Newbury College was delighted to welcome Olympian and Commonwealth Gold Medallist, Julie Bradbury, to deliver a badminton coaching session recently which was attended by students and members of the local community.

Julie Bradbury is a sporting icon in Badminton having won Gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada and representing Great Britain at both the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. Along with those sporting achievements she is only the second person to hold all five titles in all three disciplines of badminton (mixed, single, doubles) at the English Nationals.

Julie Bradbury spent the session giving coaching tips to those who attended and said, "It was great to present the badminton masterclass at Newbury College and hopefully inspire a few members of staff to encourage badminton to be played by students at the College".

The event was organised by Joe Pegg, Sports Maker at Newbury College who said, "To have a visit from Julie Bradbury is fantastic. Her combined experience of playing and coaching is outstanding and I am sure all aspiring Badminton players will have learnt a great deal from Julie during the Masterclass."