Thursday 6 August 2020

CORNWALL BADMINTON – NEWSLETTER

Welcome to the 2020-21 Cornwall Badminton Season. We hope you’re ok and staying safe. Please note some early planning about the new season below – which could change depending on government and Badminton England advice - 


Key dates - provisional:

Sat/Sun 10/11th October               Cornwall College Pool            10-6 Restricted Champs

Sun 20th December                             “                    Pool            10-6  Under 21 Champs

Sat/Sun 10/11th April                                               York                     ECC under 21


 Still to be arranged are any practices and the Trials – we will keep you all informed when we can go ahead with all of these.


County Training dates – again provisional:  at Cornwall College Pool Sports Hall TR15 3RD, on Sundays 1pm – 4pm, starting on                                       

November 1st    with James Elkin   

December 13th  with James Elkin

January 31st       with James Elkin

                                                     March 7th           with James Elkin

                  Please attend all of the above so that you can be considered for team selection


Matches: Badminton England are still hoping to complete last season’s matches, on the weekend of November 7th and 8th 2020 for last season’s 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams – we should hear in the next few weeks IF this will happen. The 2020/21 season is planned for the following dates –


Saturday 6th February – 2 matches 

Saturday 27th March – 2 matches 

Saturday 17th April – 2 matches 

Sunday 18th April – 1 match 


Fees: we will confirm the fees for matches, training, trials and practices at a later date.


Please let us know asap if you will NOT be available for any of the above.


If you have any questions, please contact one of the Selectors if you need any other information.

Team selections will be made before the first matches take place. We are only able to enter two teams for the new season, due to numbers of available players – this will be reviewed each season.


Selectors: Brian Hannibal   01736 740913                                 07770 442800  brianhannibal@hotmail.co.uk

Lorna Riggs         01726 862878                     07775 934679

Sue Cooper         01872 870897                    07840 335734  scooper1964@hotmail.com

Sue Biscoe           01872 242293             07804 584663  bertbiscoe@btinternet.com 

                                   Sam Spencer       07775 338394                                           samspencer365@gmail.com

We would be grateful for help with any of these events – please support your hard-working committee!