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No Spectators

With our Saturdays filling up and some tasty inter club games in for tomorrow, can I just remind everybody that NO SPECTATORS are allowed. The exact wording from gov.uk is below: Spectators are not permitted to attend sporting events taking place on private land, other than adults needed to supervise under-18s that they have a responsibility for or providing care or assistance to a person with disabilities participating in an organised sporting event or activity. They Read more…

By Greg Hilton, ago

Updated guidance on car sharing from England Hockey

Updated release (07.04.2021)  Following further clarity from DCMS and the Department for Transport, England Hockey can confirm that sport is not an exempt reason for car sharing by individuals not in the same household or support bubble. Car sharing now is not expected to be permitted for sport until at least Step 3 of the Governments Roadmap, no earlier than 17 May. With travel being such an important part of making competition accessible and inclusive for so many, England Hockey recommends that Step 4 of our Read more…

By Greg Hilton, ago

Welcome back and a fond farewell

It was good to see everyone back out on the hockey pitch (using it for the purpose it is intended for and not as a local playground for the Adel bored teenagers of lockdown), catching up with friends and team mates and trying to remember which end of a hockey stick to hold. The weekend’s games were all about having fun, participation along with a bit of healthy exercise to blow away the cobwebs built Read more…

By Mark Powley, ago

Still playing for Adel at 76….!!

Some of you who still buy a Sunday newspaper, might have spotted a feature on our very own, David Margerison, with accompanying photo of him resplendent in his Adel kit! This year is the 75th anniversary of the formation of Adel Hockey Club and whilst David cannot claim to have played in our first season, he did celebrate his 50th season of playing with Adel in 2020, having joined the club in 1970.  He is Read more…

By Mark Powley, ago

Adel Returns: What to Expect – Player’s Guide

March 29th is an exciting time for us all, heralding the return to grass-root sports and hockey! Whilst we are still waiting on the official guidance from England Hockey, who in turn are waiting on the government, here is a rough guide of what to expect. At Adel we are putting the emphasis on getting our members back to hockey QUICKLY and SAFELY, with people having FUN. Physical and Mental Health You may be feeling Read more…

By Greg Hilton, ago

A busy week ahead….

Hi everyone Several people have been asking about the plans for our return to hockey activity, following the Government announcement a couple of weeks ago about the return to grassroots sport from 29th March. We have had a couple of previous situations like this to address, back in June when we came out of the first lockdown and then again in December when we came out of lockdown 2 for a short period of time Read more…

By Mark Powley, ago