Wigan Sports Development celebrate ‘Back to Badminton’ success
On Saturday 10th December, Wigan Sports Development’s ‘Back to Sport’ programme hosted a Christmas theme tournament at Howe Bridge Sports Centre to celebrate the huge success of the ‘Back to Badminton’ programme. Over the last 3 years the sessions have given over 200 adults the opportunity to play badminton in a fun, friendly environment regardless of previous experience or ability.
The Tournament was an open invitation to participants that had attended any Back to Badminton session since its introduction in October 2008. The tournament attracted 32 players all of whom made the effort to celebrate in there own unique way by wearing some form of christmas attire.
One of the players on the day Phil Rimmer said, “I have been attending the sessions at Howe Bridge Sports Centre & Robin Park for the last 2 years and have now progressed to playing for Wigan ‘Back to Badminton’ Club. I would never have expected to be playing league badminton and owe it to the ‘Back to Sport’ programme for giving me the opportunity to start playing again.”
The Back to Sport coach Stephen Dixon said, “This was a perfect way to celebrate the programme’s success and it was great to see so many people on the day.”
Wigan Sports Development will strive to continue this success after being awarded the PCT funded Back to Sport contract for another three years. Back to Sport provides an extensive programme of activities that are accessible to adults aged 16+. The range of activities aim to attract adults that are currently not participating in physical activity or finding it difficult to incorporate this into a busy lifestyle. Visit our website www.wlct.org/backtosport for a full list of sessions or contact Richard Smith at r.smith@wlct.org for more information.
