Centre Rules
Badminton Wycombe is here to provide you and everyone else with the best opportunity to play and enjoy badminton, whether it is your first time picking up a racquet or you are training to compete at an international level. We ask you to follow the following rules so that everyone is treated fairly and players, staff and the Centre are all respected, enabling everyone to continue enjoying the facilities and playing badminton.
Membership
1. To play at Badminton Wycombe you will be required to become a Centre Member. Exceptions will apply if:
a) You are playing a Badminton Wycombe sanctioned event including BADMINTON England tournaments and local league matches; or
b) It is your first visit to Badminton Wycombe.
If you are a first time visitor to the Centre, you're welcome to book an initial "trial session"; please ask at Reception for further details.
2. Our Membership period now runs from 1 October and ends 30 September the following year. We encourage Members to renew in advance of 1 October so that you can continue to book courts.
3. We have a small staff and low Membership fees so unfortunately we are not able to provide Membership fee refunds.
4. To ensure the Centre continues to provide a safe, enjoyable and high quality badminton experience for all, the Centre's users are expected to respect the property of and other users, staff, the Centre Rules and the Code of Conduct. In the event of serious or repeated breaches of the Centre's Rules, the Management reserves the right to revoke individuals' Membership.
Court Bookings
5. As a Member, you can book a court up to 9 days in advance and you can do this:
a) Online, through our website or
b) At Reception, either in person or over the phone.
6. All courts must be paid for at the time of booking.
7. Refunds will only be provided if you cancel, by phone or online, more than 48 hours in advance of your booking. At the discretion of the Centre Manager, refunds or an alternative timeslot may be offered in exceptional circumstances.
8. Please vacate courts promptly at the end of your booking to allow the next group to begin their session on time. Should you wish to extend your booking, please visit Reception to make payment before continuing.
9. Please don't ask staff to bend the booking rules; it is not fair to the staff or the other players. If you have a non-standard requirement, please speak with the Centre Manager.
Footwear, Food & Drink
10. All users must wear suitable non-marking footwear in the Hall, which, if worn outdoors, should be cleaned. Please change your shoes after entering the Centre and before going into the Hall. Wearing dirty footwear inside increases our cleaning costs, damages the expensive court floors, which will only result in higher court fees.
Overshoes are available for any non-playing users who wish to enter the Hall.
11. Please do not walk across the back of courts whilst play is in progress - it is distracting to the players and potentially dangerous to both the players and you.
12. Only drinks in suitable screw-top or sealable plastic containers are allowed in the Hall.
13. Food should only be consumed in the kitchen or bar area and chewing gum is not permitted anywhere within the Centre.
Photography & Filming
14. No photography is permitted in the changing rooms. Elsewhere in the Centre, please ensure you have the consent of all users before using filming equipment, including camera-phones.
Although not a rule as such, we would kindly ask that any items of lost property are handed in to Reception, who are also available to address any enquiries regarding lost property.
Should you have any questions about the Centre Rules or more general questions about Badminton Wycombe, please see the FAQ section of our Website and / or speak with Reception.
Published: 18 February, 2017
Revised May 2019
Membership
1. To play at Badminton Wycombe you will be required to become a Centre Member. Exceptions will apply if:
a) You are playing a Badminton Wycombe sanctioned event including BADMINTON England tournaments and local league matches; or
b) It is your first visit to Badminton Wycombe.
If you are a first time visitor to the Centre, you're welcome to book an initial "trial session"; please ask at Reception for further details.
2. Our Membership period now runs from 1 October and ends 30 September the following year. We encourage Members to renew in advance of 1 October so that you can continue to book courts.
3. We have a small staff and low Membership fees so unfortunately we are not able to provide Membership fee refunds.
4. To ensure the Centre continues to provide a safe, enjoyable and high quality badminton experience for all, the Centre's users are expected to respect the property of and other users, staff, the Centre Rules and the Code of Conduct. In the event of serious or repeated breaches of the Centre's Rules, the Management reserves the right to revoke individuals' Membership.
Court Bookings
5. As a Member, you can book a court up to 9 days in advance and you can do this:
a) Online, through our website or
b) At Reception, either in person or over the phone.
6. All courts must be paid for at the time of booking.
7. Refunds will only be provided if you cancel, by phone or online, more than 48 hours in advance of your booking. At the discretion of the Centre Manager, refunds or an alternative timeslot may be offered in exceptional circumstances.
8. Please vacate courts promptly at the end of your booking to allow the next group to begin their session on time. Should you wish to extend your booking, please visit Reception to make payment before continuing.
9. Please don't ask staff to bend the booking rules; it is not fair to the staff or the other players. If you have a non-standard requirement, please speak with the Centre Manager.
Footwear, Food & Drink
10. All users must wear suitable non-marking footwear in the Hall, which, if worn outdoors, should be cleaned. Please change your shoes after entering the Centre and before going into the Hall. Wearing dirty footwear inside increases our cleaning costs, damages the expensive court floors, which will only result in higher court fees.
Overshoes are available for any non-playing users who wish to enter the Hall.
11. Please do not walk across the back of courts whilst play is in progress - it is distracting to the players and potentially dangerous to both the players and you.
12. Only drinks in suitable screw-top or sealable plastic containers are allowed in the Hall.
13. Food should only be consumed in the kitchen or bar area and chewing gum is not permitted anywhere within the Centre.
Photography & Filming
14. No photography is permitted in the changing rooms. Elsewhere in the Centre, please ensure you have the consent of all users before using filming equipment, including camera-phones.
Although not a rule as such, we would kindly ask that any items of lost property are handed in to Reception, who are also available to address any enquiries regarding lost property.
Should you have any questions about the Centre Rules or more general questions about Badminton Wycombe, please see the FAQ section of our Website and / or speak with Reception.
Published: 18 February, 2017
Revised May 2019
