Women’s badminton club in North East London
We are women who love to play badminton. Our club is very friendly and we welcome women of all ages, sexualities and abilities. We believe that fun is at the core of our group.
Where we play
We play at the Britannia Leisure Centre, near Old Street in North London, every Monday night 7-9pm (except bank holidays) at the following location:
40 Hyde Road
Hackney
N1 5JU
See map or Plan your journey with TFL
Nearest tube: Old Street
Nearest train station: Hoxton or Haggerston (Overland)
We provide rackets and shuttles and the leisure centre is equipped with changing rooms, lockers and showers.
Who can join
We welcome players of any standard. Our members range from beginners to B- level players and enjoy both competitive and social matches.
Visitors are welcome. Due to the popularity of these sessions, non-members are required to book a slot.
Alternatively, please email contact@fitwomen.org.uk.
You can also subscribe to our announcement list below to receive updates on slots available for visitors.
Fees and membership (updated May 2012)
Visitors: pay £8 per session.
Members: pay £5 per session.
Concessions: pay £3 per session.
This is paid to the session organiser. You do not pay at the front desk.
To register for membership, guest players need to have attended the club for 3 sessions to be eligible. Membership costs £10 per year.
Coaching and competitive tournaments
We do encourage improvement and we arrange group coaching sessions when wanted and if you feel like giving it ago, we do have members of all standards who play in competitions either in the UK or abroad e.g. Gay Games, Goslings Badminton Tournament, OutGames.
We encourage all players of C level and above to sign up. Let’s aim for the largest female turnout at an International Badminton Tournament!
Contact
For more information or if you have questions, contact us by email.
We are members of the European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation.
News
Fit Women Win Medals in Amsterdam!
Eight of our members took part in the the 9th Gay & Lesbian International Easter Badminton Tournament 2012 and won:
Gold – Mixed Doubles C
Silver – Mixed Doubles C
Silver – Mixed Doubles B-
Bronze – Women’s Doubles B-
Congratulations to all who took part!