Redhill & Reigate Badminton Club
Badminton England affiliated and insured
Join the friendliest club in East Surrey and enjoy fast paced Badminton for intermediate and Advanced league players.
Regular training, tournaments and graded play.
Purpose
We are an ambitious Badminton club, based in Surrey, building a supportive culture for competitive sport.
Experienced Intermediate and Advanced adult players welcomed.
Our goal is to develop players with mentoring, guidance and training, all year round.
We play with competition grade feather shuttlecocks, made by our friends at Kumpoo (sponsor of several international teams), at speed 77 in the Summer and 78 in the Winter.
[Not heard of Kumpoo? That's OK! Kumpoo was founded in 2001 in Japan, with manufacturing facilities in China, and their top grade shuttles are approved by the BWF for international competitions. Representing nearly 20% of our costs, we are mindful to spend time selecting shuttles for quality and endurance, and are pleased to endorse this young brand alongside established companies such as Yonex, Yehlex, etc.]
Fees
We run two seasons per annum, Summer (April-September) and Winter (October-March).
Membership fees, per 6 month period:
Adult: £200
Concessions, members of partner clubs and under-18s: £180
(Juniors must be accompanied by parent or guardian)
Prospective members (or guests) are typically invited for 3 club nights before being invited to join, if they are of a sufficient standard, and there's court capacity. Joiners part way-through a Summer or Winter period are charged on a pro-rata basis.
Guest fee: £8
Membership is capped at 8x court bookings (if we have 2 courts available, membership is capped at 16, if 4 courts are booked, then membership is capped at 32) to ensure a high frequency of games. Our aspiration is to build the club to reach multiple nights, and then split those based on playing standard.
Competitive badminton
We are planning to maintain Open Doubles (previously known as Mens), Ladies Doubles and Combi / Hybrid Doubles teams in the Surrey and East Surrey Leagues.
We also encourage players to take part in Badminton England, county senior and Masters events and invitational tournaments.
Contact
We launch on Monday March 25th 2024 with 2 courts.
Request to join the WhatsApp group for updates: https://tinyurl.com/rarbc-whatsapp
Location
We play at Merstham Park School Sports Hall, RH1 3PU
Built in 2022, quality sprung wood floor and new court markings
Convenient for Junction 7 and 8 of the M25, a few minutes drive from Redhill, Reigate, Horley, Gatwick and Merstham.
Plenty of parking available.
Club nights Mondays from 7pm to 9pm (with a peg board system)
All year round
Alternative clubs
Listed are BE-affiliated clubs we understand to be accepting new members. Other clubs exist, so please search online, or check the Surrey Badminton Association website.
Mondays : Chalbury at Merstham Village Hall, single court, league focus.
Fridays: Oakwood at Horley Oakwood School, growing intermediate club, playing with feathers. Various leagues.
If you are a beginner and want more experience, try Donyngs Social Badminton on Monday nights charged per session - for beginners and improvers, play with nylon shuttles. This is a for-profit club, but does not currently have Badminton England affiliation.
Committee and Constitution
RARBC is run under a modified Badminton England constitution, which means we adhere to their Equality; Safeguarding & Protecting Young People; Codes of conduct for players, coaches, volunteers, officials and parents, and; Set of rules for children and young people. These policies can be found on the BE website.
Our committee:
Chairperson - Alex Lawrence-Berkeley
Club Secretary - Sarah Lawrence
Match Secretary - Jonny Low
Treasurer - Harry Jethwa
Welfare Officer - Sarah Lawrence
Team Captains
We are in the process of building a small coaching team who will be available for structured training sessions at a nominal additional cost.
Coaching and Performance team
Coaching is available for £30 per 30 mins, advanced booking required.
nb. 30 minutes of coaching per member is included in membership.
Georgina Bland
Level 2 Coach
Georgina is a team member of the England National Team and Surrey Senior 1st Team, and is the 2022 English National Senior champion (WS)
National Senior ranking in top 20 (WS) and top 60 (WD)
Alex Lawrence-Berkeley
Level 1 Assistant Coach
County Masters player (previously Somerset o40s, currently Wiltshire o40s, Div 2)
Currently playing in Surrey League, Div 3
National Senior ranking in top 1000 (MD)