New Website Design
The Wight Badminton website has just been upgraded, moved to a new server and had the template modernized, and fortunately after all that it still works!
We are now running the latest version of WordPress and the new theme, whilst maintaining the Green look, has a more sleek feel about it and it will be modified slightly as the various options are played with. The menu system has also been altered slightly, and further changes will be made to this over the next week to help make it easier to find things and to add a few extra pages to the site.
Also the Forum has been given it’s own full-page area to operate within and the software running that should also be seeing an upgrade over the next week.
Prestigious award for IW Badminton Chairman
There was a surprise for Tony Isaacs, chairman of the Isle of Wight County Badminton Association, when he competed at the 2012 Masters Inter County Championships at Bournemouth. He became the first islander to be presented with the English Badminton award for outstanding services to the sport.
The presentation was made by Geoff Rofe, President of Badminton England, in front of fellow competitors at the Championship’s social evening. Tony Isaacs has been coaching juniors for over 30 years, some of whom are now playing Masters badminton themselves, and last summer was the driving force behind the highly successful Island Games badminton tournament.
There was also a presentation of flowers to Beryl Ashford who scheduled the tournaments, not just at Bournemouth but at various venues around the country over the last two weekends.
Want to help keep badminton in the spotlight? Read on…
I’m looking for volunteers that are interested in helping to keep this site and the county press up to date with reports, results and anything else that we’re missing at the moment.
If you would like to help then please get in touch with me via email (dominicafonso@live.co.uk) and we’ll see what we can come up with.
Thanks,
Dom
I.O.W DISABILITY BADMINTON
Myself and Clare Powell are looking to start up a disability badminton club on the Isle Of Wight. If you know of anyone, any age, any ability that you think would be interested and enjoy joining please let them know my details….it would be great to get a team together and eventually compete against some mainland teams… I think this will be great fun. If your interested in helping out in any way then just shout me!
cheers, Sally
You can contact me at sally.alittleangel@gmail.com or copy link to http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_143185039091696
2010 IWBA AGM
The IWBA AGM will be taking place on Thursday 6th May 2010 at The Eight Bells, Carisbrooke. Meeting commences at 7.30pm in the upstairs meeting room.
Please find attached the following documents (in PDF format):
1. Agenda, with reports, rule change proposals and committee nominations. (Click HERE to view)
2. 2009 AGM Minutes. (Click HERE to view)
3. 2009 Treasurers Report. (Click HERE to view)
PDF files can be read using Abobe Reader. Click HERE for free download.
Any members of clubs affiliated to the IWBA are welcome to attend the AGM. Please contact your club secretary if you have any questions.
2010 IWBA Presentation Evening
The IWBA 2009/10 season is coming to close and it will soon be time for trophies, medals and other awards to be made for the league divisions, tournaments and more.
Come along and show your support to team-mates and fellow competitors at the IWBA Presentation Evening on Friday, 14th May 2010 at Camphill Social Club.
Doors are open from 7.30pm.
We have the bar until midnight, with the benefit of social club bar prices, and from 8pm we have one of the Island’s leading DJ’s (Tip Top Karaoke & Disco) getting us into the party mood with fantastic music (hopefully including some smoke and bubbles), lighting and optional Karaoke entertainment so all you sports stars can show how multi-talented you are!
There will also be a Buffet and we will be take a break at some point in the evening to draw the Raffle.
Dress is smart casual and it is also important that youthful looking adults bring ID with them if they wish to order at the bar.
Ticket prices are:
Adults – £5.
Students/U21 – £2.50.
Please contact your club secretary to reserve a ticket by the 9th May, as we need a good idea of numbers for organising the Buffet.
On behalf of the IWBA, we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the night for a fun evening to mark the end of the 2009/10 season and start of the summer break.
Best wishes,
Mark.
p.s. This event can also be followed on the ‘Isle of Wight Badminton‘ Facebook group. Click HERE.