Flukey Feathers is a Friendly Badminton Club based in Bournemouth, Dorset.
We are affiliated to Badminton England and goose feather Shuttlecocks are used.
We cater for a variety of abilities, from social players to league players. Whilst we can sometimes also accept beginners, please note that if you are a beginner, you will need to contact the club secretary, Russell Clarke, before coming for the first time. Please also see the “beginner” page for more information and help.
As our club night is from 8pm to 10pm we don’t usually have youngsters attending the regular club night, as it tends to be too late in the day for them. More advanced younger players of twelve years and over are welcome to attend and join in with the adults during school holidays, when the late time may not be a problem.
We hope to be able to start a junior section in the future at an earlier time to cater for younger players.
Please note this website is still under construction, so some content will not be available at this time. Check back soon!
Hi Russell,
I am looking to join a badminton club and wander if you are welcoming new members. I have never played for a club before but I have always played for fun.
Hopefully hear from you soon
Thank you Sarah-Jane
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Hi Sarah,
We will be welcoming new members as soon as we can return to play unrestricted.
At the moment, this should be the 21st of June, but obviously we can’t say for sure until the government confirms the date.
In the meantime, we are partially re-opening on the 19th of May for existing members, but numbers are restricted to only 24 players per session, which is obviously rather limiting.
You may wish to join the Flukey Facebook group, for latest news here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/flukeyfeathers
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Hi Russel,
I’ve played badminton on and off for a few years but would love to get back to playing regularly again, when your club is back up and running, what venues do you use and are you taking new members?
Many thanks
Matt
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Hi Matt, we usually use Avonbourne College and Harewood College. Neither venue is available until at least after half term, which is at the beginning of November. In the meantime, we are actively pursuing our options to see if we can find other suitable venues….. Sign up to our Facebook group for up to date info here https://www.facebook.com/groups/flukeyfeathers
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Is the club back and playing and where are we playing now??
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Hi Rob, unfortunately not. Many venues, including the two that we normally use, are still closed, or are not available for the hire of badminton courts (particularly for doubles play). Where courts are becoming available we are not yet permitted to run a club night in the normal sense. Players have to be allocated into a bubble of a maximum of six players. These players can only play amongst themselves on one court and NOT mix with any other bubbles playing on other courts!
We hope to know more about the venues that we normally use shortly.
Please check out and join the Flukey Feather Facebook page, where updates will be posted……..
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I am interested in my son starting badminton. Please kindly email me details. Thank you
Dawn wrench
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Hi Dawn, probably best to give me a telephone call in the first instance to discuss and I can point you/him in the right direction.
I will be around most of Tuesday on 01202-395404.
Hope that helps!
Kind Regards Russell Clarke.
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Hi again Dawn, I don’t know if you ever got sorted or not, but if not, just to let you know that we will be running some beginner sessions on Saturday mornings shortly.
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Hi. Do you still run Saturday morning sessions for children. My son is 10, he played for a year when he was 5 then gave up but would like to try again. I’m thinking of sorting out training for him come September. What availability is there. Thanks Yvonne
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