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06-05-2015 End of Season Tournament Results

The annual end of season tournaments were held on 19th March (singles) at St. Peters Centre and 6th May (doubles) at Nelson College.
Link to results

14-02-2015 Singles Tournament Announcement

A singles tournament will be held on Thursday 19th March 2015 at the St. Peters Centre. Entries will be limited so interested parties should submit their entry forms as soon as possible and in any event before the 13th March 2013 closing date. In the event that the tournament is over-subscribed, names will be held on a reserve list.
Link to Entry Form
06-05-2014 End of Season Tournament Results

The annual end of season tournaments were held on 20th March (singles) at St. Peters Centre and 24th April (doubles) at Nelson College.
Link to results

18-04-2014 Pollard Cup Final

Pollard Cup FinalThe Pollard Cup final was played on 17/04/2014 at St. Peters Centre, Burnley, between West Craven and Burnley. The final was closely fought, but at the end of the match, Burnley did not need the 21.5 point handicap as they had already won the match by 8 points. In The photograph, front row: Val Tamse, Karen Rogan, Julie Ward, Val Barnes, Carole Eldon. Back row: Lawrence Whittaker, Liam Mulligan & Tom Proctor.
23-05-2013 Presentation Evening

The Presentation evening will be held at The White Swan, Fence on Friday 14th June 2013. If you require tickets please contact Veronica.
Link to presentation details

23-05-2013 End of Season Tournament Results

The annual end of season tournaments were held on 14th March (singles) at St. Peters Centre and 29th April (doubles) at Nelson College.
Link to results

04-02-2013 Singles Tournament Announcement

A singles tournament will be held on Thursday 14th March 2013 at the St. Peters Centre. Entries will be limited so interested parties should submit their entry forms as soon as possible and in any event before the 7th March 2013 closing date. In the event that the tournament is over-subscribed, names will be held on a reserve list.
Link to Entry Form
01-07-2012 Presentation Evening

Presentation EveningPhotograph from the Presentation Evening which was held at Classic Cuisine, Shuttleworth Mead on Friday 15th June 2012. See winners page for further details.
01-06-2012 Presentation Evening

The Presentation evening will be held once again at Classic Cuisine, Shuttleworth Mead on Friday 15th June 2012. The cost is £12 per person. If you require tickets please contact Veronica.

19-02-2012 End of Season Knockout Competition

The knockout competition will be held on 23rd April 2012 at the Nelson College Sports Hall. Entries will be limited so interested parties should submit their entry forms as soon as possible and in any event before the 30th March 2012 closing date. In the event that the tournament is over-subscribed, names will be held on a reserve list.
Link to Entry Form

10-03-2012 Pollard Cup Competition

The Pollard Cup semi-final matches are as follows:

Wednesday 21/03/2012 Nelson College V Burnley A at Nelson College 7.30pm

Friday 23/03/2012 Todmorden V Burnley B at Todmorden Sports Centre 8.00pm

Score sheets and handicaps will be sent out nearer the time.


19-10-2011 Pollard Cup Competition

The Pollard Cup draw for the 2011-2012 season is as follows:

Tuesday 06/12/2011 Burnley A V Rolls Royce

Thursday 08/12/2011 Towneley V Todmorden

Nelson College and Burnley B have drawn a "bye" through to the semi-finals. Score sheets and handicaps will be sent out nearer the time.


11-05-2011 Presentation Evening

The Presentation evening will be held once again at Classic Cuisine, Shuttleworth Mead on Friday 10th June 2011. The cost is £12 per person. If you require tickets please contact Veronica.

11-05-2011 Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting will be held at Burnley Cricket Club on Monday 6th June 2011. Agenda items to Veronica by 31st May 2011.

11-05-2011 End of Season Knockout Competition

The end of season knockout competition was held on 26th April 2011 at the Nelson College Sports Hall. Follow links below for winners and full results.
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26-01-2011 End of Season Knockout Competition

The knockout competition will be held on 26th April 2011 at the Nelson College Sports Hall. Entries will be limited so interested parties should submit their entry forms as soon as possible and in any event before the 1st April 2011 closing date. In the event that the tournament is over-subscribed, names will be held on a reserve list.
Link to Entry Form

10-03-2011 Pollard and Sherratt Cup Competitions

The Pollard Cup Final is as follows:
  • Towneley A V Todmorden (Thursday 7th April 2011, St Peters Centre, 8pm.)
The Sherratt Cup Final is as follows:
  • Burnley B V General Green (Tuesday 3rd May 2011, St Peters Centre, 8pm.)

26-11-2010 Spirit of Sport to close to the public.

Although Burnley Council have made no announcement to their customers at the Spirit of Sport Leisure Centre, it is understood that the centre will close to the public in March 2011. This will be a major loss to the league as Towneley and Gawthorpe Badminton Clubs both use it as their home venue. It has also been used in recent years to hold the cup finals and the end of season knockouts. The league and the clubs involved would welcome any ideas or suggestions for new home venues.

26-11-2010 Pollard and Sherratt Cup Competitions

The draw for the Pollard Cup is as follows:
  • Towneley A V Nelson College (Spirit of Sport, 31st January 2011 8pm.)
  • Burnley A V Todmorden (St Peters Centre, 7th December 2010 8pm)
The draw for the Sherratt Cup is as follows:
  • Towneley B V Burnley B (Spirit of Sport, 6th December 2010 8pm.)
  • General Green V Gawthorpe (Alder Grange School, 3rd March 2011 8pm.)

19-05-2010 End of Season Knockout Competitions

The end of season knockout competitions were held at Spirit of Sport. The events were split over 3 evenings due to the record number of entries. The mixed doubles event was held on the 5th May with 13 mixed teams. The mens event was held on the 12th May with 13 doubles teams and 7 singles entries. The ladies event was held on the 19th May with 6 doubles teams and 2 singles entries. The finals of all events were held on the 19th May. To view the winners and the full results please follow the links below. The league management committee would like to thank all players for supporting this event and Ian Calder for organising and running the knockout tournaments once again.
Link to knockout winners Download Full Results