2010 got off to a great start with the RVBA taking two titles at the Welsh senior badminton nationals in Swansea last week. Sarah Thomas did well to hold on to her Senior singles title, and we did well to win the mixed.

Mixed has gone really well but not sure how many more tournaments I will be able to play with Sarah due to a lack of funding, not helped by the financial trouble the RVBA main sponsor Memory Lane Cakes has been having.

Vikki, Sarah and Rachel are all off to the World Team Badminton Championships in Poland next week which will be a great experience for them. Slightly baffled why I was not selected but sadly not surprised. Wish the team the best of luck for that event.

The young players in the RVBA are all progressing well and that will be the main challenge of the upcoming months.