Entries are still open for our Tyneside U13 Bronze tournament on the Badminton England circuit.  The closing date is Saturday 21st November.  Entries can be made online through Tournament Software…

Five of our juniors travelled over to Penrith recently for the Under 15 and Under 17 Bronze events.  Anna Railton, Sarah Bambrick and Melvin Cherian played in the Under 15…

The first of our junior county championships for the new season, for Under 13s and Under 17s, were played recently at the Tyneside Badminton Centre. The number of entrants was a little disappointing but there were some new names playing and some of these really made their mark and showed themselves as having potential for the future. (more…)

The attached spreadsheet (click on the "restricted entries" link below) shows the entries that have been received and the pairings for doubles.  In some cases, players are being asked to…

A young and very inexperienced team travelled down to Sheffield on a foggy 1st November for the first round in the Under 14 event.  With three of the boys completely new to competitive badminton outside the county area and bolstered by two of our friends from Durham, this was always likely to be a difficult day’s play.  (more…)

Seriously though, it was just a bit of (fairly) light-hearted, half term holiday fun.  But a recent off-the-cuff suggestion from Durham's Claire Lapworth turned into a three hour, 14-a-side battle…

The entry forms for this season's junior championships are attached.  The Under 13 and Under 17 events will be held on Sunday 8th November and the Under 15 and Under…

The Under 17 team started their season with a difficult long trip down to Market Rasen in deepest Lincolnshire. Unfortunately it was a rather depleted team as lack of availability and shortage of girls meant that we only had Ellie Roberts and Sarah Wilson ready to travel. (more…)

An Under 16 team travelled down to Sheffield recently.  They were young and inexperienced and knew it would be a difficult day: but manager Christine Railton kept them battling together as a team and they will all have learnt from the experience.  This is Christine’s report on the day.  Thanks to Christine and to Deb Rodda for their support. (more…)