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Sean Newberry – The Bruce Peapbell Trophy Winner

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The SCBA committee announced the winner of the Bruce Peapbell trophy at their recent AGM. Sean Newberry was chosen to receive this and it will be presented at the Sussex Restricted in September. The Trophy is presented annually to some one who has made a valuable contribution to grass roots badminton, particularly for juniors. Bruce donated the trophy in 2008 and it has been awarded to the following coaches in previous years-   2008       Lorraine Collins 2009       Chris Byerley 2010       David Fletcher 2011       Tony Willmott 2012       Terry Bagwell 2013       Neil Warwick 2014       Janice Byerley 2015       Zeyar Win 2016       Sean Colbert 2017       Vicky Mowlem We thank Sean for his contribution and committment to badminton.

Rising Stars Event Details

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Good evening and thank you for entering the Sussex County Rising Stars badminton tournament 2022. As you will know from the entry form we are attempting to run both a County and a Non-County event this year.We have had a good number of entries in nearly all of the singles categories  and we are also able to run a doubles competition for most of the categories.With the the number of singles players entered, it is important that we commence the event on time and would ask that you are at the Dolphin Leisure Centre, Haywards Heath, RH16 1LY by 0900.  There will be a briefing at this time and the matches will commence at 0915. In all of the singles events players will play in

Sussex County Badminton AGM 20/21 – 7.30pm 17th June 2021 (Zoom)

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Notice to all affiliated clubs and players.  We will be holding our AGM on the 17th June 2021. Sadly it can’t be face to face, but we would love it if you could join us for a virtual Zoom meeting. Reports and minutes of last year’s meeting will be published on the website in the week before the AGM. Amongst other things we will be electing the following officer posts at the AGM: ChairmanDeputy ChairmanSecretaryTreasurerChair of Sussex County Junior Badminton Should you wish to join us at the AGM then please contact SCBA_secretary@mail.com providing your name and the club to which you belong. The secretary will then provide you with the meeting login details. Kind regards Sara Foster Secretary SCBA

Sussex County Badminton AGM 19/20 – 7.30pm Tuesday 8th December (Zoom)

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Notice to all affiliated clubs and players.  We will be holding our AGM in early December. Sadly it can’t be face to face, but we would love it if you could join us for a virtual Zoom meeting. Reports and minutes of last year’s meeting will be published on the website in the week before the AGM. The meeting agenda can be found below. Amongst other things we will be electing the following officer posts at the AGM: ChairVice ChairTreasurerSecretary Should you wish to stand for one of these posts or be interested in becoming part of the management committee in another capacity then please contact SCBA_secretary@mail.com  before midnight on Thursday 3rdDecember. Should you wish to join us at the AGM then please contact SCBA_secretary@mail.com providing your name and

Mark Allen

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It is with great sadness that I have to inform everyone of the passing of Mark Allen. Mark was a true champion of all things badminton especially Sussex Badminton, Mark was vice Chairman of the County for a number of years and officiating, Mark was the current Chairman of the  Badminton Umpires of England. Mark’s passion for the game was boundless.  It didn’t matter what level the game was being played at, be it local club or the Yonex All England, Mark’s love for the game always shone through. Personally I will greatly miss his common sense approach to badminton matters and the clarity that he brought to the many discussions that we had. As a County I would like to pass on our dearest thoughts to Maggie, Mark’s wife and his

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