Welcome to Badminton

Registered Charity 1209397 Welcome to Badminton is open to anyone who would like to play the sport. No need for any experience - just come along and try it out.

Welcome to Badminton offers badminton and other sports sessions for asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in the northeast, and is supported by Sport England and Badminton England. You don't need any equipment. We will provide you with racquets and shuttles and explain how to play the game. We have players from lots of countries who speak lots of different languages, but the common language is fun

06/05/2026

These sessions for refugees, asylum seekers, BNOs and migrants are running weekly. No experience or equipment necessary.

12/11/2025

https://www.communityfoundation.org.uk/case-studies/sport-as-a-bridge-to-belonging/ Community Foundation have highlighted our work with funding from Mayor's Opportunity Fund in their latest newsletter.

Sport as a Bridge to Belonging - Community Foundation Sport as a Bridge to Belonging - Read more on Community Foundation.

23/10/2025

Volunteering Matters invited Welcome to Badminton to run a social action project and here are some photos of our events. We tried out a Park Run in Leazes Park on a lovely. sunny September morning. We went to Corbridge on the train for a walk and a look around the village and we went to the Tyneside Cinema for the premiere of the film Bugonia.
We enjoyed the opportunity to visit new places and meet new people.

Future social events coming soon!