What we’re about
Central London Badminton Club
We are a club run by group of friends.
We play Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings badminton at Euston/ Kings Cross and Old Street locations. We play doubles badminton but also cater for singles.
We usually play at Somers Town Community Sports Centre ( address: 134 Chalton Street, London NW1 1RX between 10am-12 noon (sometimes till 1pm) on Sundays and usually go for a quick lunch afterwards. We like to play early so that we can still enjoy the weekend with friends and family.
During the week on Thursday evenings - we have a session (7:30pm - 9:30pm) at the same venue.
And also play at Old Street (Finsbury Leisure Centre) a special session for higher level players (8pm - 10pm)
We are looking for new players whose standard is intermediate (mid) and above to join us (sorry no beginners and improvers or lower intermediate players). We like to play for fun; we have great games but not looking for those who play too serious - so no Lee Chong Wei's and Lin Dan's!
We want to ensure the quality of play while controlling the standard of the club, this means that players who are not quite up to the standard may be asked politely to leave.
We play with quality feathers; cost for two hours is £10, (if we play for three hours the cost will be between £12-£15 depending on number of players participating).
IMPORTANT BITS
• You will need to bring your own racket, if you need to borrow please message one of the organisers privately.
• You will need correct shoes and clothing
• Please ensure that you stretch and warm up before and after sessions to prevent injury.
• Your are responsible for your own well-being and we and the sports facility representatives will not be responsible for any injury, stolen or damaged property or any other occurrences during our sessions.
BOOKING SYSTEM & CANCELLATIONS
• If you want to attend the games, you must RSVP for yourself and any friend that you may wish to bring that is not a member.
• If you do not RSVP and attend, you will be turned away (as there is a limit to amount of players and we want to avoid overcrowding)
• If you RSVP and DO NOT attend (e.g. Late cancellations / no shows/ friend cannot attend) then you will be fined for the relevant session, unless you remove (or adjust in terms of friends) your RSVP at least 24hrs before the session start time. This will ensure fair access for everyone. The penalty still applies whether or not the spaces vacated were taken by other members. Penalty will be £10.
• If an event is full, members will have the option of adding themselves to the waitlist. When spots open up, members will be automatically RSVPed in the order in which they joined the waitlist. The cancellation policy still applies so please ensure you remove your RSVP if you do not wish to attend a session thus providing others a chance.
• People who abuse the system or show signs of anti social behavour may have their membership revoked and banned from rejoining.
• Our decisions are final.
