About Us

Hurst Centre Badminton Club  is a friendly, competitive club offering a good overall standard of play and based near Tadley within easy reach from Reading, Newbury, Basingstoke, Thatcham and surrounding villages of Burghfield, Mortimer, Silchester, Bramley and Aldermaston.


Club Nights


Club nights and home matches are played at  The Hurst Centre in Baughurst, Tadley.

  • Club night is on Thursdays, from 7.30pm to 10.00pm
  • Typical attendance at club nights is around 20 people.
  • Discounts on  joining fees for students and those in full time education
  • Feather shuttlecocks are used at the club.
  • We play throughout the summer (included in membership fee). During the summer visitors from all clubs are welcome to come along.

We do our best to organise club nights to ensure that each player has a good variety of games.


We're always looking to strengthen our squads, so if you're a club-standard badminton player come and give us a try.


New visitors of all practiced standards are very welcome and we would appreciate a quick call or email before your first visit (See contact details). A visitors fee of £7 is charged per club night.


Local League Matches
For league matches played by the club:
  • Home games are played at Hurst Centre on Thursdays
  • Time: 7.30 - 10.00
  • 2 courts
    In addition to the  normal competitive leagues, we have access to other open competitions organized by the Basingstoke & District Badminton League,   Newbury & District Badminton Association, and Reading Badminton League.


    • History

     The club started sometime in the mid 1970’s, but no one in the club was a member so long ago to know exactly when.

    There have always been teams and a competitive spirit within the club as well as a friendly side that, hopefully, has encouraged those with some badminton skills to develop. The club and its members have won various competitions over the years.

    People who join tend to stay for a very long time, and there are several members  who have been with the club over 10 years. But there are new members and regular visitors who have come to the club nights recently, and this trend is being encouraged as much as possible.