Welcometo the web site of Bishops Stortford Badminton Club and Bishops Stortford Junior Badminton Club. Here you’ll find details concerning all aspects of the club and the way it works. We’re always happy to talk to potential new members so please don’t hesitate to contact us if you want to know more. Enjoy your stay with us !! Location:Our home venue is Birchwood Sports Centre which is located in the... Birchwood Highschool, Parsonage Lane, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5BD |
Contact:If you would like to find out some more details of the club please contact either Phil Barton or Carol Brocklehurst who will be pleased to hear from you. Phil Barton(Club Captain & Junior Club Coach) tel: 01279 654464 or email Phil Carol Brocklehurst(Club Secretary) tel: 01279 722363 or email Carol |
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BSBC InformationGeneral:Bishops Stortford Badminton club prides itself on being a friendly club catering for those who want to play their badminton in a competitive but relaxed atmosphere. Our home venue is Birchwood Sports Centre which is located in the Birchwood High School in Bishops Stortford. Our club nights take place on Monday evenings between 8.00p.m. and 10.00p.m. when we have four purpose built courts for the use of club members and invited guests. During the league season we also play on Wednesday evenings at Birchwood Sports Centre where we fulfil our home league matches. We field a large number of mixed, mens and ladies teams across the Hertfordshire County, Hertford Area and Braintree Area leagues making the most of our geographical location and proximity to the M11, A120 and A10 road link. Feather shuttles are our preferred option for club and match use giving a good combination of quality and durability suitable across a wide range of playing standards. |
New Members:We are always pleased to welcome new members to join the main club. Those players who are competitive and wish to improve to league and county standard are invited to contact us if they would like to be our guest at a club night. This gives an opportunity to meet some of our members and to see if you are comfortable with the standard of play. This first visit is £5 for a 2 hour badminton session with the club and you can be invited back up to twice more paying a further guest fee of £5 per night. At any time over these three visits you can of course be offered membership although our rules say that a decision on membership always has to be made by the club or the individual after the third attendance. The current subscription fee is £60 per half season, September to December & January to April inclusive. As a new member your subscription would be pro-rated and any guest fees already paid taken into account. See our rules section for more details of membership options and the fee structure. |
Junior Badminton Club:For further information please see our Junior Club section or contact Phil Barton, the Junior Club Coach. Phil Barton(Club Captain & Junior Club Coach) 01279 654464 or email Phil |
Summer Club:Between May and August we run a summer club which is open to non members of improver standard. This gives us the chance to help less experienced players, and especially juniors, with a view to improving their game sufficiently to make them candidates for membership of the main club. The summer club takes place on Monday evenings between 8.00pm and 10.00pm and the cost is £5 per session. Ring one of our contacts if you want to know more. Enjoy Badminton. No matter what your reason for taking up badminton we at Bishops Stortford Badminton Club believe playing the game should be a fun experience and enjoyment is what it’s all about. We hope the other sections of this site will help reflect this philosophy and, whether a new player or an old hand, we’d like to thank you for taking the time to visit us !! |
Nights we PlayMonday is our Club NightOur club nights run on Monday nights from 8pm til 10pm, this includes every Monday (excluding Bank Holidays) from the Season's start on the first Monday of September through to the last Monday in April the following year. Membership subs covers: all playing time on Mondays, feather shuttles, registration to the Badminton Association of England and associated insurances. |
Home Match NightsOur Match nights run every Wednesday night throughout this season from 8pm to 10pm and sometimes later Junior ClubOur Juniors section is run every Thursday Night from 8pm til 10pm and normally coincides with school term dates. If you would like further details about the junior club please contact our Junior Coach Phil Barton on:01279 654464 or email Phil |
JoiningBishops Stortford Badminton club is currently recruiting league Standard & County Standard players. If you have played before and are competitive, you are welcome to come along and play on a Monday Club night between 8 and 10pm. The price is only £5 to play and you will play badminton against some of our team members. Our normal trial period is 3 weeks (sometimes the 1st week is a clear indication), in this time it gives the committee a chance to see if Bishops Stortford Badminton Club is suited to your standard. If so, you will be invited to join our club. |
Club HistoryThe oldest recordof the Club is the minutes of a "General" meeting on 14th September 1927. This makes the Club at least 75 years old! Not surprisingly, we are unable to trace any current members with memories of those days, when the Club membership was 25 shillings (that's £1.25p). Other gems from those minutes were the agreement to continue to pay 6d (21/2p) for refreshments, and a proposal to invite a "Colonel Duff" to lecture at an early date during the season. No record of this event has been traced to date. Earliest press cuttingis The Cambridge Daily News of Monday, March 3, 1930, which recorded a double victory for G. N. Robarts of Bishop's Stortford Badminton Club in "Granta's second annual tournament", partnering Miss Cockerell in the mixed doubles and A. H. Adnitt in the men's doubles. The General Meeting minutes of 1938are followed by those of 20th September 1946. (the gap presumably due to the Second World War). These minutes record the amalgamation of the Bishop's Stortford BadmintonClub and the Watemore Badminton Club, retaining the BSBC name. Hall availability and shortage of shuttles are cited as reasons. Earliest team photois of the first mixed team in 1968 while in the late 1970's and early 1980's the Club ran up to 16 teams in a season in the Herts. County leagues, the Hertford Area Leagues, the Harlow Leagues and the Bishop's Stortford District Leagues. The Club had around 50 members, reflecting the popularity of Badminton as a participant sport at that time. |
Since 1970the Club has had many "homes", starting at that time at the Burton End (now called the Mountfitchet School) in Stansted, then moving to The Margaret Dane School, The Water Lane Institute, Helena Romanes School Dunmow and Bishopsport, before moving to its current home at Birchwood in 2007. This move to the newly built Birchwood Sports Centre enabled the club to undertake a radical expansion and reorganisation. Teams began to be fielded in the Herts County League and Braintree District League as well as the Hertford Area League improving the standard of play whilst increasing the range of opposition teams across two counties. The junior section, first started in 2002, became formally established as an integral part of the overall club structure. In 2009the club fielded a Ladies team in the South Cambridgeshire League which therefore meant that teams were playing competitively in three County League structures covering four Counties. Other bits of history:The Clubs oldest trophy is the E.M. Barrett Cup. Dating back to the late 1940's, it is named after Elsie Barrett, a long-serving club member of the time, and is presented to the winners of the clubs internal mixed doubles tournament. One of the earliest winners of the trophy was Joe Gunn, who became another long-serving Club member and after whom the men's doubles trophy is named. Joe sadly passed away in 2001. The ladies doubles trophy, the Suzanne Sharpe Shield, is named after yet another long-serving club member of the 1960's and 1970's. In1977 the Club celebrated its (at least) 50th anniversary by holding a tournament open to local clubs, which it ran for many years. Before the advent of Sports halls badminton was played in Church, village and school halls. Low ceilings caused repeated "lets" when the shuttle struck low beams. Matches played at Water Lane Institute regularly finished well after midnight, however one away match played by the Clubs ladies team in the Herts. County league finished at 2.45am. The Clubs men's doubles tournament was once won by a lady. |
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JuniorsBishop's Stortford Junior Badminton Club is the junior section of the main adult club. Affiliated to Badminton England, and run by qualified coaches, there are about 35 members with ages between 12 and 18 and with a mix of boys and girls as well as abilities. Recruitment into the club is based on when there is a gap for a particular age, gender and ability as this helps ensure we maintain the right balance in the club and both experienced players and beginners can develop at the right speed. The emphasis is on enjoying the game, having fun, and developing a love of badminton that will continue into adult life whether playing competitvely or socially. If you would like further details about the junior club please contact our Junior Coach Phil Barton on:01279 654464or email Phil 
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Half season subscription is - £60
Full season - £120 If you wish to be selected for teams?, either Full or Half needs to be paid by 31st July. Not wanting to play in a team? then 30th Sept is the deadline. if you need to pay? please can you either... 1: Hand a cheque to any committee member. 2: Forward a cheque to Ian Lloyd at.... 12 Loates Pasture, Stansted, Essex. 3: Pay by Electronic transfer directly into the clubs bank account Bank: Barclays Sort code: 20 - 36 - 98 ACCOUNT NUMBER: 23701425 (PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE YOUR OWN NAME AS A REFERENCE) Any Queries? contact Ian on 07894517866. |
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The Bishops Stortford Badminton club season
runs from the first Monday in September to the
last Monday in April. Your yearly subs pays for these 8 months of Mondays (excluding bank holidays). Summer Club is a separate club that runs independently from the main club throughout the remaining 4 months (May to August). The cost per Monday in the summer club is £5 per evening and is open to anyone wishing to play. Subject to a level of ability, any new players attending throughout the Summer Club will be offered the chance to join the main club. |
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Did you know that sometimes after badminton on a
Monday night a few of us pop out for a cool down
pint at a local pub!... all is welcome!! want to come
along? speak to Tim or Simon:)
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Thinking about getting a new racket? why
not have a chat with Mark Whitworth at club,
Through some contacts he may get you a
good deal - he also provides a restringing service.
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Teams have been selected on the basis of
preferences expressed by club members.
The selection committee recognise that not all
preferences can be accommodated, but given
the number and timing of games arranged, we
feel that the majority wishing to play in the
teams will be able to do so. There should be
opportunities for everyone throughout the season Statement from the Club Captain |
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Home Matches will be played on a Wednesday
at Birchwood School. Please arrive at 7:50 so
the match can start promptly at 8. This years Match Fees are based on two matches each Wednesday finishing at 10.30pm, later finishes will incur extra costs. DO NOT use NEW shuttles to knock up with, please do not leave food items in the refreshment box:- Juice only |
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CLUB NIGHT PEG BOARD In order to provide a greater variety of games on Mondays the committee have decided on a new peg board ruling: the person selecting the game can choose from the next 8 names (instead of 6). An exception to this can be made if there are not sufficient ladies names in the next 8, then a lady from further along can be selected. |
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BSBC Christmas social is tradition and is usually
organised around October time for early December.
Please check on the 'NEWS' page...
nearer the time to find out more.
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In the past we have arranged friendly matches with other teams outside of our leagues and in other towns! Tim may arrange something this year if time permits but if any member wishes to organise a friendly match with other clubs outside of our leagues then please contact Tim with your idea and a team and date can be arranged! As always it is preferable to have a good standard match and usually when in a different town we will be doing our customary stay over and socialise for the night after. keep an eye on the NEWS page! if anything comes up? it will be posted there!! or speak to Tim to organise one! |
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This Year we will be using the Carlton GT3
feather shuttles. Considered a very good quality and
consistent shuttle!. Please use old shuttles to knock up with. Any Comments / Problems? talk to Mark Whitworth. |
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Match Fees are £5 per individual, per match
for Season 2011/ 12. To be paid to
the Team captain on each match night.
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We are in 2 Different District Leagues this year!
(Herts & Braintree). rules
for your league can be found on the website
links at the footer of this website, Results will
be updated on this site in the fixtures section. Please note that in League Tables it is not always wins that count. |
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Mark again has obtained sponsorship from
Mercedes-Benz of Bishops Stortford for the 1st
shirt purchased. There were a few issues over the
heaviness of the material with previous seasons kits so we
have changed the fabric to a preferred lightweight
high quality fabric that `breathes' letting air flow through. These are at a subsidised cost please check the prices and order from Joyce on the 'Club Kit' page. |
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This web site continues to grow each year! any ideas related to badminton new and a bit different is always welcome!! If you have anything badminton related that you feel would be good to add here? speak to Tim about it. |
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If you have any questions about the running
of the club you may be able to find out all
you need from this site at a thorough read.
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FIXTURESchoose a team |
TEAMS |
| COUNTY MENS 6 | COUNTY MIXED 1 | COUNTY MIXED 2 | ||||||||||
| Tim | • | Mark (Capt) | Joyce | • | Tim (Capt) | Alison | • | Sean (Capt) | ||||
| Gary | • | Sean | Anneli | • | Brett | Claire | • | Simon | ||||
| Brett | • | Ian Lloyd | Diane | • | Ian Lloyd | Angela | • | Mark | ||||
| BRAINTREE MENS 6 A | BRAINTREE MENS 6 B | BRAINTREE LADIES 4 | ||||||||||
| Simon | • | Duncan (Capt) | Ewan | • | Carl (Capt) | Joyce | • | Diane (Capt) | ||||
| Terry | • | Phil | Alan G | • | Richard S | Claire | • | Alison | ||||
| Ian W | • | Richard Stybar | Bharat | • | Rob | RES; Carol | ||||||
| RES; Alan Hope & Quang | ||||||||||||
| BRAINTREE MIXED 6 | HERTFORD LADIES 4 | |||||||
| Barbara | • | Phil (Capt) | Ceri | • | Barbara (Capt) | |||
| Melanie | • | Duncan | Heidi | • | Angela | |||
| Ceri | • | Carl | RES: Carol & Eva | |||||
| HERTS VENUES | |||||
| CLUB | ADDRESS | CONTACT | NUMBER | ||
| Academy | Norths Herts college. Hitchin. SG4 0JD | Ali | 07906 373064 | ||
| Albury | Albury village hall, Clapgate Albury SG11 2JL | Wendy Train | 07979 051849 | ||
| Asteroids | Beechwood, Park School, AL3 8AW | Malcolm | 07801 846188 | ||
| BFF | Haberdashers Askes Girls, WD6 3BT | Gareth | 07875 415073 | ||
| BSCA | Queen Eizabeth Sch, Barnet EN5 5RR | Carol | 07801 235713 | ||
| Cobra | J.H. Newman L. C. Stevenage SG1 4AE | Paul | 07767 212428 | ||
| Comets | Herts Sports Village, AL10 9EU | Richard | 01442 864233 | ||
| Epping | Epping Sports Centre, CM16 4LU | Chris | 07736 234419 | ||
| Hawks | Herts Sports Village, Hatfield AL10 9EU, 7pm | Edward | 07801 677185 | ||
| Hunsdon | Hunsdon Village Hall, 45 High Street Hunsdon SG12 8NJ | Chris Gooch | 07814 383017 | ||
| Nazeing | Nazeing Congrerational Church hall, Middle Street, EN9 2LH | Sally Hutchings | 01992 893446 | ||
| Harpenden | St. Albans Girls sch. AL3 6DB | Mike | 07713 252374 | ||
| Hertford | Ware Drill Hall, 17 Amwell End, Ware SG12 9HP | Alison | 07761 933103 | ||
| Saracens | Ware Drill Hall, 17 Amwell End, Ware SG12 9HP | Robert Sewell | 07810 832160 | ||
| St. Abbotts | John Warner Sports Centre, EN11 0RH | Pam | 07720 843646 | ||
| St. Georges | Stanstead Abbotts parish hall, Roydon Road, Stanstead Abbotts | Jackie Yeardye | 01992 307038 | ||
| Ware | Wodson Park, Ware, SG12 0UQ | Chris | 07748 808973 | ||
| Wizard | Goffs Oak School, EN7 5QW | Colin | 07950 000139 | ||
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| CLUB | ADDRESS | CONTACT | NUMBER | ||
| Braintree Nomads | Alex Hunter School Stubbs Lane Braintree CM7 3PA | Gina | 07742 318040 | ||
| Coggeshall | Honywood School Honywood Avenue Coggeshall CO6 1PZ | Vanessa | 01376 562873 | ||
| Earls Colne | Earls Colne Rec Club Earls Colne CO6 2NG | Lyndsey Bishop | 07969 860263 | ||
| Halstead (P) | Halstead Sports Centre. CO9 2HR | Anna | 01787 223777 | ||
| Haverhill | Castle Manor School. CB9 9JE | Lorna | 07932 466265 | ||
| LBC | Braintree Leisure Centre. CM7 1FF | Melvin | 07709 298670 | ||
| Old Maldonians (P) | Blackwater LeisureCentre CM9 5UR | David | 01621 858325 | ||
| Pioneers (P) | Braintree Leisure Centre. CM7 1FF | Julie | 07769 770042 | ||
| Sandon (ECC Battledore) | Sandon School. CM2 7TL | Cecile | 01245 478275 | ||
| Sudbury | Gt. Cornard School. CO 10 0JU | David | 01787 312457 | ||
| Wolmers | Tufnel Hall. Little Waltham. CM3 3NY | Steve | 01245 469886 | ||
News & EventsBSBC Xmas Social 2011
Posted on 12 Oct 2011 by Tim23
YONEX ALL ENGLAND 2012 BOOKED!!!
9 TICKETS BOOKED - SATURDAY MARCH 10th 2012 - SEMI FINALS DAY!!
9 Seats on Lower Block 11 (J 487-495) @ £12 each!! I left it a little late this year so we havnt got the best seats in the house like last year  However! the tickets are half price  and we can always roam in the upper blocks for alternative viewing I think 7 are already taken so i have 2 left if anyone is interested? if i recieve more interest i can always book more tickets - you can let me know at club or by email (click my name 'Tim' below to email) I will post all details of trip including travel & hotel arrangements in due course. Posted on 19 Sep 2011 by Tim
Yonex All England 2012
Each year we run a trip to the Yonex All England in Birmingham on Quarter Finals / Semi Finals day.
it usually involves a 2 night stop over, a few drinks and some good laughs!. Its a great way to unwind after a season of Match Badminton!!! as soon as the new organised dates are arranged they will be posted here!!! keep a look out there are only a small amount of tickets (around 10) Posted on 26 Aug 2011 by Tim
Club Kit Sponsored By Mercedes Benz of Bishops Storford
Mark & Mercedez Benz of Bishops Stortford has again sponsored our kit for another season!! so not only have we got cheap subsidised kit! we also have prestigious sponsor logo on the kit!!
Posted on 26 Aug 2011 by Tim
Website Can Now Be Updated by the committee!!!
The Era of an outdated BSBC Website has now ended!!
in the past, updates were Annual and covered the standard rules changes, AGM minutes and various tweaks but NOW this site is updated 24/7 by the committee!! All your fixture changes, team news and up and coming events will be posted weekly if not daily in two areas of the site 1st Area: Your Profile Pageat the bottom of your profile page underneath your details you will see urgent and quick important updates!! 2nd Area: The 'News' Page on the members sectionthis will contain larger amounts of info such as up and coming social events and any other bits and pieces that the club gets handed to them. Posted on 26 Aug 2011 by Tim
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Club Rules1: Name1:1 The club shall be called the Bishops Stortford Badminton Club (B.S.B.C.) 1:2 The junior section of the club shall be known as the Bishops Stortford Junior Badminton Club. Members of this section shall not have an automatic right to membership of the main club although preferential treatment may be given at the discretion of the Committee. 1:3 The club and its individual members shall be affiliated to the Badminton Association of England and play on all occasions shall be regulated by the Laws of the Association. 1:4 The B.S.B.C. summer club, when run, will be independent of the main club. 1:5 All non-members playing within the Senior, Junior or Summer clubs must sign the visitors book. All members must take care to ensure this has been accomplished. 2: Committee2:1 The club shall be managed by a committee of nine people consisting of Chairman, Club Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Fixtures Secretary together with four other members. These shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting. 2:1:1 Nominations, stating whether for a specific or general position on the committee and proposed and seconded by full members, should be forwarded to the Secretary by seven days prior to the AGM. 2:1:2 Current members of the committee who wish to stand down should notify the Secretary prior to the AGM. 2:1:3 A vote is only required at the AGM if there is a nomination for a position held by a standing committee member or more than one candidate for a vacant position. 2:2 The Committee has the power: 2:2:1 To conduct all the business of the Club. 2:2:2 To call an Extraordinary Meeting whenever they consider necessary. 2:2:3 To enforce the rules. 2:2:4 To appoint a sub-committee for any purpose they may think necessary provided that it contains at least two of the main Committee. 2:2:5 To co-opt no more than two other playing members. 2:3 All matches shall be made subject to the approval of the Committee. Fixtures shall be cancelled or rearranged only by, or with the approval of, the Fixtures Secretary. 2:4. The Committee, under the direction of the Club Captain, shall select the teams and nominate team Captains. Team Captains shall endeavour to ensure their team's fixtures are fulfilled on the specified date agreed with the opposing club. Matches may be played with two pairs but only with the approval of a Committee member. 2:6 The Club Secretary shall maintain membership details including individual affiliation numbers. 2:7 The Treasurer shall make out annually a correct account of all monies received and paid on behalf of the Club and such account shall be audited by member(s) who shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting or, in their absence, by the Club Captain. 2:8 A Committee meeting shall not take place unless a minimum number of five main Committee members are present. 3: Membership and Subscriptions3:1 Membership shall be limited to a number which the Committee at their discretion shall decide upon. The election of members shall be vested in the Committee. 3:2 All prospective members of the Club shall apply for their membership in writing. Members wishing to leave the club should notify the Secretary in writing. No reimbursement of paid subscriptions shall be made when a member leaves the Club. 3:3 Candidates for membership of the Club will be invited for a free trial evening. They may thereafter attend for a further two evenings paying the appropriate guest fee. This amount will be deducted from any pro rata subscription later paid. 3:4 After a maximum three evenings attendance the candidate will be offered either: a) Provisional membership. This is intended to assess a players ability to improve and will therefore extend no longer than than the remainder of the current half season and the following full half season after which a decision must be made on whether the candidate will be offered full membership. The normal subscription fee is payable for provisional membership. b) Full membership. 3:5 The membership subscription, match fee, retainer fee and visitor fee shall be recommended annually by the Committee and agreed at the Annual General Meeting. 3:5:1 The membership subscription shall be payable upon election and subsequently not later than the 1st October and 1st February for each respective half season. 3:5:2 Subscriptions paid after this date will carry a penalty to be recommended by the Committee and agreed at the Annual General Meeting. 3:5:3 The Committee shall have the power to suspend or remove from the list of members any member who defaults from payment of subscription. 3:6 The Committee shall have the power, in recognition of valuable services rendered to the Club, to elect any person as a Life Member without subscription. 3:7 Any member wishing to suspend his or her membership for not more than one season shall, at the discretion of the Committee, by paying a retaining fee, be eligible for membership in the following season without re-election. 3:8 If in the opinion of three quarters or more of the Committee it is desirable for the well being of the Club that any member should resign, such member shall be duly notified to that effect by the Secretary. His or her name shall be removed from the Club books unless within seven days from the date of issue of such notification the Secretary receives from such member a notice requiring an Extraordinary meeting of the Club to be called to consider the matter under rule 4:2. 3:9 Each member shall be allowed on not more than three occasions in the season to bring a visitor to normal club evenings on the payment of a guest fee. 3:9 Anyone ceasing to be a member of the Club shall forfeit all claims on the property of the Club. 3:10 At the discretion of the Committee a Club member may pay an adjusted subscription if that member cannot commence either half of the season due to injury. |
4: Meetings4:1 The Annual General Meeting of the Club shall be held no less than three weeks prior to the commencement of the season. The season is deemed to start no later than the first club night in September. 4:2 On receipt of a requisition signed by not less than ten members, and stating the subject matter to be dealt with, the Secretary shall convene an Extraordinary Meeting of the Club within one calendar month. Due notice stating the object of the meeting shall be sent to each member of the Club and no business shall be considered at such a meeting except that for which it was convened. 4:3 A Committee meeting shall be held at least once each half season and minutes shall be made available to the membership. 5: Attendance and Dress5:1 A good attendance at club night is vital to maintaining a viable club. Taking all relevant factors into account the Committee can impose suitable sanctions against any member who does not support the club in this respect. 5:2 Appropriate dress, as determined by the Committee, shall be worn at club nights or while playing matches. 6: Rules6:1 These rules may be altered and others made at the Annual General Meeting or at an Extraordinary Meeting. Any member wishing to propose such changes or additions must send a written notice to the Secretary embodying the proposition not later than seven days prior to the Annual General Meeting or as part of the statement calling for an Extraordinary Meeting. 6:2 Any question not provided for in these rules, or any interpretation of a rule, is to be decided by the Committee and minuted for the information of the membership. 6:3 These rules apply equally to Provisional Members. 6:4 Every member on admission to the Club will be furnished by the Secretary with a copy of these rules which shall remain in force until altered as per the procedure in 6:1 May 2002 BADMINTON CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING |
AGM 2011BISHOPS STORTFORD BADMINTON CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD WEDNESDAY 18TH MAY 2011.At Bishops Stortford Tennis Club, Cricket, Lane, Bishops, Stortford, Hertfordshire.Present:-Ceri Why Heidi Lawrence Duncan Christmas Diane Brown Simon Playfair Carl Ng Dave Ruff Terry Catton Tim Wood Brett Brocklehurst Carol Brocklehurst Joyce Barton Phil Barton Barbara Jacobs. Apologies:- Melanie Goodison Alan Gibbens Alison Cosadinos Mark Whitworth Ian Lloyd Susan Roberts Sean Ogley Geoff Stringer. 1.Minutes of the 2010 AGM.Accepted as an accurate record and signed. 2.Matters Arising.Simon was thanked for the work he did on trying to set up the internal club tournament. Unfortunately this did not come to fruition due to all members involved not attending club on a regular basis to play the matches.3.Club Night & Match Practice.Discussion was in regard to the practice courts sometimes being used for the odd few hours, as agreed at last years AGM. This seemed to work well, but the question asked by our club captain Phil was “did we want a formal method of payment for people playing tournament matches on the practice court, as this year this had not happened & we have to pay extra if a match starts at 7.30pm, as courts are booked from 8pm. It was agreed by all that a charge of £5 for a player in a singles tournament & £5 per pair (£2.50 each person) for a doubles match. If the practice court is needed next season for any tournament games, the player or players must ask the Captain of the team whose practice night it is if it is alright. Then send an email to both Joyce & Simon to confirm payment. 4. Braintree Tournament.This tournament was enjoyed by all who entered it, and once again Bishops Stortford came home with a considerable amount of silverware. Tim suggested that if a large number of us were going to finals night again like this year, it might be a nice idea to hire a little minibus. Then we can all enjoy their nice bar, and have an enjoyable night without having to drive. 5. Sports hall.Phil reported that there were no plans by the school to increase the price of the sports hall. There have however been a lot of problems with the invoicing for the sports hall by Birchwood’s accounts lady which has caused Ian a headache this season. Therefore it has been agreed by Ian & Phil that Phil will deal with all Birchwood’s invoices for payments, as Phil knows how many weeks, hours etc we use the courts for, and will make sure all is in order before Ian issues a cheque. 6. Fixtures Secretary’s Report.We had another good season fielding 9 teams in three different leagues, Braintree, Herts County and South Cambridgeshire. In the Braintree league the Men’s 6A won with the 6B team following in 3rd position. The mixed 4’s finished 3rd in a strongly contested league. Two casualties this season were the Ladies 4 and the Men’s 4, both finishing bottom of their respective leagues and getting relegated! The mixed 6 and the combination 6 teams were entered into the knock-out competitions along with the mixed 4. The handicapping system makes the outcome of these events unpredictable so we were pleased when both the 6 teams won their respective sections. The Braintree league also take account of score cards, as I stamp them all, it is particularly annoying to find we feature towards the bottom of the table! One card took 79 days to get to Dick…..please post the card as you leave the sports hall, there is a letter box 100 yards on the right of the school entrance. In the Braintree individual tournaments we had representation in most finals and have amassed enough silver wear to require a trophy cabinet!. Heidi won the ladies singles and Mark Whitworth the men’s. Diane and Alison were runners up in the ladies and Tim and Mark won the men’s doubles. Terry and Sean triumphed in the men’s veterans and Phil and Terry took the super vet cup. Terry and Carol were runners up in the super vets mixed while Joyce and Tim won the open mixed. South Cambridgeshire results were disappointing; we lost all our games and had only 16 rubbers for and 74 against. The standard was very high and it was a shame we didn’t manage to field a strong team on several occasions, those that did play enjoyed the games and felt they had learnt from the experience. Herts county league saw us finish 3rd in the men’s and the mixed A while the B team finished bottom of the table but did manage to win two games at the end of the season. The mixed A team conceded their final game to Comet which gave Comet second position, as this was a decider match for second and third place it was a game that should have been played. Next year a lot more team commitment will be needed from those that want to play in the top teams. We should not be conceding matches, if other teams do it to us, it will cost us a fortune in courts and also it isn’t very sportsmanlike! Captains need to ensure they return one score card for every match to me and if requested post one. Those needing to be posted will be stamped. When considering which teams to enter we need to be aware that the court time can accommodate 9 or 5 teams, if we want a number other than this we may need to look for other venues for these matches or look at putting match practise on a Wednesday and increasing the fees or charging a match fee for the practise night. While we certainly had some high points this season we have a lot of work to do in other areas to ensure we remain a seriously competitive club 7. Team & Selection Procedure.There was quite a heated debate in regard to the last County A mixed which was cancelled by the team captain Mark Whitworth, who was not present to defend his decision because two of the ladies in the team could not play. Joyce felt some less able ladies should have been asked, the men in the team felt this would have been a bit pointless because they would then have lost anyway. Tim pointed out that Joyce as Capt. of the ladies 6 had also done the same thing cancelling a game due to a lack of available team ladies, Joyce argued this was different as there were no available ladies at all! The outcome was that it was felt that as a club we must make maximum effort to field a team whatever the situation. It was also clarified that only people who are affiliated members of our club can play in our matches. Another issue raised was did we field to many teams last year. The general feel was yes we did. Poor Rob (Capt) had a nightmare trying to get a men’s 4 team out 95% of the season, and deserves a medal for his efforts. Dave Ruff said he dropped out of the men’s 4 because it was weak and he wasn’t going to drive miles to play knowing they would lose. Brett said this was a bad attitude to have because we try to accommodate all members who would like to play in matches when we do the team selection. He suggested that we drop the mens4 team this season; this was felt to probably be a good idea. We do have a remit to adjust teams as the committee see’s fit. On the ladies teams it was decided to drop out of the South Cambridgeshire league, keep the Braintree ladies 4 & two county mixed teams. Also we will be playing in the KO’s & the Braintree Tournament. The committee must manage the court time to the best of their ability. 8.Treasures Report.Ian was out of the country, so Simon who had audited the accounts did the report which unhappily was not good news. For the first time in years the club was down £900 on last year. We were down on subs and shuttles had cost us £700 more than last year. It was noted that Ewan’s 2nd half subs were still outstanding also 4 match fees for his team had not been paid in. This must not happen match fees should be handed to the treasurer asap after a match. And subs must be paid on time, no pay no play. It was agreed to keep subs again at £120, Match fee’s £5 & visitor’s fee’s £5 and see how we go. SUBS MUST BE PAID BY THE END OF JULY for affiliation purposes A copy of the accounts will be on file with the minutes as we don’t want them on public display. Any member wishing to see a copy please ask Carol. 9. Shuttles.Mark was unable to attend the AGM but sent a shuttle report as follows;- 1. No quality complaints 2. We have used far to many this year (even with my stingy distribution) 3.Needs to be a change of culture regarding shuttles i.e. not knocking up with new shuttles, only replacing a shuttle when needed etc. We have some cheaper Ashaway options available. I believe target price should be £10 - £12 per doz. Yonex are £12 - £14 per doz. Carol was asked to contact Mark in regard to him getting a price from BAof E for shuttles as they do offers on bulk orders & checking Ashaway prices. As Mark is moving further away he will not be in charge of distribution of shuttle anymore, that job is being taken over by Carl who offered to do it. He will also monitor club usage. Mark will still do the ordering. 10. Club Captains Report.Junior club is still thriving and still has a waiting list. Phil thanked Duncan and Barbara for all their help, and also Sean. He went on to say that we are a successful competitive club but we need to attract top players. We all need to sell the club and to keep our eyes open in sports halls for good players who might be looking to join a club. Brett and Tim felt we need to feed more juniors into the senior club, we have not had many juniors up and from such a large junior club they would have expected more. 11. Summer Club.Thanks went to Diane for running last year’s summer club. Due to Diane recovering from an injury Ceri and Melanie have offered to start this years Summer Club off until Diane returns, for which they received our thanks. Tim was asked to contact Paul Butcher who does the Braintree Web site, to ask him to let it be known we welcome players to our Summer Club. It was suggested that maybe a tournament could be arranged for next season’s summer club. This will be discussed at the next committee meeting. 12. Election of Officers.As Carol had know one express an interest in wanting to take a position on the committee the present committee were willing to stand for another year. Your Committee is:-
13. Any Other Business.Tim is redesigning our web site; this will allow club members to log on to change details etc and Joyce to update match information. Tim is also scanning all the silver wear we have just won so that we have a trophy cabinet on there for all to admire. Also we have a been given a whole lot of interesting paperwork appertaining to the club, score cards meetings etc dating back to 1927, which Tim is going to go though and scan all the interesting items to put on the web site. (Might take him forever it’s a huge amount) Club kit was broached to clarify that everyone is happy with our club kit colours being blue & white. Everyone was happy. Brett brought up the subject of Marks sponsorship, as according to Mark junior shirts had been purchased that were outside the sponsorship money allowance already spent for the year. Joyce said she had spoken to Mark in regard to the three shirts purchased and he had Ok’d it. Brett suggested that she should speak with Mark to clear up any misunderstanding. Phil was asked to check medical box contents at Birchwood. JOBS TO DO.Carol: - Contact Mark re shuttles Phil: - check medical box Tim: - Contact Paul Butcher re players welcome to SC Scan old club paperwork & Cups Mark: - Price shuttles Meeting closed at 10.23pm (22.23pm) |
MATCH PRACTICEEvery monday from September to April (excluding bank holidays) |
| SEPTEMBER | |
| 5th | N/A |
| 12th | Braintree Mens 1 |
| 19th | Mens County 6 |
| 26th | Braintree Ladies 4 |
| OCTOBER | |
| 3rd | County Mixed 1 |
| 10th | County Mixed 2 |
| 17th | Herts Ladies 4 |
| 24th | Braintree Mens 2 |
| 31st | Braintree Mixed 6 |
| NOVEMBER | |
| 7th | Braintree Mens 1 |
| 14th | Mens County 6 |
| 21st | Braintree Ladies 4 |
| 28th | County Mixed 1 |
| DECEMBER | |
| 5th | County Mixed 2 |
| 12th | Herts Ladies 4 |
| 19th | Braintree Mens 2 |
| JANUARY | |
| 2nd | Braintree Mixed 6 |
| 9th | Braintree Mens 1 |
| 16th | Mens County 6 |
| 23rd | County Mixed 1 |
| 30th | Braintree Ladies 4 |
| FEBRUARY | |
| 6th | --- |
| 13th | --- |
| 20th | --- |
| 27th | County Mixed 1 & County Mixed 2 |
| 31st | Herts Ladies 4 & Braintree Ladies 4 |
| MARCH | |
| 5th | Braintree Mens 2 |
| 12th | Braintree Mixed 6 |
| 19th | Braintree Mens 1 |
| 26th | Mens County 6 |
| APRIL | |
| 2nd | County Mixed 1 & County Mixed 2 |
| 9th | Herts Ladies 4 & Braintree Ladies 4 |
| 16th | Braintree Mens 2 |
| 23rd | Braintree Mixed 6 |
| 30th | Braintree Mens 1 |
Match Practice is designed to compliment the
whole club in giving team players and partnerships
within those teams, the opportunity to gain the
sharpness and understanding to compete within
their leagues, thus helping the teams and club to
be more successful.
It will also serve to help the committee gain a good knowledge of players improving abilities / pairings when choosing teams in future seasons.
The schedual on the right has been designed to include all BSBC teams on a Monday rotation basis.
It will also serve to help the committee gain a good knowledge of players improving abilities / pairings when choosing teams in future seasons.
The schedual on the right has been designed to include all BSBC teams on a Monday rotation basis.
Match Practice Rules
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Match Practice will take place every Monday throughout the main season on the end court only, leaving the remaining 3 courts for all other club members.2.
Each team will have 1-2 hours of practice approximately every 7th week.3.
The match court should contain 6-8 players dependant on the team members available on the night. Teams with 6 players can be made to 8 at the discretion of the team captain4.
Should a full team not be able to attend match practice on their specific night, it is of the decision of the team captain to include fringe team members first, from members attending club on that night to make up numbers to the 6 or 8. 4 players only (just 2 pairs) is not allowed - 6 players at least.5.
Your Match Practice night can be swopped with another teams match practice night please sort & agree with other team captains well in advance.6.
Match practice should be fun, competitive and productive for the club, regular partnerships should gain good practice with each other but should also swop and mix up to prevent stale play.7.
it is expected that all rules are followed for fairness and for the benefit of the club. Please inform a committee member if you have any suggestion to improve this system.PLEASE NOTE:
that Braintree Knockout matches will continue to be played on this end court at various dates. For this to run smoothly It will be up to the BSBC pair that have arranged the home knockout match to contact the team captain of that particular teams match practice (in good notice) and let them know.
ContactIf you would like to find out some more details of the club please either fill out and send the simple form on the right or contact either Phil Barton or Carol Brocklehurst who will be pleased to hear from you. Phil Barton:(Club Captain & Junior Club Coach) 01279 654464or email Phil Carol Brocklehurst:(Club Secretary) 01279 722363or email Carol |
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