Wessex Badminton Club, Cheddar

18/07/2025

League players: We’ve started planning ahead for next season and we’re keen to add a few more players to the team. Please get in touch if you’re interested or know anyone who might be! 🙌🏸

13/08/2024

How cool is this? At Eurobike bike show this bike company who make 3d printed bicycles and bicycle parts printed this titanium shuttlecock. Looks awesome!

25/02/2024

The Wessex Cup 2024 🏆

The coveted Wessex Cup has this weekend been dusted off and is now midway through an exciting restoration, kicking off the rejuvenation of a legendary mixed doubles badminton tournament.

The Wessex Cup was first handed to Clarice Radford and Mike Thomas in 1975, and then to other winning pairs throughout the 70s and 80s, with the most recent engraving being Gloria Villis and Grahame Burnell in 1990 - 34 years ago!

Bringing this exciting event back to life now feels relevant with the club’s renewed appetite for healthy, competitive badminton whilst being one of the most friendly and sociable clubs in the area.

We plan to run the tournament between March and May 2024, with fixtures potentially taking place during Thursday night club sessions.

The format is still being worked on but we envisage players being paired at random, with handicaps being applied to more experienced pairs to help keep games balanced and inclusive - this is a tournament open to all members who enjoy playing badminton!

If you’d like to take part, please reply to the email we sent out or comment below and we’ll send further details as they materialise. The more the merrier!

Many thanks,

Wessex BC committee 🏸🏸🏆

03/11/2023

Another win for Wessex A team in the North Somerset Badminton League - some close competition with St Luke’s, a few close ones there. Well played all 🏸🏸🏸

26/09/2023

Exciting times for our club as we enter into autumn, our new mixed A team joins the North Somerset Badminton League and here’s a lovely fresh supply of shuttles for the season ahead from Yehlex. Bring on the first match - THIS FRIDAY! 🏸🏸🏸

18/09/2023

Badminton is back on this Thursday! Here’s some awesome inspiration from 1938, Ken Davidson with all the trick shots 😄

New York, United States of America.Various shots of Ken Davidson and Hugh Forgey playing badminton on an indoor court at the New York Hippodrome. The game h...

09/02/2023

Here’s a brilliant cross court deception technique to experiment with. It’s so easy to pick up and very satisfying to add to your repertoire. Not as effective as the one Steve Dowden was doing tonight though 🤣

To watch the complete 106 minute video visit:https://coachtube.com/course/badminton/badminton-skills-drills-and-training-tips/11470823For more information ab...

09/02/2023

Fantastic games tonight as always! We have a few spaces left for the coaching session with James Elkin on Saturday 25th Feb, so if you haven’t put your name down yet please let us know!

28/01/2023

Badminton skills coaching session TODAY with the master himself James Elkin. To the lucky 16 of you who have reserved your place, see you there 👍👍🏸🏸