About Us
The Ballinderry League was formed in the late 1960's by three
members of the Ballinderry Badminton Club; Betty Totten, Eddie Kidd and John
Mairs. It was formed to provide competitive badminton between local clubs. It
started with 4 Clubs in 1 Mixed Division and grew to 8 divisions and was one of
the largest leagues in Ulster. However
as with most sports there was been a dip in the number of teams playing
badminton and this reflects in a reduction to what is running today.
The League in its early days was run by three people and has
progressed to this current time being run by a Committee, which enables the
workload of the League to be shared.
The Clubs who play in the league comes from Lisburn and its
surrounding areas, Dungannon, Portadown, Belfast and its surrounding
areas. With travel not being a problem
teams are welcomed from all areas of the Province.
As time moved on the League introduced changes to attract more
players and teams in, and to this end a Gents, Ladies and Juvenile sections
were introduced. This has had
beneficial effects as new clubs entered the League in order to participate,
which has greatly strengthened us.
The League is part of the Ulster Branch of the Badminton Union
of Ireland and we have representations on the various committees that they
operate, this helps in the development and participation of the League.
For further
information on our history and the make up of teams within the League follow
link History
For information about our League contact League
Secretary Tony Clarke either by telephone (028) 9267 0500 or e-mail: tony.clarke7@btopenworld.com
The League
Committee, elected at the League’s Annual General Meeting in April from the
clubs that participate. At the first
meeting of the new season the League Committee appoint the people responsible
for the various positions within the League.
The Clubs they come from and the positions they hold within and outside
the Ballinderry League are shown below.
In addition to these elected members there are two Life Members, who
also serve on the Committee
|
Name |
Club Represented |
Position |
|
Alec McCullagh |
Magheragall Pres |
Chairperson |
|
Betty McKee |
Ballinderry |
Treasurer & Life Member |
|
Tony Clarke |
Killowen |
General & Fixture
Secretary Mixed UBBUI Executive Member |
|
Graeme Clarke |
Lisburn Racquetters |
Committee Member |
|
William Martin |
Loughaghery |
Member & UBBUI Executive Member |
|
Eddie Kidd |
Ballinderry C of I |
Committee Member & Life
Member |