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Time to Talk Day is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. Happening every year, it’s a day for friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives. Time to Talk Day 2024 will take place 1 February 2024. It’s run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness and it’s delivered [...]

By RJ Mitchell MATTHEW GRIMLEY has revealed that a week-long training stint with England top dogs Sean Vendy and Ben Lane has provided the perfect preparation for his bid to claim a second men’s Scottish National Doubles Championship title with brother Chris. The English duo lead the race for qualification [...]

Well done to everyone who was involved in the recent Disability Badminton National Championships and congratulations to all winners A big thank you to our wonderful volunteer photographer Jim Innes who has now shared images from over the weekend for everyone to enjoy View all images Find out more Results [...]

By RJ Mitchell SUSAN EGELSTAFF has bracketed her Scottish National Championship victories as among the highlights of her career. The six-time Scottish champion competed at the 2012 London Olympics, won a Team Bronze at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and struck bronze in the Women’s Singles at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games [...]

Original link: Focus On … Badminton – Sport First (sportscotland.org.uk) Focus On … Badminton Badminton is keeping players of all ages and abilities active every day A hugely accessible sport, combining strategy, skill, and movement, it is no surprise that badminton is one of the most popular sports in the [...]

By Lanarkshire Badminton The Lanarkshire Senior County Team were put to the test at the weekend competing in the Badminton England Senior County Championships. Now competing in the Championship Division, the team heading into the fixtures were fully aware of the challenge that lay ahead of them. It was a [...]

By Gordon Smith Report for for w/e 22/1/24 It was the return of the T Duncan & Co Gents and ladies doubles leagues on Sunday with some cracking games. In the ladies league, Nomads and Carnoustie had strong teams out and it was Nomads who moved 2 points clear at [...]

Badminton Scotland are looking for 2 motivated and dynamic individuals to join our Equality Advisory Group (EAG). These are voluntary positions.   Role description: The EAG helps to shape, influence, support and guide the development and delivery of an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy and action plan within Badminton Scotland. [...]

By RJ Mitchell ALEX DUNN has admitted that a good run at the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters this week is vital to his Olympic hopes. Alex and partner Adam Hall trail English duo Sean Vendy and Ben Lane in the race to claim the single slot available for Team GB’s Men’s [...]

By RJ Mitchell AFTER another hugely successful Scottish International Masters, we caught up with two players on the Scottish scene to get some invaluable perspective on just why the event is continuing to go from strength-to-strength. Christine Black is a true legend of our sport who has done and seen [...]

Alan McMillan, a well-known figure in Scottish Badminton, has joined the Great Britain Board (taking over from Christine Black). Alan has been passionately engaged in badminton for over four decades. As both a former senior and a current masters Internationalist, he continues to enjoy competitive badminton. Embarking on a significant [...]