Annual General Meeting

The annual meeting of clubs will take place on Thursday 29th June at Colchester Sports Park (Northern Gateway), starting at 8pm.

Prior to the AGM we will have a short EGM / Special General Meeting to vote on some changes to the Constitution that we are proposing:

a. The Officers of the Federation, who form the Federation Committee, shall be the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson, The Honorary Secretary, The Honorary Treasurer, the Honorary League Secretary and the Honorary Tournament Secretary, together with such other Officers as the Committee may consider necessary.

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a. The Officers of the Federation, who form the Federation Committee, shall be the Chairperson, Treasurer, and League Secretary, together with at least two other Officers. No individual may hold more than one position. The Committee may co-opt additional members as necessary.

b. The Chairperson; or in his/her absence the Vice-Chairperson, shall take the chair at the Annual General Meeting, Special General Meeting, and meetings of the Committee and the Council.

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b. The Chairperson shall take the chair at the Annual General Meeting, Special General Meeting, and meetings of the Committee and Council. In his/her absence a chair shall be appointed from among the attending Officers.

Colchester Open 2023

The Colchester Open will be run as a Badminton England Tier 4 event again this year following the success of the format last time.

It will be played at Colchester Sports Park (Northern Gateway) on Sunday 30th July, with Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles events played to a conclusion on the day.

For entries please go to Tournament Software - all players will need an active Badminton England membership.

Qualify as a Coach

We have arranged a coach training course to be held in Colchester at Leisure World Highwoods (Gilberd School). 

It is a Foundation Course (previously Level 1), which is a two day course: 11th and 18th June.

Further details and joining can be found here

Colchester Badminton Federation has some funds to support anyone who wishes to qualify and work as a coach in the area. Please contact a committee member.