Stellar Smash Badminton Group

12/09/2026

Good day players,
been a while since we done an update, see below Code of Conduct policy for all attendees to sessions effective immediately (this applies to both players, spectators, coaches, guests and anyone else who walks through the door). Minor violations will be discussed on case by case basis however severe breaches of this policy (and including ongoing minor breaches) will result in an immediate permanent ban from all Stellar Smash sessions, which will not be open to discussion.

This is with immediate effect, attendance to sessions implies agreement to standards.

If you are in the very minute "Ban" club, you will not be welcome to attend any Stellar Smash sessions (both regular and ad-hoc).

I have not enjoyed having to write this policy, nor enforce it however for the sake of the bigger group and nearly 200 players I see each week, a clear definitive policy needs to now be in place.

As always, thanks to those majority players who abide by the general ethos of Stellar Smash.

10/07/2026

Great session last night. Though a hot one, some great games to observe and as always great to see a lot of improvement with our players during our break, keep it up peps! Well done!

21/05/2026

Certainly felt the love today on my birthday and what better way to round it off then at badminton… no rest for the wicked!

27/04/2026

Happy Monday all! the sun is shining and looks like summer has officially started! as we close for April its a special shout out to one of our players Sarah who took part in the London Marathon over the weekend, representing slimming world and raising funds for 3 fantastic charities Cancer Research UK, the Irish Cancer Society and Alzheimer's Research UK - through Slimming World's own charity SMILES. With a target of £2,500 she is so close to achieving this! we've seen bake sales at the Socials, Race nights in Watton and ongoing works around these too!

Her link is: https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/sarah-harding-9864e?fbclid=IwY2xjawP70xFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR6UtS0liCVnFpo9Bc0tzBj9QY1RvSn8JkDx14pUWoGR9RABxhcyFZBn6q5ohA_aem_X2Qtw5m0baV0dxAZbjp5hw

There is a short description of Sarah's Journey to this point, if anyone would like to support her with a Donation please feel free to do so on the link above!

My Story As you can read below, I was all set and signed up to run The London Marathon in 2025 and then we found out I was pregnant, putting the Marathon on pause. I managed to continue running throug

01/04/2026

I'm asked this question a lot, though this isn't the be all and end all of coordinating, gives a bit of an insight into the process.

31/03/2026

Only a couple of photos from the Social on Sunday 29th March but that doesn't mean we were short of anything other then an infectious atmosphere! strong social and intermediate games were had for the 6 hours. couple of new faces trying it out and of course all of our regulars from Watton Smashers, Clarkson Court Conquerers and Corby players.

Thanks again to everyone who attended and as always the support is truly appreciated! though I make no apology for the sore arms and legs!

See you all on the next one.

30/03/2026

Points of reflection are important in any players journey, regardless of the sport or level. Whether you're playing in a tournament or a social or just a weekly session. Patience with yourself, your journey as well as creating a route forward is a vital tool for any player.

23/02/2026

So yesterday saw the first of 8 socials planned for this year. Again pooling players across the Stellar Smash groups for a 6 hour long badminton no strings session. Coach Charlie of Dereham attended again to impart some techniques to some of our beginner players as well as run a small coaching session during the lunch break.

The thing I heard a lot of players say was the progress we’d seen in each other since the last session! Just goes to show the level of regular play has on your ability in the game. We were once again joined by our players from Corby and legacy player from St Mary Smashers (Isaac) travelled down from North Alerton for the day too!

Thank you to all who supported the day!

07/02/2026

Stellar Smash has always been strongly supportive of the community we are all a part of. The last couple of months Clarkson Court Conquerers have put together a special donation for one of our legacy players who has had some rather major health issues and like the strong knit family we are wanted to show our support, especially of the journey Mark has ahead of him. The CCC donated £85 and in true Stellar Smash fashion we matched this with a total donation of £170 to the Brain Tumour Charity.

Well done to everyone who supported this and if anyone wishes to show further support the just giving link is below!

Massive thank you to Sue for making the card for Mark

https://www.justgiving.com/page/mark-copeland-1767475335240?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=WA