Author: Hunters Admin

Club night schedule changes

Starting this week and continuing until 13th June, club nights will be on both Tuesdays and Thursdays each week; however we will only have 2 courts. Both nights will be 7.00pm – 9.30pm. Members are welcome to attend both sessions, but courts might be busier than normal. The schedule change is due to one half of the hall bring set out for school exams. The website has full details of all club dates and times for the rest of the year.

Easter break

We have two courts available this Tuesday (9th April) and club night as usual this Thursday (11th April). We then have a two week break over Easter. Summer season starts Thursday 2nd May.

RDBA Tournament September 29th

After the success of the Britannic again this year, RDBA will be running a late summer tournament on Sunday September 29th. This will be a full day event with a scheduled 14 games per player.
All standards are catered for using a handicapping system. Entries are £12 per person. If you are interested, a sign-up sheet will be provided at club night.

Four courts free this Tuesday

The club has four free courts this Tuesday as the teams having away matches this week. Let’s try and get as many members along on Tuesday so there’s no empty courts! Tuesday courts are available from 7.30pm.

Britannic Tournament Sunday March 17th

This year’s Britannic Tournament will run from 10am to 6pm on Sunday March 17th at the Rugby School Sports Centre in Horton Crescent.

This is a handicapped competetion to encourage players of all abilities to sign-up. The aim is to give each player 21 games of badminton for and entry fee of £10, assuming RDBA can get 56 players in total.

There will be a sign-up list provided at club night. If you would like to play please get signed up (or let a committee member know).

Badminton returns Thursday 10th January

Time to burn off a few turkey-induced calories and get back to badminton … Club nights resume Thursday 10th January 7pm.

We also have spare courts for club use every Tuesday this term except for 26th March. Tuesdays are 7.30pm starts.

One date for the diary, the Britannic Tournament will be Sunday March 17th. More details to follow.

Final club night this term + xmas social

Don’t forget we have our xmas social after club night this Thursday (20th December) at the Black Horse in Bilton. Food is provided and you can pay on the night (£3) if you haven’t paid already.

We resume club nights on Thursday 10th January 2019.

Courts this Tuesday but no Thursday club night on 13th December.

There’s no club night this Thursday (13th December) as the school had to cancel our booking this week; however we do have 2 courts available for club use on Tuesday (11th December) if you want a game this week.

The club xmas social will at the Black Horse from 9.30pm on Thursday 20th December after club night. A finger buffet will be provided – cost is just £3 and can be paid on the night.

Racket demonstration session – this Thursday (6th December)

Pete Martin will be at club night his Thursday (6th December) with a range of rackets to try out. If you like any of the rackets you can order from Pete but of course there is no obligation to buy. It’s worth trying some new rackets as each have slightly different characteristics.

There are no courts available this Tuesday due to club matches.