Reminder – Sign Up for Badminton League!

Dear Members,

Just a reminder to sign up for this year’s Badminton League! Whether you’re aiming for C/C+, B, B+, or A team, all players are welcome.

Sign-up deadline: 21st September

Team selection: 21st–23rd September

Team list release: Friday, 25th September

Sign your name on the sheet by the glass window between courts 3 and 4. Don’t miss out on the fun and competitive matches!

See you on court!

Badminton Committee

19/09/2025

News & Events

October 2025

• Squash First Team at home this Wednesday
• John Cross Squash Doubles Memorial
• Next Season: Sunday Junior Squash Sessions!
• Next Season: Saturday Badminton Junior Sessions!
• Club Updates – Lighting Upgrade, Christmas Party, Badminton Hiro Tournament & New Head of Squash
• Club Update: Cranbrook Road Now Open for Vehicle Access
• Important Notice: Access to the Club Today
• Reminder: Badminton Peg Board procedure/ Etiquettes
• The 2025 Hiro Yamamoto Badminton Tournament - 2nd Nov 2025
• John Cross Squash Doubles Memorial

September 2025

• October Half-Term Badminton Junior Sessions - Limited Spaces Available!
• Don’t Miss Out – Club Christmas Party Tickets Selling Fast!
• Upcoming Thursday Evening Session for B/B+/A Grade Players
• Reminder – Sign Up for Badminton League!
• New Squash League Cycle - Starting 22nd September!
• An Evening with Nuon Sothero – This Saturday (20th September) at the Club
• TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE - BOOK NOW, BEFORE Saturday 20th September
• Badminton Session Representative Voting Results – Congratulations!
• Badminton Team Sign-Up & Wimbledon Under 19 Gold Badminton Tournament
• Head of Squash
• The Most Magical Night of the Year – The Club Christmas Party, Friday Dec 5th
• Upcoming October Badminton Upgrading 2025
• September Beginners Squash Course
• TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE - BOOK NOW, BEFORE SATURDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER
• Reminder: Sign Up for the Upcoming Badminton League Season!
• Join Us for a Spooktacular Halloween Party & Quiz Night!
• Squash Junior Sessions
• Phil Rushworth Farewell Tournament - Saturday the 6th of September (Not the 1st)
• Phil Rushworth Farewell Tournament and Drinks – Saturday 1st of September
• Reminder: Badminton Women Only Intermediate Session

August 2025

• Badminton Graded Session Members
• Reminder: Badminton Graded Sessions Information For Autumn Season 2025
• Under 19 Gold Tournament – Corrected Dates
• Stuart Back for Today’s Lunchtime Badminton + Upcoming Tournaments
• Farewell Tournament for Phil Rushworth – September 6th
• 2026 Yonex All England Badminton Championships - Ticket and Hotel Info
• Bank Holiday Opening Hours & Badminton Graded Session
• Club Updates: Tournament, New Car Park Barrier & More!
• 2026 Yonex All England Badminton Championships - Tickets
• Badminton Graded Sessions Information For Autumn Season 2025
• Farewell Tournament for Phil Rushworth – September 6th
• Upcoming Saturday Badminton Junior Sessions!
• Tomorrow's Thursday Lunchtime Badminton Session

July 2025

• We've in the running – We'd Love Your Vote!
• Saturday Junior Badminton Sessions - August
• A Polite Reminder – No Smoking or Vaping on Club Premises
• To all B/B+ graded players - Tuesday Night Drop-In Update
• Summer Tournament Weekend - Badminton, Squash, BBQ and Party at Wimbledon!
• WR&FC Graded Squash Tournament Deadline
• New Club Stringer – Sam Phillips
• Updated Flavour Hubb Opening Times
• Upcoming Badminton Junior Camps

June 2025

• Ladies-Only Squash (Beginners & Improvers)
• STARTING SOON...WOMEN'S 50+ BADMINTON SESSIONS
• Papers for AGM tonight
• Update from the board
• Exciting Badminton Taster Sessions
• AGM and proxy voting

May 2025

• Handicap Squash Tournament - Deadline Approaching
• Court Pricing Update + Quick Member Survey
• Club Opening Hours – Bank Holiday Monday
• Badminton and Squash Committees
• New Table Tennis Ladder – Sign Up Now on MyCourts!
• WR&FC Squash Graded Tournament - 19/20th July
• Badminton Junior Spring Half-Term Session Details
• Handicap Squash Tournament
• Reminder: Club Quiz Night- Friday 16th May
• Reminder: AGM on 18 June & Board Nominations Close 4 June
• Badminton and Squash Club Champs - Order of Play
• Come and Watch the Club Champs Finals – Or Stream Live from Home!
• Reminder: Summer Badminton Season 2025
• Reminder Club Champs Party Details Saturday 10th May and Order of Play for Badminton
• Bank Holiday Opening Hours May 2025
• Notice of Annual General Meeting
• Reminder: A-Open Badminton Doubles Tonight!
• Invitation to Club Championships Finals Day Saturday, 10th May

April 2025

• Badminton Court Lighting
• Follow the Squash Club Championships
• Reminder for Entry Deadlines Badminton Club Championships 2025!
• New Junior Academy Shirts – Get Yours Now!
• Reminder for Entry Deadlines Badminton Club Championships 2025!
• Summer Badminton Season 2025 – Sign-Up Now
• Don’t Miss Out – Badminton Club Champs Deadlines
• Squash Club Night Notice
• Easter Opening Hours & Session Updates
• Squash Club Championships - Deadline Day
• Flavour Hubb Easter Opening Hours
• Mechanical Services Help
• Reminder for Entry Deadlines Badminton Club Championships 2025!
• Squash Club Championships - entry deadline
• Tonight's NBL Match – Arrive by 6pm!
• Club Quiz Night- Friday 16th May
• NBL - 20 Extra Standing Tickets Released!
• First Team Squash - Play Off Fixture
• Upcoming Junior Badminton Sessions
• Side Path Now Open Again

March 2025

• Last Chance for Discounted NBL Tickets – Prices Rise Tomorrow!
• WR&FC Squash Kit 2025
• A message from Toby Penty
• Temporary Closure of Side Path
• WR&FC Easter Junior Squash Camps
• Update: Club Reopening from 5pm
• Update: Club Closure Extended Until 6pm
• Power Cut in Local Area
• Squash Club Championships 2025
• Our Brand-New Gym Opens Tomorrow!
• Squash 57 Finals Night
• Junior Badminton Easter Holiday Sessions
• Junior Badminton Easter Half-Term sessions
• Tickets Available – All England Badminton
• Don’t Miss the Next NBL Match – Monday, 14th April!
• First Team Squash Report
• First Team Squash Report
• Gym Refurbishment Schedule
• Internal Graded Squash Tournament

February 2025

• Badminton Club Champs - 2025!
• Squash Survey - Reminder
• Reminder: Gym Refurbishment – Volunteers Needed!
• Yonex All England Badminton Championships, Birmingham - March 2025
• Squash Survey
• Squash Survey
• Gas Issues Resolved + Meet the Directors Reminder
• Update on Gas situation
• No Gas in Club Tomorrow
• Gym Refurb - Help Needed
• The Warren Cup 2025 - Deadline Day!
• First Team Squash Report
• Reminder!....The Warren Cup 2025 (Handicap Squash Tournament)
• New Gym Update - The Club Needs You!
• First Team Squash - Wed 12th Feb @ 7:30pm
• First Team Squash - Wed 12th Feb @ 7:30pm
• 2025 Badminton Devlin Tournament
• All England tickets available - Saturday 15th March
• Badminton Lighting Update
• The Warren Cup 2025 - Handicap Squash Tournament
• Notice of Internet Access Interruption
• Graham and Janet Habbin
• Update from the board

January 2025

• Squash Sessions Update 2025
• Junior Badminton February Half-Term sessions
• Court Availability During Lighting Upgrade
• First Team Squash - Wed 22nd Jan
• Entries Now Open for the 2025 Devlin Tournament
• Update on Badminton Court Lighting Upgrade
• Upcoming February Badminton Upgrading
• Join the Badminton Committee – Make a Difference!
• Club Management
• Squash 57 (Racketball) Club Championship
• Male sauna back in operation
• Updated Badminton Grading Criteria
• First Team Squash - Wed 8th January
• Tuesday Gold - Cancelled 07/01
• Badminton Winter Graded Sessions Start Next Monday!

December 2024

• Chair of the board
• Club Christmas and New Year Opening Hours
• Updated Link to Order WR&FC T-shirts
• Updated Link to Order WR&FC T-shirts
• Upcoming Badminton Junior Sessions and Ordering WR&FC T-Shirt
• Thursday 19th December 2024 - car parking
• Squash Update (Sessions, Leagues & Tournaments)
• Saturday 14th December
• Upgrade of all the badminton court lighting
• A message from Toby Penty - 1 Week til NBL
• Tickets Selling Fast for the NBL!
• Facilities You Use at WR&FC
• Badminton Winter Graded Sessions 2025
• First Team Squash - Wed 4th December (7:30pm k.o)
• Update on Men’s Changing Room Showers
• Additional Info: Duties of Badminton Session Representatives
• Reminder of Duties of Badminton Session Representatives

November 2024

• Tickets Now On Sale for the NBL!
• Latest edition of the Wimbledon Whisper
• Downstairs Men's showers - no hot water
• Hot Water Back On
• Temporary Shower Hot Water Issue
• Final Reminder: Early Bird Extended & Closing Date for Christmas Party Tickets
• Membership survey
• Squash First Team - Wed 20/11
• WR&FC's First NBL Match of the New Season
• National Badminton League Returning to WR&FC!
• Membership survey
• Cranbrook Road temporary traffic lights
• Christmas Party Tickets and Early Bird Deadline
• First Team v TWC (Wed 13/11)
• Follow the Squash 1st Teams
• Squash Leagues Refresh

October 2024

• Safeguarding Reminder
• Join Us for the Badminton Under-19 Gold Tournament at WRFC!
• Flavour Hubb Back Open Tomorrow Evening
• Christmas Party Tickets 2024
• Club Updates
• Last Few Days to Sign Up for the Badminton 2024 Hiro Yamamoto Tournament!
• First Team Squash - Wed 23/10
• John Cross Squash Doubles Memorial - 16/11
• Court allocations for Badminton graded sessions
• Gathering to celebrate the life of Penny McNiven – Saturday, 19th October
• rear car park staircase
• Reminder: Sign Up for the 2024 Hiro Yamamoto Tournament!
• WR&FC Announces Exciting Partnership with YC Sports as Official Badminton Kit Supplier

September 2024

• Penny McNiven Memorial Gathering & Kitchen Closure on Monday Evening
• New Squash League Cycle - Join Up Now!
• Badminton Surrey Restricted Tournament - New Schedule
• Subscription changes from 1st October
• Badminton Surrey Restricted Tournament - 28th and 29th of September
• Latest edition of the Wimbledon Whisper
• The 2024 Hiro Yamamoto Tournament
• Masters Squash Tournament - 12/10
• Pub Quiz Night - Act Fast!

August 2024

• League Match Registration Form Available - Deadline: Sunday, 22nd September
• Reminder: Badminton Autumn Graded Sessions Starting Next Week!
• Squash Adult Beginners 6-Week Course
• Join Us for Another Exciting Pub Quiz Night on 19th September!
• Saturday Junior Sessions
• Bank Holiday Opening Hours – Monday, 26th August
• Latest edition of the Wimbledon Whisper
• Badminton Autumn Graded Sessions

July 2024

• Private Coaching on badminton courts
• Reminder for Saturday Junior drop-in session in August
• Join Us for the Olympics at the WRFC Bar!
• A further Update on the Front Car Park
• Squash Graded Finals Day!
• Update on Front Car Park
• England Squash Affiliation is Changing!
• Summer Fun Social Tournament - Friday 26th of July
• Sunday Adult Squash Sessions
• Wimbledon Whisper - July 2024
• Euro 2024 Final and Wimbledon Tennis Final at WR&FC
• Complete the WR&FC Badminton Experience Survey for a Chance to Win Free Court Time!
• Share Your Experience: WR&FC Badminton Survey
• Reminder: Only 3 Places Left for Pub Quiz Night – Book Now!
• Join Us for a Fun-Filled Pub Quiz Night on 18th July!

June 2024

• WR&FC Branded Shuttles
• Join Us for the Summer Tournament After Party!
• Handicap Squash Tournament - 22/06
• Wimbledon Whisper - June 2024
• All Club Communications Now Operational
• WiFi Outage Notification
• Badminton Session Tonight
• Update from the Board
• The Club will be Open today
• Club Closure Update
• Temporary Club Closure Due to Sewage Pump Fault

May 2024

• Badminton Summer Sessions
• WR&FC Squash Graded Tournament 2024
• Election of directors and of committees and proxy voting arrangements
• Badminton Drop In Sessions This Week
• Bank Holiday Opening Hours
• Squash Handicap Tournament - Celebrating Phil's 20th Year at WRFC!
• Badminton Summer Sessions Schedule 2024
• Squash Club Championships - Finals Day
• Badminton Summer Schedule 2024
• Club Champs Finals Day
• Squash Club Championships - Finals Day!
• Monday Badminton Lunchtime Session
• Squash Club Championships - Thurs 16th May
• Squash Club Championships - Wednesday 15th May
• Club Championships - Final's Day
• Closing date for board nominations
• Squash Club Championships - Tues 14th May
• Price Adjustment for Alcoholic Beverages
• Squash Club Championships - Week 2
• Wimbledon Whisper - May 2024
• Food at Club Champs Party - Deadline Today
• AGM 2024
• Badminton Club Championships 2024 - Today's Deadline
• Squash Club Championship - Tonight's Schedule
• Squash Club Championships - Opening Night
• Bank Holiday Opening Hours
• Clarification on Club Champs Party
• Club Champs Party Info!
• Member Emergency Contact and Medical Information
• Badminton Club Championships 2024 - Tomorrow's Deadline

April 2024

• Badminton Summer Schedule - Additional Information
• Badminton Summer Schedule 2024
• AGM and election of directors