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St.Phillips A.B.C. (Amalgamated Badminton Club) – Welcome Letter
Welcome to our badminton club - we are always pleased to see “new blood”. Please read this
introduction letter. It will hopefully put you in the picture about the club and answer any questions
that you may have, but if there are others then please feel free to ask the committee or other club
members.
Club Membership:
Our club consists of approximately 25 to 30 members and the playing standard ranges from lower
divisions up to County. We play at Scaltback Middle School, off Elizabeth Avenue in Newmarket and
have use of three courts. We are a league-playing club. At the moment are unable to take on beginners
as we currently do not have the resources available for coaching. We play with feather shuttlecocks.
Club Nights:
Our club nights are on Wednesdays from 7.30pm to 10.00pm. Our season runs from the beginning of
September to the end of April. We also run a Summer club from May to July, depending on demand,
which is on a pay and play basis. We take August off to recover !
Playing as a guest:
You are welcome to attend a maximum of three club nights as a guest, paying a guest fee of £3.50 (or
£2.00 if you are a junior/student).
If you are thinking of joining (club guideline number 11):
The club has limited capacity for membership numbers therefore to maintain the desired decent
playing standard potential members will be assessed and, after a maximum of 3 guest appearances,
the committee will be in a position to engage with individuals to discuss what we can offer and
whether club membership is appropriate. Even where new members have been “paying and playing”
at the Summer club, this will still apply in terms of joining the main club.
What it costs:
Our annual subscription / membership fee is currently £70 per year (£35 for juniors/students) with
a £10 penalty fee if you are an existing member who fails to pay the subscription by 1st October. A
reduced subscription may be offered to new members joining part way through the season.
How the club nights run (club guideline number 12):
At club night, when it is sufficiently busy, we operate a game selection using a pegboard, which is
stored in the club box. Each person is responsible for putting his or her peg on the top of the board.
The person whose peg is at the bottom must then choose their next game, ideally by selecting 4
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players from the bottom 6. Exceptions where discretion may be used by going up another player or
two is permitted to mix up players, to make up a men's / women’s / mixed game or the selecting player
may even miss a turn to then make up a suitable or match practise game. New arrivals should be
slotted in at the earliest possible opportunity. This is important for everyone’s enjoyment so
committee members will be on hand to introduce the players to guests and advise on selections
for balanced / evenly matched games.
Attendance at club night is paramount to a successful club as is member co-operation, so we expect
members to help with setting up and tidying away (i.e. posts, nets, sorting shuttles, etc). Everyone
should aim to arrive as near to 7:30pm as possible.
Matches:
We play our home matches on a Friday night from 7.30pm to 10.00pm. We currently field the
following teams:

Newmarket Badminton League – five teams: two Men’s teams (of 4 players), one Women’s team
(of 4 players) and two Mixed team (of 6 players)

South Cambs League – three teams: one Men’s team (of 6 players), one Women’s team (of 6
players) and a Mixed team (of 6 players).
Match fees are £3.50 per match (both home and away), £2.00 for juniors/students.
What else do we do?
As far as competitions are concerned we hold 5 club tournaments a year: Mixed; Women’s & Men's
Doubles; and Women’s and Men's Individual. We also try and run a Christmas tournament during
December. Entry is free and the dates, together with those of other events, are shown on our
fixture and events list. We also enter teams into local tournaments and competitions abroad. We also
try and arrange other social events so watch this space for future events.
Who runs the club?
We are pretty democratic and the Club holds an Annual General Meeting each year to elect a
governing committee, selection committee and to decide on fees. Our current Governing Committee
consists of:
Chairman:
Roger Peyton
Tel: 01638 507543
Secretary:
Reg Day
Tel: 01638 602880
Treasurer:
Sue McKeown
Tel: 01638 660403
Social Secretary: *
Pauline Bond
Tel: 01638 721283
Co-opted: *
Sue Daines-Smith
Tel: 01638 743021
John Harvey
Tel: 01638 663982
The current Selection Committee consists of the current year’s captains, plus the Chairman.
If you join our club, make sure that you also collect a copy of the St. Phillips A.B.C. Club
Guidelines, Team Captains’ Guidelines and Match Fixture and Events List, available from our club
box and familiarise yourself with the website at: www.newmarketbadmintonfederation.org.uk
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