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This is the News page about MidwayRally Badminton Club and the Sport. This page was last updated on 21/07/09 .
The club is expecting to start the new season on the 8th September, 2009. Although the first Tuesday is the 1st September, it is the first day after the August Bank Holiday, hence we have decided to start on the 2nd Tuesday.
The Midway Summer Badminton League Tournament has started again. The following results are updated weekly. They differ from the old results because we are using a new scoring method. Now, if a pair reaches 13 points they will score 1 point with a second received if they reach 15 points and win the game. This years tournament has drawn to a close. The final night provided a close finish, which was decided by the result of the last mixed games. Midway 1, which was in the lead had completed all of their matches and could be caught by Sydall Park, if they won al of their games against Midway 2. This they started to do until the last games of the evening, when the Midway 2 pair managed to win. This gave victory to Midway 1 by 4 points. This is only the second time that Midway have won the trophy in 26 tries. The MidwayRally Club thanks all of the players for their enthusiastic participation, because without them the tournament could not exist.
MIDWAY SUMMER BADMINTON LEAGUE TOURNAMENT Sponsored by Inflight Sports
LEAGUE POSITIONS AFTER 10 WEEKS OF COMPETITION (NEW SCORING SYSTEM)
The AGM was held on the 14th May in Reddish. The season had been a mixed one. In the Stockport League, the Midway 'A' team finished next to the bottom of the Premier Division. Depending on the teams for next season, they may be relegated. The 'B' team WON Division 3 and will be promoted to Division 2. The 'C' will stay in Division 3. In the Manchester League, the Rally 'A' team finished next to the bottom and might be relegated. The 'B' team finished 3rd in the Division. During the season, Jill Crawley and Andy Buckley represented Cheshire in the Over 45 Veterans Championships, where they helped Cheshire to become NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. The club did not have as many visitors as the last year, Hence, the Annual Fees for next year have been revised. The Annual Subscription will remain the same at £ 90.00 but the Match Fee will have to rise to £ 4.00 and the Visitors Fee to £ 5.00. With these changes and a reduction of playing nights at the end of April, the budget for next season should balance. The new season should start on the first Tuesday in September.
League EGM on 15th September, 2008 At the EGM on Monday. The representatives from Badminton England gave up their time to explain the advantages of re-affiliating to Badminton England. In particular they emphasized the part that is being played in coaching juniors and school teams. There was a lengthy debate, with strong views on both sides of the argument and everyone involved feels that it had a fair airing. The proposal to re-affiliate was eventually rejected by 54 to 17, with 5 abstentions. Although we know those in favour of the resolution will feel disappointed, I'm sure we can all agree that it was good to see the level of interest shown in badminton in the Stockport area by this large turn out. We hope that we can all work together to further the development of badminton in the area and in particular by providing a welcoming and supportive environment to young and new players as was mentioned by many clubs at the meeting.
THE DATES BELOW ARE TO BE CHANGED WHEN THE NEW DATES FOR SEASON 8/9 ARE ANNOUNCED Messer Trophy 2008/9 - Completion Dates
As most clubs, we are experiencing a shortage of ladies in the club. All members are asked to encourage any friends who are interested in playing badminton to come along, to increase our membership.
Finally, will everybody give/send their contact details to Ruth Williams, (Sec) so that she can make sure they are up to date and are a complete record of all our members details? Please send your postal address, phone numbers and e-mail address. The details will be sent to all members to make sure everyone gets it, so apologies if you get it twice. If you notice that someone is missing from the e-mail list and you have their address, please forward it onto them.
Note: It has to be agreed by both Stockport and Manchester Leagues, that the scoring system for matches will remain the same as last season. Games will be to 15 points and you can only score, when your side serves.
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