We are pleased and excited to welcome our friends from around Europe and beyond to join us for our 2012 international tournament, and to celebrate our Silver Anniversary!
The tournament will be played at a brand new purpose-built badminton centre, which is a host practice site for Olympic athletes.
To celebrate 25 years of Goslings London the theme of our tournament (and party!) will be "SILVER".
Tournament Programme (dates are now confirmed)
The tournament structure will be:
Friday 21st September: Singles competition (13.00 onwards)
Friday 21st September evening: Welcome drinks
Saturday 22nd September: Doubles competition (all day)
Saturday 22nd September: The Silver Party
(Venue: 3 - 4 Archer Street, Soho, London, W1D 7AP)
Sunday 23rd September: Brunch (venue to be confirmed)
Maps - important locations
Important locations are shown on google maps: http://g.co/maps/3xgtt
The tournament will be held at the following location in North East London (also shown on google maps above) Redbridge Leisure centre,Forest Road, Hainault, Ilford, IG6 3HD.
The closest tube station is Fairlop station (on the Central line, red). It is some distance (approximately 45 minutes on the underground) from central London.
You can download a tube map on our Facebook page (see below) or directly here. It will probably be most convenient to change at Bank station (on the Northern, Central, District and Circle lines and in central London) in order to take the Central line to Fairlop.
For more travel information including getting to central London from the airport, please see the Facebook group (details below)
Facebook will be updated regularly with the latest information, and we are available to answer any of your queries, so we urge you to join the group to get all the information you will need about your games, how to plan your trip, and the best ways to travel to/around London.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/245178145564409/
Accomodation
Goslings will endeavour to offer hosted housing to international players who require assitstance.
It is likely that demand will exceed supply and therefore we cannot guarantee that all players will be able to be offerred hosted housing.
If you register for hosted housing, the accommodation officer will contact you for further details (including any specific requirements) in May 2012 and will then attempt to match you with an available place.
Fun stuff - tournament social, dinner and the party
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The Silver party will be held in Soho (right in the middle of London, near Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus, Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Circus stations).
The venue is : 3 - 4 Archer Street, Soho, London, W1D 7AP. Website Map
Registration
Registration is now OPEN