Annual Awards for The Most Promising Girl & Boy in The County

These awards were established in 2001.  Mrs Brenda Forster donated two salvers in memory of her late husband Bob Forster, who served on the Executive Committee (now renamed Management Committee) for 14 years, acting as County Secretary for 10 of those.  Bob retired from the Committee in 1997, but unfortunately became very ill in the autumn of 1998 and died towards the end of the following year.  Bob represented Northumberland during his playing career and did a huge amount of voluntary administrative work for the County.

The annual awards that bear his name are made to Northumberland’s “most promising” girl and boy. The criteria are as follows:

• Players considered should generally be Under 18 or over (using Badminton England’s age classifications), although particularly strong candidates at younger ages may be considered;
• They would have represented the County at senior level or shown clear promise to develop into strong senior players;
• They would be expected to be in the top County junior squad and/or the PC Emerging squad;
• They would be strong supporters of the junior County teams; and
• They would be nominated by the County coach(es) in conjunction with appropriate team managers.

Previous winners of the awards are: