THE Badminton Association of England has received a record grant award from Sport England, to continue and strengthen the excellent work of recent years in growing badminton as a healthy, exciting sport for people of all ages and backgrounds

JUST A day after Sport England gave badminton a £16m boost over the next four years, our British Olympic badminton hopefuls received a £480,000 grant from UK Sport for 2005-2009.

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First Edition Junior Badminton Club have linked with their Senior counterparts to stage a Sponsored 12-hour Badminton Marathon in aid of the Tsunami Disaster Fund, with all the monies raised being donated to the very worthy Shelterbox Appeal, of Helston, writes John Tresidder.

Please follow the link below to view and download the entry form and prospectus.

Building on it success over the last 9 years, the B&Q 'You Can Do It' awards 2005 is offering £100,000 in grants, which will play a key part in helping local communities to create inclusive and sustainable projects to be proud of.