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£4 for a two-hour badminton session? 'You'll find it hard to beat anywhere in Britain'
14.10.26, 08:42 Updated 14.10.26, 08:59 4 Minute Read
When the fabled Mauchline Games Hall in East Ayrshire was demolished back in 2019, one wondered whether the local council had cast a dark shadow over badminton in Scotland.
Mauchline, a village of nearly 4,000 people, historically a mining area and known for its deep ties to poet Robert Burns, has also produced a production line of badminton talent over the years and a trophy cabinet of national, schools and British champions.
We can’t go further without more than a hat tip to Tommy Milgrew. Now 70, Milgrew has been pivotal in growing the sport exponentially in the area, despite the setbacks.
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Rod Gilmour
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Rod has written for every UK national newspaper in a sports journalism career spanning more than 20 years. He has covered badminton for Reuters and the Daily Telegraph at a time when the Lin Dan v Lee Chong Wei rivalry was in full flow. He is also founder of The Hockey Paper and Squash Mad.