Avon Badminton Association

A huge thank you to everyone who came to the Avon Club & County Dinner Dance yesterday! We hope you enjoyed the evening, and we're grateful for your support of the event.

The 2026 award winners are:

Coach of the Year
Phil Sayer

Volunteer of the Year
Judy White

Club Player of the Year
Clara Fitzpatrick-Milton

Growing Badminton Award
Fiach O'Rourke

Avon Association Ambassador
Judith Ogden

Club of the Year
Academy BC

Bristol Bullets fans favourite
Martha Ng

Senior County Female Player of the Year
Cara Collins

Senior County Male Player of the Year
Joe Bird

Masters County Female Player of the Year
Cathy Jowett

Masters Male Player of the Year
Dave Gribble

Paul Tomlinson Award 2026 for Outstanding Achievement or Contribution
Gene Joyner

✨AWARDS SHORTLISTS!✨

The excitement's building ahead of this Saturday's Avon Club & County Dinner Dance! Just announced, here are the shortlists for this year's awards. A huge thank you to everyone who sent in nominations, and to everyone who works so hard creating opportunities for people all over the region to play badminton, compete, train, and enjoy our wonderful sport 👏

🤩 Good news! It's not too late to book your Avon Club & County Dinner Dance ticket - the booking deadline has been extended to midnight on Sunday 31 May 👀

• Saturday 13 June from 7pm
• The Pravha Lounge, Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

💃🕺 Welcome drink on arrival, awards and speeches, 2 course sit-down dinner, dancing until late

Book your tickets now! https://avonba.org/product-page/avon-dinner-dance

Send your nominations for awards to https://forms.gle/z6csPaiJMfCez1bj8

**REMINDER TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS BY TOMORROW - FRIDAY 29th MAY**

💃🕺 The Seventh Avon Club & County Dinner Dance

• Saturday 13 June from 7pm
• The Pravha Lounge, Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

Welcome drink on arrival, awards and speeches, 2 course sit-down dinner, dancing until late

Book your tickets now! https://avonba.org/product-page/avon-dinner-dance

Send your nominations for awards to https://forms.gle/z6csPaiJMfCez1bj8

**BOOKING DEADLINE FRIDAY 29th MAY**

💃🕺 The Seventh Avon Club & County Dinner Dance

• Saturday 13 June from 7pm
• The Pravha Lounge, Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

Welcome drink on arrival, awards and speeches, 2 course sit-down dinner, dancing until late

Book your tickets now! https://avonba.org/product-page/avon-dinner-dance

Send your nominations for awards to https://forms.gle/z6csPaiJMfCez1bj8

💃🕺 The Seventh Avon Club & County Dinner Dance

• Saturday 13 June from 7pm
• The Pravha Lounge, Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

Welcome drink on arrival, awards and speeches, 2 course sit-down dinner, dancing until late

Book your tickets now! https://avonba.org/product-page/avon-dinner-dance

❤️🖤 Your invitation to the Avon Badminton Association AGM - this Thursday, 7th May at 7.30pm in Filton.

We'd love to welcome players and representatives of local badminton clubs at Avon's annual AGM this Thursday. This is a great opportunity to share club ideas, issues, and initiatives, and discuss the pros and cons of adopting the proposed new scoring system that BWF has announced. You will also have the chance to win tickets to next year's All England championships!

Please read through the AGM booklet which rounds up news and activity in the region over the past year -https://avonba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ABA-AGM-Booklet-2026.pdf

The AGM agenda can be found here:https://avonba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ABA-AGM-Agenda-2026-docx.pdf

📅 Thursday 7th May 2026 at 7:30pm
📍 BAWA Leisure Club, Southmead Road, Filton BS34 7RG

Huge congratulations to Avon's Dave Gribble who has achieved double gold medals at the All England Masters 🥇🥇

Competing in the Over 65 category, Dave achieved an exceptional double, winning both the Open Doubles and Mixed Doubles titles, an accomplishment that highlights both his quality and longevity in the sport.

Double Gold at 67: Dave Gribble’s Remarkable All England Triumph A Prestigious Stage At the 2026 All England Seniors (Masters) Badminton Championships, held at Hatfield University from 10–12 April, Dave Gribble delivered a truly outstanding performance. Organised by Badminton England, the event is widely regarded as the “Wimbledon" of Masters Badminton and as...

✨ TONGHT! It’s all to play for in Bristol Bullets’ final home match of the season! 🏸💥

Friday 17 April at 7pm (doors open 6.15pm)
Clifton College's Chellaram Sports Complex, Abbots Leigh, Bristol BS8 3QD

The stakes couldn't be higher as a place in the NBL super weekend is up for grabs. This one will be big 💪

Book your tickets now to enjoy all the action live! 💙🖤

Timings
Bar opens 5.30pm
Doors open at 6.15pm
Be seated by 6.45pm
Match begins 7pm
Finishes by 9.45pm

There is a bar and café on site. The badminton hall is a two minute walk from the main building, and free parking is available.

If you can’t make it in person, watch the livestream at https//www.youtube.com/live/tS_lfcWEOmo

How to get there
By bus, take the X4 Badgerline at various stops around City Centre Bristol, in the direction of Portishead, get off at Beggar Bush Lane.

By foot, it's a 30 minute walk from the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

Precise location link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LP19JZtqTLW2TtRy8