Teesside Badminton Performance Centre

Currently coaching in Richmond with Richmond Junior Badminton Club and I play for Richmond.

I am a member of the Performance Centre management commitee and currently working on developing the website further, raising funds and looking at the possibility of having our own Badminton Centre.  Along with helping with coaching as I am a level 2 coach. 

I live in Darlington and work as a mortgage advisor in Durham

Roles in Badminton:-

PC Chair

Head Coach Marske Badminton Club (Level 2 Coach)

Also for Marske - Secretary, Treasurer, Development Officer.

Highlights in my Badminton life :-

Being presented to the Queen representing Badminton Volunteers.

Playing in Copenhagen with Pete Higman (Vets world Champion  and Against Jesper Halliday (All England Winner) and beating Jesper with a slice serve!!!

Most unusual game I have played in - Outside on cobbles in the back streets of Hanoi North Vietnam. With a big rat spectating on a wood pile next to the base line.

Hardest game I have played in - A singles match in Kula Lumpur Malaysia in a hall with no Air Conditioning Temp 32deg C Humidity 95% (I won)

Day Job - Supply Chain Manager for Biofuels Corporation.

Other Hobbies - I love to travel, I am working my way down a list of 50 world destinations on a must see before I die basis.     

currently playing badminton in York and working towards further badminton coaching