On Friday I night launched a Badmintonathon in Birkdale organised by the Woodvale badminton Club to raise funds for local charities. What is a Badmintonathon? It seems to have been dreamt up by the Woodvale club and this is their fourth. It is a 24 hour continuous game with over 100 players taking part.
I stayed for a good while and what stood out was the high standard of the games. The Woodvale Club is very successful and attracts a wide range of members including a thriving youth section. I popped back in early on Saturday morning and they were still going strong. Earlier I had met a representative of Lancashire Badminton who was full of praise for the way the club was run and the high standard of their coaching.
The event was held at the Birkdale URC on Grosvenor Rd, the last time I had been there at the opening of the 'knitted bible' on that occasion the tables were groaning under the weight of cake this time it was raffle prizes that weighed them down. I understand that over £3000 was raised for Woodvale BC's chosen charities.
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| Mollie (on Mayoress duty) meets up with old school friends |
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| 06.00am and still going strong |
up for the first game with the special challenge tee shirt
It was wonderful to have the Mayor's support at the Badmintonathon, thank you so much. And even calling back in at 6am, impressive indeed. I should just update his blog post ... the event has raised over £3,000 (not £300) which is a fantastic effort and will give much needed support to the chosen local charities. Dave Miller (Woodvale BC)
ReplyDeleteThanks for that, I have made the correction to the posting
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