Orpington Badminton Club
Come Play with Us!
About Orpington Badminton Club
• We are Orpington Badminton Club (OBC), one of the oldest in this area, we've been around for almost 70 years!
• We have around 25-30 members, all adults of different ages from 19 to 65. Some who play competitive social to county members.
• OBC sadly does not cater for beginners or juniors.
• We are a non-profit club so at the beginning of the season we just work out the costs of the hall and shuttles and divide it between members.
• We use feather shuttles.
• We have the use of three courts at Darrick Wood Senior School Sports Centre .
• Lighting is good and free of any obstructions. There is free parking.
• There are also changing and shower facilities should you need them.
• We have no clicky groups and always promote fair play. We are a friendly bunch but competitive at the same time.
• We currently use the Ebadders online peg board to record doubles scores throughout the night. At the end of the session a ranking will be determined. The ranking is worked out by the number of wins on the night as a percentage.
• OBC traditions promote fairness and getting everyone to have a good night of badminton.
• Orpington Badminton Club is currently affiliated by Badminton England
• We cater for intermediate to experienced players throughout the year in Orpington.
• We play in league matches against clubs entering in Orpington/North West Kent and Ravensbourne.
Orpington Badminton Club Committee 2022-2023
Gary Cooper
Club Captain / Chairman / Main Club Contact
Rob Wheeler
Akash Bhasin
Committee Member & Marketing Advisor / Website Editor
Norman Froment
Sumit Bagla
Committee Member
Contact Orpington Badminton Club
How to come as a guest to Orpington Badminton Club
If you would like to attend our club night as a guest please complete the form further down this page.
Once it has submitted a reply will be sent back to you with more information about the club and also how club nights are run.
You can then see if you like the club and would fit in with our members.
If you have any further questions please contact the club secretary via Whatsapp.
How to join Orpington Badminton Club as a member
The club committee will ask whether you would like to join the club as a member after playing a few guest sessions.
If your response is yes then a vote will be completed followed by the result.
The secretary will then send a welcome e-mail to you with details on how to pay the membership fee along with details regarding club affiliation.
Club Fees
Guest Fee
The guest fee is £10 per session which is paid on the night (bank transfers encouraged)
Membership Fee
Currently £250 as of 27/07/2022 but only payable once a member.
Club Night Information
The club hires three courts within Darrick Wood School Sports Hall between 8:10pm - 10:10pm on Thursday Evenings at
Contact Us
Please complete the form below or you can e-mail the club directly at obcbad@gmail.com. Please follow the template below.
Parking Information
Please go up the schools driveway and turn left. The sports centre and hall is around to the right past the school laboratories
League Information
Home league matches in the RRBA and ONWK leagues take place on Monday Evenings starting from 8pm-10pm within the two court gymnasium at Darrick Wood.
For any queries please e-mail the Match Secretary (Norman Froment) directly
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Club affiliated to Badminton England and Kent Badminton Ltd
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