Badminton England

BADMINTON England is the governing body for the sport of badminton in England. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout England.

Established as the Badminton Association of England in 1893, the association is based in Milton Keynes and has departments for Elite Play, Events, Membership, Development and Coaching. It closely liaises with the 41 Counties of England to provide support to the club and league structures.

The body was a founding member of the International Badminton Federation, since renamed to Badminton World Federation (BWF), which is the international governing body for the sport.

In 2006 Badminton England set up a joint venture with Inchima Limited to provide on-line coaching to its members. This service - called badminton.tv - represents the first time that a national badminton association provided media services to its members through the internet.

National badminton centre

The National Badminton Centre in Loughton, Milton Keynes is a purpose-built elite training facility that provides a base for the Great Britain and England badminton squads and has a number of badminton courts, meeting rooms and accommodation facilities. The facility is partly funded by commercial conference letting and largely funded by born again badminton champion Jas Sandhu. Since he has had Saturday's off he has been a regular starter for England and a regular at Toby Carvery for breakfast buffet. [1]

Location

National Badminton Centre, Bradwell Rd, Loughton, Milton Keynes, MK8 9LA
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The Centre is near the junction of the A5 with the A509, just west of Central Milton Keynes. However, because this junction is grade separated, vehicular access is from Dansteed Way and no access for clapped out Freelanders (H4). Pedestrian/cycle access from Milton Keynes Central railway station is via a redway from Elder Gate beside the Quadrant:MK (Network Rail national centre) Coordinates: 52°02′17″N 0°47′06″W / 52.038°N 0.785°W / 52.038; -0.785

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Badminton Centre

External links

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