End of Winter Coaching

As the league badminton seasons come to a close, so too do our winter coaching sessions on Wednesdays and Sundays. We will be having a short break over Easter before our Summer coaching sessions start. The first summer session will be on Friday 11th May 2012. Check back right here on our website a little closer to the date to find out all the latest information regarding these sessions.

Markland Hill Junior Badminton Tournament 2012

On Sunday 22nd April 2012, Markland Hill are running a junior badminton tournament. There will be two different age groups, U16s and U13s. The tournament will feature competitions for boys singles, girls singles, boys doubles and girls doubles. The entry fee is £4.50 per player per event and the deadline for entries is 17th April 2012.

For more information check out the poster here and the entry form can be downloaded here.

Liverpool Badminton Bonanza 2012

In its third year, the Liverpool Badminton Bonanza will once again be taking place at the ECHO Arena. This year it will be taking place on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th May 2012.

The bonanza sports all the normal competitions of men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. Each competition is split into a variety of abilities, including:

• Under 16 Bronze and Under 16 Social
• Adult Social, Club and League
• Over 40s Social, Club and League

To download the information booklet and entry form click here. Alternatively, enter online by clicking here. The deadline for entries is 4th May 2012.

Greater Manchester Junior Badminton League Finals 2012

Last Sunday the finals of the Greater Manchester Junior Badminton League were played at Belle Vue Leisure Centre. Both the Forrest Younger and Older teams were in with a shot of becoming league champions after working their way to the first divisions during the season.

For the older age group the battle went all the way down to the last match of the day. Unfortunately Forrest's older team were just pipped to the post, coming in second after losing by only one game! It was a similar story in the younger age group. After all matches had been played three teams were tied after winning two matches each. Taking into account the number of games won, the Forrest younger team ended up coming in at third place.

Congratulations and well done to everyone who represented Forrest thorughout the season. We hope you have enjoyed playing in the league and are looking forward to playing again in November when the new season starts.

Lancashire ICC Matches at Bolton Arena

Come down and support Lancashire's 2nd team as they battle it out against Yorkshire in Inter County Championship Division 1 top of the table clash being held at Bolton Arena on Sunday 25th March. Starts at 12noon and will feature top local players Tom Monk, Mark Tuttle, Alan Clarkson, Darren Whitley and Lizie Holt. At 1pm you will also be able to watch Lancashire's 4th team who are in action against Derbyshire.

Swizzels Matlow Silver Badminton Tournament 2012

The Swizzels Matlow Silver Badminton Tournament is back for 2012! The tournament features singles competitions for boys and girls in 4 different age categories:

• Under 11s
• Under 13s
• Under 15s
• Under 18s

The tournament will be taking place on Friday 13th April 2012 (during the Easter holidays) starting from 9:30am at the National Cycling Centre (Manchester Velodrome), which has plenty of courts, seating and a cafe. The entry fee is only £3 per player with all players treated to plenty of Swizzles Matlow sweets.

Last year quite a few Forrest players entered the tournament and did really well, with two players coming runners-up in their age categories.

The entry form can be downloaded here. The deadline for entries is Friday 30th March 2012.

Premier League 4 Sport

As part of the Premier League 4 Sport project, Forrest has teamed up with Bolton Wanderers F.C to get more young people between the ages of 11 and 16 playing badminton in the local area. As part of this Forrest will be delivering badminton sessions at St Joseph's and Rivington and Blackrod High School. If anyone is interesting in helping run these sessions please get in touch with Ray Schofield. Funding is available for those interested to undertake the UKCC Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Badminton.

Members Day at Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2012

BADMINTON England are offering members the chance to apply for free tickets for Members Day (Tuesday 6th March 2012) at the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2012. Tickets are limited to 2 per member and will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.

To apply for tickets email membership@badmintonengland.co.uk with the subject "RE: YAE Members Day Free Tickets" and provide the following information:

• Full Name
• BADMINTON England Membership Number
• Date of Birth
• Number of Tickets (1 or 2)
• Full address that tickets should be sent to

The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 5th February 2012. Tickets will then be distributed later in the month.

Tickets for all 6 days of the All England Championships are still available here. Members of BADMINTON England can use the promotion code "BEMAE12" to obtain a discount.

English National Badminton Championships 2012 - REMINDER

In just 3 weeks time the English National Badminton Championships will be taking place at Bolton Arena. The championships will take place 3rd - 5th February 2012 with the best players from across England competing to be crowned the National Champion. Tickets start from as little as £8 for Badminton England members. Tickets are available now so why not order yours now and watch some fantastic badminton thats available right on your door step!

Christmas Bowling - CANCELLED

Due to lack of interest we have had to cancel the Christmas Bowling social which was due to take place on Saturday. We may try to run it again in the new year.