Welcome to the Lancaster, Morecambe & District badminton League web site.  Full information about the league and the cluibs can be found in the Handbook which is downloadable from the menu.

NOTICES

ENGLISH NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 - THE BOLTON ARENA
Presenting the Championships in a prestigious manner  requires a lot of volunteers overseeing stewarding positions etc. Every volunteer will see quite a bit of the play. If you are interested in volunteering then check out the Badminton England web-site or download an application form here. Please return the completed application form to Brian Greenwood (Manager of Volunteers). In the year of the Olympics this event will be the showcase of English badminton with players chasing ranking points. Please come on board and help us to make this an event to remember.

BADMINTON EGLAND - EXCLUSIVE MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT
Here is your chance to win tickets to the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2012 at the NIA in Birmingham! The membership team have managed to get a number of tickets to give away to you, our members, for Members Day on Tuesday 6 March 2012. For more information check out the web here.

TOURNAMENT 2012
ANNUAL BADMINTON TOURNAMENT 2012 - 19 March to Thursday 29 March
Yes, it’s come round to that time of year again, when we start preparing for the annual tournament. We hope that as many of you as possible will support this event. For more information please download the Tournament Information Letter and the Entry Form.

SUNNYSIDE BADMINTON CLUB PUB QUIZ NIGHT
Sunnyside Badminton Club are holding a pub quiz night on Wednesday January 25th 2012 at 7.30pm in the White Cross pub to raise funds for the club. The cost is £5 per person, a hot supper is included and there will be a raffle. Please bring friends and family and join us for a friendly and fun evening to help support the club. Full details on http://www.sunnysidebadminton.com. All welcome!

LOW BENTHAM BADMINTON CLUB
Have a four court hall, in the Old School in Low Bentham, booked from 6.30 – 8.00 on Tuesdays and very few members. If anyone wants to come and play socially they would be very welcome. The cost is £2.50 per session. If you would like further information please contact Julie Bridgeman on 015242 62276 and 07939059812 or julie@lowbentham.plus.com.

RILEY AND HAYHURST CUPS
The Cup Scoresheets are available for download. Completed sheets should be returned to the Cup secretary by the winning team.  To downlaod click here.

Free Child Welfare Officer training – Time to Listen Workshops in the North West
Time to Listen, developed by the NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit, is advanced level safeguarding training. It is specific role training for those acting as Child Welfare Officers within badminton and has been designed to support them in their role. A Time to Listen workshop will be taking place in Liverpool and Manchester. Click here for the details of these workshops.

MATCH RESULTSHEETS: It is becoming a regular habit that theresults sheets are not being filled in correctly. Information, such asthe Club status (A, B etc) are not being included, dates, venue and insome cases the formation of the Mixed pairings are excluded.Could all Club Secretaries please ask their team captains to endurethat this information is included.
As an example, if a Club has 2 teams in he same division an incorrect result may be entered, this perhaps could have a serious consequencelater in the season.