Scotland today named a strong squad to contest the team and individual events at the European Junior Under 19 Championships in the city of Lubin from March 26-April 4.

Julie MacPherson will be looking to improve on last year's U17 European bronze medal in the girls' singles when she heads for Poland in an eight-strong squad managed by Karen Stalker with Andy Bowman as coach.

The line-up is full of burgeoning talent with Adam Hall (Mauchline), Alex Dunn (Motherwell) and Christopher and Matthew Grimley (Glasgow) in the boys' events while MacPherson (Edinburgh) is joined by Holly Newall (Mauchline), Sarah Findlay (Erskine) and Eleanor O'Donnell (Beith).

West Linton Primary School has picked up BADMINTONscotland’s School of the Month Award for February 2015, in recognition of its excellent school badminton programme.

West Linton has showed an unwavering dedication and commitment, not only to introduce pupils at the school and give them an opportunity to participate in the sport, but also to signpost players down a pathway into club badminton should they wish to take continue.

Despite strains on facilities and equipment at the school, sessions are run for pupils in Primary 4 and up and are extremely well attended. It is these sessions that have provided many pupils with a taste for the sport that has developed into pupils reaching the Borders Squad level and even the National squads.