Our annual awards are usually presented at the End of Season Dinner in May each year, where we celebrate success and award winners then wake up the next day and discover they have lost their deserved trophy. Sadly lockdown 1 put paid to the dinner, and plans to hold a September Start of Season dinner instead were also scuppered. Therefore, following on from the Oscars, BAFTAs and various other awards evenings of 2020, we have Read more
Following the latest Government lockdown the pitch and facilities are now shut, and are not available for any type of hockey or fitness related activities until after December 2nd. As the committee did previously we will look to reopen the pitch as soon as possible when it is safe and legal to do so. The latest EH guidance can be seen here. It makes this point for absolute clarity: Q: Since the Government is allowing Read more
The disappointing but not unsurprising news regarding hockey activity being suspended throughout November was confirmed by England Hockey last night. I know from reading various social media outlets that there are concerns being expressed about the impact on people’s health, mental and physical as a result of organised team sports at grassroots levels being suspended once again, especially after clubs have put in so much effort to ensure compliant facilities for the last few months Read more
Based on the announcement on Saturday we will continue to train on Tuesday and Wednesday. As long as we continue to comply with tier 2 guidance then we are ok to train but individuals can make their own minds up if they wish to attend or not. After Wednesday the pitch will be as per first lockdown with no access permitted by anyone until further notice. The England hockey announcement is here
To share around the burden and allow us to continue to play hockey in the new era with lockdown restrictions, we continue to strongly advise people not to go up to the pitch and not to spectate at home matches. Going forward, the only exception to this should be any parent of a junior player who needs to be there in a safeguarding capacity, each games’s officials and an appointed covid marshal for the game Read more
The end of a busy working week for most of us, and fingers crossed a game of hockey at the weekend to look forward to. As you run out onto the pitch tomorrow, please take a moment to think of everyone who has helped get the game you are playing in to go ahead. In normal times that might mean the groundsman, the fixture secretary, the umpires and their coordiantor and some opposition. This week Read more
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