Club sessions will recommence after the Christmas holidays on Wednesday 8th January 2025.
We are disappointed to have to report that the Sports Hall at Harborough Leisure Centre will be unavailable on Wednesday 22nd January 2025 due to NHS blood donation sessions.
Unfortunately, this means there will be no badminton sessions on Wednesday 22nd January 2025.
The Derek Meakin Memorial Junior Badminton Doubles Tournament will be held on Sunday 26th January 2025 at Babington Acedemy, Leicester.
The tournament will run at the following times for the different age groups:
The entry form (1 form per doubles pair) must be sent to carolespencer5525@gmail.com no later than Monday 20th January 2025. Numbers will be restricted as there are only 4 courts available, so we would suggest submitting the entry form as early as possible to avoid dissappointment.
For full details and entry form, please see below:
We are disappointed to have to report that Harborough Leisure Centre has unfortunately scheduled construction works in the new ‘Arena’ hall for the 18th December. This was the date of the club’s Christmas party.
Due to work on the floor in the main hall, we had already been relocated to a separate room in the Leisure Centre for our party food, with our traditional friendly and fun games of badminton due to take place in the new Arena (which has replaced the dome). We have now been informed that the Arena is not available.
Without some badminton, the club’s coaches and committee feel that the evening would lose its appeal, so we have cancelled all the three sessions (i.e. 4-5pm, 5-6pm & 6-7pm) and the party on 18th December 2024. Instead, we will look to run an event where family and friends can participate in the New Year.
Due to the cancellation, an adjustment will be made to the payment schedule at the end of the season to compensate for this lost session (and the other four lost sessions). For further information on this, please see the related email from the club.
Very best regards and season’s greetings from the coaching and committee team.
Our junior sessions are due to restart on Wednesday 27th November following the refurbishment at Harborough Leisure Centre, which we have been informed includes improved lighting and repainting in the sports hall.
We look forward to seeing existing and new junior players back playing badminton regularly.
The LBA is holding a junior singles tournament on Sunday 8th Dec 2024 at Babington Academy, Leicester. Times are dependent on age group as follows:
Please see the entry form below for further details.
Please return the entry form by email to Terry Talbot as soon as possible to avoid disappointment, as numbers for each event will be restricted due to only using 4 courts. The deadline for entries is Thursday 5th December.
Harborough Leisure Centre (Everyone Active) has informed the club that, due to their ongoing refurbishments, the sports hall will now be used for exercise classes from 11th October to 8th November 2024.
This means there will be no badminton sessions on the following Wednesdays:
We plan to return as normal on Wednesday 27th November.
We apologise for the inconvenience, but unfortunately the availability of the sports hall is out of our control. We look forward to seeing all players at the remaining sessions.
Following the recent club presentation event the following document lists the results for the internal club tournament.
Congratulations to all the winners and runners up and well done to everyone that took part.
The LSBA Junior American doubles tournament will be held at Babington Academy, Leicester on Sunday 21st April 2024.
The Boys and Girls level doubles events are being held for players in the following categories:
Entries are appreciated as soon as possible for organisational reasons, but must reach the organiser by Thursday 18th April 2024. One entry form per pair should be sent directly to Graham Forryan and not to the coaches at the club.
Fees of £5.00 per person per event can be made by cash on the day or a cheque accompanying the completed entry form with cheques made payable to Leicestershire Schools Badminton Association.
The tournament is only open to players that do not participate at county or performance centre level.
Full details are provided on the entry form below.