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Sheffield Badminton Club
Sheffield WD Badminton Club plays social non-league badminton on Monday evenings throughout the year, excluding bank holidays. The badminton is played for enjoyment and exercise in a friendly atmosphere at Sheffield WD Sports and Social Club, Heeley Bank Road, Olive Grove, Sheffield S2 3GF, England. This is nearby the Charlotte Road / Queens Road crossroads, beside the large
B and Q store on Queens Road.
Players arrive at 7.30 - 7.40 pm and play until 9.30 pm. There are three courts in the large, high sports hall. Games normally include mixed and mens doubles, together with some singles and ladies doubles, depending on numbers.
There are a group of regular players, together with others who can play less frequently. Most play all year, while others join for summer badminton during June, July and August, or when visiting Sheffield. Most of the regular players are of intermediate standard, together with a few less experienced players. Players come from all over Sheffield and the surrounding area, including Abbeydale, Anston, Broomhill, Crookes, Crosspool, Dore, Fulwood, Hillsborough, Hunters Bar, Lodge Moor, Malin Bridge, Middlewood, Nether Edge, Oughtibridge, Ranmoor, Stannington and Walkley. Some players car share.
We use Plastic Yonex Mavis 300 shuttles, the same as league badminton. We score up to 15 without setting, so that everybody gets plenty of games.
The club is open to all adults, and has no annual membership fee.
The cost is �3.00 per evening that you play.
NEW PLAYERS ARE WELCOME.
We have been recently getting around 12 - 16 players for the 3 courts, so we can accept up to two additional regular players of reasonable standard. This number gives everybody plenty of games, as well as a chance to mix up partners.
Feel free to email Helen or Ken for more details
and come along on Monday evenings.
Helen or Ken at sheffieldbadminton@googlemail.com
If you include the word Badminton in the subject of the email, it will make sure that it does not end up in the junk folder.
Photo of the sports hall:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57983785@N00/253232223/
Sheffield WD Sports and Social Club, Heeley Bank Road, Sheffield S2 3GF location:
http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=53.3652&lon=-1.4605&scale=10000&icon=x
The narrow driveway entrance is beside railings around a cricket pitch, on the left hand side just after the bus shelter going up Heeley Bank Road, opposite Spurr Street. Follow the narrow driveway round to a car park behind the Sports Hall.
We play every Monday except the Monday bank holidays, which includes
Easter Monday 24 March 2008, May Day Bank Holiday 5 May 2008, Spring Bank Holiday 26 May 2008 and the August Bank Holiday, 25 August 2008.
Sheffield WD Badminton Club is the social Sheffield Badminton Club for Monday evenings. It is a non-profit club, formed over ten years ago, run by members. The rent of the sports hall and cost of the shuttles are smoothed over the year - at present we need an average of 12 players paying �3.00 to cover these costs. Balances are carried forward to pay for evenings when fewer players are able to play.
Updated for 2008
April 2008
HILLSBOROUGH BADMINTON CLUB
Hillsborough Badminton Club plays social badminton of a reasonable standard on a Thursday evening 7.30 - 10.00 p.m. at Carlton Road United Reformed Upper Church Hall, Middlewood, Sheffield S6 1WR.
Map at http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&search_result=&db=pc&lang=&keepicon=true&pc=S61WR&advanced=&client=public&addr2=&quicksearch=S6%201WR&addr3=&addr1=
One court, mostly mixed and mens doubles.
Regular players pay a fee for the autumn, winter and spring sessions which varies depending on the number of weeks.
There is currently the opportunity of one or two additional regular players if you wish to continue playing into the summer - please email for details.
Hillsborough Badminton Club started the 2007 - 2008 season on Thursday 6 September 2007, and summer badminton will continue until at least the end of June 2008. Depending on numbers available, we will continue to play through July and maybe August 2008. The normal winter season will restart in September 2008.
Details through sheffieldbadminton@googlemail.com
Updated April 2008
Sports Hall photograph
Location map
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