also from Scotland and … Continue reading