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2022-2023 Fixtures Published!
You can now download the new season’s fixtures from the fixtures page, please report any issues.
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AGM & Presentation – Wednesday 11th May, 7PM
The Blackburn league AGM/Presentation night is coming up on Weds 11th May, 7PM start.
Venue:
Feniscowles & Pleasington Sports and Social Club
There will be sandwiches and a bar and you’ll have the opportunity to have your say on how the league is run!
Please come and support the league, we need all the help we can get to ensure the league continues to function after a difficult couple of years.
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Badminton England Foundation Coaching Courses
Please see the links below to two Foundation coaching courses (level 1) that have been registered and are live for bookings in Manchester and Cheshire respectively. If you could promote throughout your networks to anybody that might be interested it would be much appreciated.
For more information and to book, please click the links;
https://badmintonengland.justgo.com/workbench/public/events?ref=0ACFDE55DBEAE966E7120B35E37A6C7F74123430
Location: The Energy Box, Levenshulme High School, Manchester, M19 1FS (Sat 9th and Sun 10th April 2022)
https://badmintonengland.justgo.com/workbench/public/events?ref=54C3CE2CFFD32656F4A682DA445E1C03DBCFA675
Location: Holmes Chapel Leisure Centre, Selkirk Road, Cheshire, CW4 7DZ (Sat 30th April and Sun 1st May)
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Change of Venue for Independents!
Hyndburn sports centre is now closed till March so from Monday 7 Feb 2022 onwards, all games against Independents A & B will now be played on Mondays at Norden sports centre 8pm start.
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Urgent change of dates for Hit & Miss
Urgent change of dates for Hit&Miss home match nights which affect you.
The dates are as follows.
Hit&Miss v Accy Flyers change from Thursday 9 Dec to Monday 6 Dec.
Hit&Miss v Westholme A change from Thursday13 January to Monday 10 January
Hit&Miss v B’burn Seniors A change from Thursday 20 January to Monday 17 January.
Hit&Miss v Accy Flyers A change from Thursday 3 February to Monday 31 January.
If you have any problems with these dates then contact Keith Ashton to re arrange.
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Badminton England Case Study
The recent league initiative for public pay and play sessions to encourage existing players back to badminton (and new players to get involved!) has now been made into a case study by Badminton England.
Thanks to BADMINTON England for supporting us!
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2021/2022 Fixtures uploaded
Hi All,
Welcome back, the fixtures for the 2021/2022 season have now been uploaded along with updated club details.
https://www.blackburnbadminton.co.uk/2021-2022-division-1-fixtures/
https://www.blackburnbadminton.co.uk/2021-2022-division-2-fixtures/
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New Facebook Group
A new Facebook group has been created and can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/BlackburnBadminton/
We’ll continue to post news and info onto the website for those that don’t have a FB account.
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League Practice Nights – Get some practice in before…
Hi All.
This is to let everyone know the league have booked four courts for two hours from 7.30pm to 9.30pm every Thursday night for five weeks commencing from 26 August 2021 at.
Darwen Academy
Location: DACA Top Car Park, Redearth Rd, Darwen BB3 2AF –
Sports hall is at the rear of the school.
This is open to all clubs from the league to come and play, also players who may not have a club yet and wish to play in the league this season to meet other players/clubs and decide if they wish to join a club.
There is no set order of play. You can play amongst your own club members or with players from other clubs.
Shuttles provided by the league.
The league are paying for the courts but a small fee will be payable on the night to a member of the committee who will be present with shuttles.
A small fee for each player will be collected on the night ( £1.00 )
Any queries contact me.
Peter Wright
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Badminton England 2021 National Volunteer Conference
The Badminton England 2021 National Volunteer Conference is now open for bookings!
Badminton England are delighted to invite you to join our 2021 National Volunteer Conference on the afternoon of Saturday 11th September. Unlike previous years, this event will be delivered virtually in the interest of your safety, allowing you to join us from the comfort of your own home.
The focus for this year’s Volunteer Conference is ‘rebuilding badminton following the Coronavirus pandemic.’ This year is more critical than ever to collaborate with our volunteers to ensure badminton comes back even stronger, and so our range of online workshops, networking and keynotes are designed to support you with your return.
You will have opportunities to connect and share practise with other volunteers, and come away inspired to put new ideas into practice locally. We will also announce the winners of our prestigious 2021 YONEX Volunteer of the Year Awards. All workshops, although online, will still have an interactive element to ensure you gain the most out of attending. As part of your registration, you will be asked to select 2 workshops, each from a choice of 3.
The six exciting workshops on offer at this year’s Conference are:
Workshop 1:
- Rebuilding Your Player Base
- Looking After Your Volunteers and Planning for the Future
- Engaging with Schools and Young People
Workshop 2:
- Encouraging More Helpers
- Empowering Young Volunteers to Step Forward
- Re-establishing Yourself as a Coach or Co-ordinator
Conference Overview
14:00 – 14:25 | Welcome & Panel Discussion14:30 – 15:15 | Workshop 1 (choose 1 of 3 options)15:15 – 15:30 | Break or Networking15:30 – 16:00 | YONEX Volunteer of the Year Awards Presentation & Mental Health Keynote16:05 – 16:50 | Workshop 2 (choose 1 of 3 options)16:50 – 17:00 | Close of Conference
For full details on all six workshops and to book a place please visit: https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/on-court/volunteer-in-badminton/national-volunteer-conference/