Glasgow and North Strathclyde (GNS) Badminton Group support and deliver badminton for all levels in Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Argyll & Bute councils areas. We represent over fifty clubs and over 1000 players of all standards. We organise competitions, coaching and events and do all we can to support badminton in our area.
Working with Badminton Scotland, nine other regional groups and the Scottish Schools Badminton Union, our aim is to support, promote and deliver quality opportunities for people to play and compete in badminton across the Glasgow area, delivering local, regional and national competitions.
Our group holds an annual general meeting at the end of each playing season, usually around April, for the purpose of electing its officials and committee members from clubs in our area.
Our group is entitled to have up two group representatives on the Badminton Scotland Council. Our convener must be one of the representatives.
Gillian joined the Glasgow & North Strathclyde Group committee more than ten years ago and has organised the Junior League ever since. The Junior League has gone from strength to strength and the numbers participating have more than doubled in this time. Gillian is passionate about the Junior League and devotes a lot of time in organising it. Gillian has previously been the group convenor.
John joined the Glasgow & North Strathclyde Badminton Group in 2015 and has been involved in many areas of the groups work. Just now his main job is to organise the group’s junior teams.
Paul joined the Glasgow & North Strathclyde Group committee as a volunteer around 2010 to provide the group with comment and opinion from a club perspective. He also has many years experience as a volunteer at national, international and world badminton tournaments and was also keen to help at the Glasgow International Youth Tournament.
Jim joined the Committee around 2016, although he has been involved in organising and playing badminton for nearly 60 years.