Jumble Sale – 24 October 2009
By · CommentsJumble Sale – 24th October 2009 – 10am to 12noon
Denise Insley is organising a Jumble Sale at Cowes Football Club to raise money for the The Island Games.
If you have any jumble you can donate to the sale, Denise would love to have it. You are welcome to leave it at her house (in Porch), contact her directly, or use the contact page on this website and we will forward your messege to her.
We hope to see you at the Jumble Sale. Remember all money raised is going to support the 2011 Island Games effort. Please tell your family and friends to come along too.
If you are able to donate cakes on the day or if you are able to help on the day could you please contact us and we will let her know.
Click HERE for a printable PDF of the Jumble Sale poster. If you can put this on your work/club noticeboard if would be a fantastic help.
Details of this event can also be found on Facebook. Click HERE to be taken to the event. You can also join the ‘Isle of Wight Badminton’ Facebook group to access details of the event.
Completion of 2008 Levels Tournament
By · CommentsThe 2009/2010 tournament season kicks off in a rather strange manner this year…..as first the 2008/2009 levels tournament needs to be completed!
There are various Finals, Plate Finals and Bronze medal matches to be played, and these will take place on Sunday October 11th at Sandown Sports Centre. Matches commence at 1pm and spectators are welcome to come along and enjoy the games, which are likely to be played before the league season gets underway.
Aland Island Games Report
By · CommentsBy Tony Isaacs, County Chairman
The money raised to send the Island team to the International Island Games in Aland, Finland was well spent. Not only was the trip enjoyed by all, but it was also a good investment for the future. The journey there & back was an adventure – Ferry, coach, plane, coach, ferry! Total time 16 hours each way! The accommodation for the IW contingent was “fit for purpose”, and was sited at the waterside and with its own swimming pool, which was welcome as the weather was extremely hot at times. Another big plus was being only 20 minutes’ walk from “Games Street”, the entertainment area.
In the actual competition, the younger girls struggled at first to find form against the strong opposition, but as the week progressed, a sharp improvement was noted, and by the end they were moving well and hitting the shuttle hard, not at all looking out of place. The men competed well and were not overawed by the high standard of the opposition.
Finishing 8th in the team event was a real achievement. All players performed well in the individual events, which took place over three long, hard days, with the finals taking place on the last Saturday. Watching the top players in action was a real education, especially for the younger players. The whole squad has returned fired with enthusiasm and looking forward to the games on the Island in 2011.
Island Games Fundraiser
By · CommentsA fundraiser will be held at Node Hill Middle School on Friday 5th June at 6pm. This is being organised by Vicky Law. £2 on door. Live music, light refreshments available, sport quiz at 7pm - £2 a team, sports raffle £1 – draw at 8pm and Nintendo wii sports available to play on. Please do your best to support the Island Games Team by attending and taking part in the activities.
Website Restructure and Upgrade
By · CommentsSince this website was started last year, the focus has predominantly been on events and news centred around those clubs affiliated to the IWBA.
Readership of the site has grown, especially views of the IWBA League Tables; and the ability to download tournament entry forms, check match dates and upcoming meetings also seems to have proven useful to people.
Now that the 2008/2009 league has finished and all tournaments have been played, an overhaul of the website will be taking place to reposition the focus of the website and ensure everything is in place before preparations for the 2009/2010 season commence.
The purpose of this restructure and upgrade is so that the website better addresses the objectives of the IWBA. The current site content and layout is very much focused on league, county and tournament activities. The players involved in these activities come from the more committed base of Badminton players on the Island, but there is currently nothing to address the following aspects of Badminton on the Island:
- Supporting social players.
- Encouraging new players to start playing, both juniors and adults.
- Developing the path from social playing to competitive playing.
- Developing the standard of Badminton played.
- Information on how to get started.
- Raising awareness of Badminton health benefits and enjoyment.
- Advertising coaching/training courses.
I’m sure there are others, but these ones have become apparent or been mentioned to me in discussions with other players.
The changes will be starting immediately and will be aim to put in place a better structure for the future that will allow content for the above to be published with greater visibility and provide features to promote priorities more easily.
Additional features will also be introduced for clubs/groups to encourage better communication with the playing community, such as the ability for all club secretaries to publish things like news and event articles on the website. IWBA committee members responsible for different aspects of the IWBA’s activities will also be encouraged to disseminate information through publishing articles so that we have a more informed readership.
You will therefore see regular changes in the website over the next couple of months, which may include a few occassions where the website cannot be accessed. I apologise in advance for any disruption to normal service and/or parts of the site which spend some time blank or incomplete during this period.
Follow-up articles will be published as and when certain stages are completed.
I encourage all players to login and comment on this article if they have any ideas or suggestions for the website.