A special New Year message from BADMINTON England Chief Executive Adrian Christy

World Badminton Championship silver medallists Chris Adcock and Imogen Bankier were today named among the British Olympic Association's Athletes of the Year.

Team England U17 star Alex Lane became European champion at Mens Singles over the weekend, capping an impressive tournament for the U17 squad, with 2 silver medals also added to the haul.

Look no further than tickets to the English National Badminton Championships and Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships in 2012.

We want to know more about the people that play badminton. Tell us about your experience of playing badminton and you could win one of five £50 Marks and Spencer vouchers in time for Christmas.  

Entries are now being accepted from schools right across England as the race to be 2011/12 Center Parcs National Schools Badminton champion gets under way.