Launch of Ipswich Performance Centre

The latest badminton performance centre to open is based at the new "Suffolk One" sixth form college in Ipswich. The college is located right next to the A12 / A14 junction and the Performance Centre will serve North Essex as well as Suffolk, Norfolk and east Cambridge.

As part of the launch a meeting of interested parties has been organised for the 7th September from 7:30pm at Ipswich YMCA. There will also be open sessions of the Performance Centre; the first for 7-13 year olds on 13th September from 6-8pm and the second for 14-17 year olds on 20th September from 7-9pm.

Essex Performance Centres are based at Redbridge Sports Centre and Billaricay so this centre will be the nearest to Colchester. BADMINTON England has established a network of Performance Centres to provide advanced coaching and development for promising young players.

Any questions please contact Simon (secretary@stanway-badminton.org.uk) or direct to the organiser Mike Tee on 07740 839617.

Essex Restricted 2011

The first major tournament of the year is the Essex Restricted, which will be held on the 1st and 2nd October 2011. Please see the Essex Badminton Assoc website for more details;

http://www.badmintonessex.co.uk/tournaments.asp

This year the tournament will be run at the new sports centre in Harlow.

Club Dates for 2011 / 12 Season

The club will start on Tuesday 6th September for the new season. Our league fixtures will be fixed at the Federation AGM on 30th August and Essex League the following week. At the AGM we agreed to minimise the number of matches to be played on Tuesdays and where possible play Ladies or Essex Combi matches on these nights to maximise the court time for club players.

First Club Night: 6th September
Last Club Night before Xmas: 20th December
First Club Night of 2012: 3rd January
Final Club Night: 29th March