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This year at the
NIA for the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championship we are
pushing out all the stops to get member�s involved whether on
court, in the members� lounge or whilst sat in your seat. With
activities varying from free member giveaways, �A Question of
Badminton� Quiz, Daily Workshops and Presentations to the �Best
Seats in the House� Competition.
If you have
already got your tickets for the Yonex All England Open
Badminton Championships and would like to upgrade them to �The
Best Seats in the House� then enter the competition below TODAY!
This year at the event there will be a new addition courtside
and that will be the �Best Seat in the House� sofa and
membership have a pair of tickets to give away to our members
for everyday of the Championships. If you are the lucky winner
and your name is pulled out of the hat then you will get to come
and join us on court and sit on the sofa for a 1 or 2 hour
period to watch all the action only metres away from the
players.
The only two
things you need to do to make sure you are in with a chance of
winning is firstly, make sure you have a pair of tickets to the
event on the day that suits you (if you haven�t already
purchased your tickets to the event then you can by calling 0844
444 9994) and secondly, email the answer to the question below
to
membership@badmintonengland.co.uk
along with your name, membership number, contact telephone
number and the day that you would like to be entered into the
draw for.
QUESTION:
In what year did Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms last win the
mixed doubles competition at the Yonex All England Open
Badminton Championships?
To be included
in the prize draw we must have received your email with the
correct answer and other information by mid night on Monday 28th
February and the winners will be notified via email by 10.30am
on Wednesday 2 March. Please note in order to enter this
competition you must have already purchased your tickets to the
event, if not we cannot guarantee access into the arena.
The Members�
Lounge
The Members�
Lounge will be open every day of the tournament and is located
at the end of the Concourse by Door 11. Within the Members�
Lounge there is a Members� only bar to purchase food and
refreshments, a large selection of comfy seats to relax in
during breaks in play, live score boards so you won�t miss out
on any of the oncourt action and lots of friendly faces.
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Member�s Lounge
Opening Times |
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Opening
Time |
Closing
Time |
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Tuesday |
1200 |
1800 |
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Wednesday |
1100 |
2100 |
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Thursday |
1100 |
2100 |
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Friday |
1700 |
2100 |
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Saturday |
1200 |
1600 |
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Sunday |
1100 |
1700 |
�A Question of
Badminton�
Whilst you are
relaxing in the Members� Lounge why not take part in �A Question
of Badminton� and test your in depth badminton knowledge? All
you will need to do is pick up an answer sheet, have a look at
all the pictures in the Members� Lounge and fill in your
answers. If, by the end of the week you have the highest score
you will win an England shirt signed by the current England
squad.
Presentations /
Workshops
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Member�s Lounge
Presentation / Workshop Timetable |
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Day |
Time |
Subject |
Description |
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Tuesday |
4pm - 5pm |
Premier League 4 Sport |
Jamie Bunch, Sporting
Director for The Albion Foundation at West Bromwich FC
will be discussing the impact of Premier League 4Sport
and West Brom�s developing relationship with BADMINTON
England and clubs in their local community |
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Wednesday |
3pm � 4pm |
Behind the Scenes at the
Yonex All England |
Find out all the backstage
gossip, how an event like the All England is run and
speak to the lady behind all the ideas. Nicola Moloney,
Head of Major Events and Competition will be discussing
the event whilst answering any questions you may have
about the All England |
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Thursday |
11.30am � 12.30pm |
Wheeling to Success |
Come and listen to Lyndon
Williams, ex-Welsh International player, now a
parabadminton coach and vice-Chair of the Parabadminton
World Federation and Gobi Ranganathan, Wheelchair player
at Knebworth Badminton Club, World No. 6 in Mixed
Doubles talking about getting disability badminton
played in clubs around the Country and how you could
help |
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Thursday |
3pm � 4pm |
The Road to 2024 |
Jens Grill, Head of England
Performance will be presenting the new performance
pathway and discussing how we get current juniors on the
road to 2024 to become Olympic Champions |
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Saturday |
TBC |
Ask Adrian |
Take the opportunity to ask
Adrian Christy, Chief Executive of BADMINTON England any
burning badminton questions that you may have and he
will be happy to answer |
If you would
like to guarantee your place at any of the Presentations /
Workshops then please email your name, membership number and the
Subject of the one you would like to attend to
membership@badmintonengland.co.uk.
If not you will be able to sign up to any of the events at the
Members� Lounge on the day or simply just turn up. We do advise
that you get to the Members� Lounge at least 10 minutes before
the scheduled start time and please note that due to limited
places we cannot guarantee entrance so we do advise booking in
advance.
Daily Member
Giveaways
Every day at the
Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships we will be giving
away some amazing prizes to our members just because you are our
members. We have a wide range of prizes on offer including a
selection of BADMINTON England merchandise, signed England
shirts, bottles of Bubbly and in partnership with
PremierLeague4Sport a signed first team Arsenal FC photograph
supplied with a certificate of authentication along with other
Premiership memorabilia. All you need to do to have a chance
of winning is sign up at the BADMINTON England stand once you
arrive at the arena and give us your name, email address and
membership number and listen out for your name to be announced �
it could not be any easier!
Performance
Centre Parade
Join us in the
arena at 4.30pm on Friday 11 March to see our first ever
Performance Centre Parade. All of our Performance Centres from
around England have been invited to take part and do a lap of
honour around the exclusive Yonex All England courts. This will
be their opportunity to experience life on a World Series court,
wave their banners and show off their mascots and it will give
us the opportunity to learn more about Performance Centres, hear
firsthand about the work they do and glimpse the potential stars
of the future. |