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…)

The first of Northumberland’s junior tournaments on the Badminton England circuit took place recently at Tyneside Badminton Centre. The Under 17 Silver event brought success for Northumberland’s Emily Harrison, who came through a strong group of six players to take the winner’s medal. (more…)