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Level Doubles League Tournament 2011

Submitted by Tom Knapp on Tue, 29/11/2011 - 08:25

The Craven & District level doubles tournaments were held at Holy Family School, Keighley on Sun 27th November.

There were a good number of entries for the Men's tournament, with representatives of clubs in Skipton, Barnoldswick, Colne, Settle, Crosshills and Keighley. There were fewer ladies present. Their final was a contest between Lorraine Whipp and Stephanie Harling of Colne, last year's winners and Marion Lilley and her partner, Roy Christian of Moorlands, Keighley. Marion and Roy won the title, 15 - 7, 15 - 14.

In the Men's competition the semi-finals were played. Dan Doveston and Mickey Ruddock of Moorlands beat Richard Butcher and Stephen Dale of Skipton, 15 - 11, 15 - 13, whilst Andy Hartley and Peter Macro of Colne played Derek Seed and Dan Stocks of Settle, the Colne pair winning 15 - 13, 15 - 9. The final was closely fought, going to 3 games, which Dan and Mickey won 15 - 12, 11 - 15, 15 - 10

2011/2012 Season

Submitted by Tom Knapp on Wed, 31/08/2011 - 13:00

The 2011/2012 league season starts on Tuesday 6th September. The new season's fixtures can be found on the Fixtures page or in the Calendar.

Skipton Badminton Club have entered three Mens teams (two in Division 1, one in Division 2), one Ladies team and one Mixed team (Division 1) into the Craven League.

We look forward to seeing old and new faces on a Tuesday night through the season at the senior sessions.

The junior club will re-convene on Friday 9th September.

The Saturday disability sessions will continue as normal on a Saturday morning at ten o'clock.

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Badminton England Survey

Submitted by thegrimdales on Wed, 16/11/2011 - 11:11.

Hi All

Peter Wilkinson has been contacted by Badminton England regarding a survey they would like anyone who has an interest in badminton to complete. Here is an extract of their blurb:

 

BADMINTON England is currently gathering information and data for our next funding submission to Sport England. To help us refine our future work, improve our services, identify new opportunities, improve the experience of everyone involved in badminton and raise standards of performance, we are keen to find out more about the experiences of badminton players in England.


Please feel free to complete the survey and pass on this link to anyone who plays badminton.

 

http://sircspss.hwb.shu.ac.uk/mrIWeb/mrIWeb.dll?I.Project=BEPLAYERSURVEY

 

From my experience it takes less than 5 minutes to complete. You can enter a prize draw for £50 in M&S vouchers.

Regards

Stephen

Update on the Adult Learning Disability Sessions

Submitted by Tom Knapp on Fri, 08/07/2011 - 22:03

Following a very successful 2nd year of the 'Adult Learning Disability Session' with growing numbers, we have seen players improve their playing skills along with their fitness & confidence in the sport. Well done to all & a big thank you to helpers & carers that make it all possible.

We have gained 2 new players this year with physical disabilities (Parkinson's), who have brought an added dimension to the session. And we would all like to say a big 'GET WELL SOON' to David.

Anyone wishing to join the session is very welcome.

As session coach I (Peter) attended a 2 day Badminton England 'Learning & Physical Disabiliy Coaching Course' run at York University last month. Along with 9 other coaches from around the Yorkshire area, we learnt about the diversity in Disability Badminton (DB), for all abilities of both learning & physical disabilities & adding to our skills as coaches with specific coaching skills focusing on Disability Badminton. We all had great fun getting a glimps of how much fun one can have playing wheel chair badminton, whcin was very challenging. I take my hat off to any wheel chair player, it's not easy but great fun.

Anyone wishing to take up badminton with any disability is welcome to come along, 10am - 11am each Saturday morning at Sandylands Sports Centre, Engine Shed Lane, Skipton. Or ring me (Peter Wilkinson) on 07753 968 662.

Craven League 2010 - 2011 results

Submitted by Tom Knapp on Fri, 06/05/2011 - 08:47

The 2010 - 2011 season has now finished with and the final league tables can be found on the Craven League page of this site.

   

Skipton had a successful season overall with congratulations going to the Mixed A and Mens B teams for winning their respective divisions. The Mens A team came second in their division.

The senior club will be continuing to meet on a Tuesday night throughout the summer so we hope to see you all there.

Craven and District Mixed Doubles Tournament 2011

Submitted by Tom Knapp on Mon, 21/03/2011 - 10:18

The Craven & District Mixed Doubles Badminton tournament was held on Sun 20th March at Holy Family school, Keighley.

The first round was played in two groups with winners and runners up going through to semi finals. One of these was between two couples from St Andrews, Damon Shepherd and his partner, Emily Horsfield, against Russell Gill and Hilary Smith, last year's runners up. Damon and Emily won this 21 - 11, 21 - 17.

In the other semi final Richard Butcher and Julie Grimshaw of Skipton narrowly lost to Andrew Howson and Lorraine Whipp of Colne, 20-21, 19-21.

Andy, who has won several league titles in the past, came back to the sport this year after a number of years in retirement. He and Lorraine went on to win in the final 21-12, 21 - 10.

Greetings from New Zealand

Submitted by Tom Knapp on Thu, 23/12/2010 - 16:02

Some great news from past members Wei Ying and Sam. Congratulations to them both!

Read on for the full message...

Craven and District Mens and Ladies Tournament 2010

Submitted by Tom Knapp on Mon, 22/11/2010 - 10:09

On Sunday 21st Nov the annual Craven & District Level Doubles Tournament was held at Holy Family School, Keighley.

The organisers were pleased to note a higher number of pairs entering, especially in the Ladies' competition. After a closely fought final, last year's winners, Jeanette Haworth (Moorlands) and Vicky Ryan (Skipton) were beaten in the deciding game, 14 - 15, by the Colne pairing of Lorraine Whipp and Stephanie Harling.
In the Mens' competition the first semi-final was an all-Skipton affair with Stephen Dale and Richard Butcher taking the games from their club mates, Tom Knapp and Gary Kemp. In the second semi-final, Julian Broughton and Ash Alam (Croft) beat Geoff Higgins and Mickey Ruddock (Greenhead). Julian & Ash came out as winners (21 - 14, 21 - 17) against Stephen and Richard In the final.

New Season

Submitted by Tom Knapp on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 22:22

The 2010/11 season starts in September. The fixtures have now been added and can be found on the Calendar page or on the Fixtures page.

Skipton Badminton Club has entered a Composite, Mixed, Ladies and two Mens teams into the Craven league this season and there will be the usual mixed and straight doubles tournaments and junior tournaments and competitions at various times throughout the season. The fixtures and events can be downloaded in iCal format to import into your calendar of choice (by clicking the small calendar icon underneath the main calendar view).

Learning Disability Sessions

Submitted by Tom Knapp on Tue, 29/06/2010 - 13:11

After the success of the Badminton Taster Course, Skipton Badminton Club in conjuction with North Yorkshire County Council are running Learning Disability sessions on a Saturday morning from 10 am to 11 am for adults with disabilities.

For more information, please contact Peter Wilkinson (coach@skiptonbadmintonclub.org.uk)

End of Season Awards

Submitted by Tom Knapp on Mon, 24/05/2010 - 20:02

On Saturday 15th May the Craven & District Badminton League brought its season to a close by holding the annual presentation evening.

Guests were entertained by magician, Liam Rowbotham, before Mr Derek Seed, president of the league, presented the awards. 

Winners of the Mixed Div 1 were Moorlands, with Skipton as runners-up. Skipton came a close second in Mixed Div 2, losing out by one point to the winners, Croft. The Ladies Division was won by Colne, with a team which balanced youth and experience; again Skipton were runners-up. The Mens Div 1 was won by  Nelson & Colne College followed by Settle, whilst Croft were winners in Mens Div 2, followed by Skipton. In the composite league, Settle were runners-up to Colne.
Tournament winners were awarded trophies as follows:
Ladies' Doubles - Jeanette Howarth (Moorlands) & Vicky Ryan (Skipton), Runners-up - Linda Wilkinson & Louise Kirkbride (Skipton)
Mens' Doubles - John Lickess & Jordan Palmer (Colne), Runners-up - Mickey & Craig Thompson (Greenhead)
Mixed Doubles - Fiona Stapley & Stephen Dale (Skipton), Runners-up - Hilary Smith & Russell Gill (St. Andrews)
The Young Player of the Year Award went to James Crozier of Skipton, whilst Croft won the trophy for the Most Hospitable Club.
Congratulations to Skipton on their awards, some of the winners being shown below (left to right - Vicky Ryan, Linda Wilkinson, James Crozier, Fiona Stapley, Stephen Dale)