Hampton In Arden Hockey Club News Articles

Bad Weather Arrangements

Simon Ashton — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:29:27 +0000

With the bad weather cancelling all our games last week, it would seem sensible to mention what people should look for in cases of bad weather:

Matches: In all cases, it is the responsibility of each captain to communicate with their teams where matches are cancelled.

Training: Check the website to see if there are any announcements about training being cancelled - this may not happen until the last minute!

Training Cancelled Tonight (30th November)

Simon Ashton — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:23:16 +0000

Training cancelled.

All Games on 4th/5th December Cancelled

Simon Ashton — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:43:27 +0000

Due to inclement weather, all hockey matches and training is cancelled on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th December.

Training Cancelled Tonight (7th December)

Simon Ashton — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:35:38 +0000

Due to the bad weather.

Training and Boxing Day

Simon Ashton — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:51:46 +0000

Message from Andy Woolford: Training is finished now until the 4th Jan so relax and enjoy your Christmas!

Thank you to for your efforts this season on what has been a tough half a season for some, lets hope it will improve next year.

Boxing Day social hockey is as per usual - we start at 11.00am, so it would good to see as many as possible.

Boxing Day Game Cancelled

Simon Ashton — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 22:14:45 +0000

Due to the continuing bad weather, the club game on Boxing Day has been cancelled - we may try to organise another game in the New Year...

New Year's Day Club Game

Simon Ashton — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:45:56 +0000

To make up for the cancelled Boxing Day game, the club is holding a replacement knock-about game on New Year's Day.

If you would like to play, please turn up for 1pm and we'll sort out some games!

Junior Awards Dinner

Steve Bradley — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:58:54 +0000

Junior Awards Dinner - Saturday April 2nd 5.00-8.00pm at Stonebridge Golf Club. Two course dinner, entertainment, prizes and awards. Further info from Jon, Steve & Andy

www.stonebridgegolf.co.uk

Food - Main Meal & Pudding - soft drinks on table - full bar service available

Cost £15

Cheques made payable to Hampton in Arden Sports Club and sent to Jon

Key Dates

Lloyd Brammer — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:24:16 +0100

Key Dates for the Season are below.

* Club Day/Karen Juniper Memorial Day Fund Raiser September 3 12.30 until 4.00 p.m.

* Junior Training starts September 4th

* Start of senior training September 6th

* League programme starts September 24th – Ladies, October 1st – Men

* Christmas Break December 10th – January 14th

* End of League Season March 31st

* Easter Sunday and Tour April 6th

* Annual Dinner Saturday 14th April

* Charity Fund Raiser July 23rd

KJ Memorial Tournament

Lloyd Brammer — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:45:07 +0100

The day started in bright sunshine with an estimated 40 expected to play. We eventually "registered" enough for 8 teams of between 9 and 10 per team! The youngest being Rob Clift's (our Olympians Medalist) son under 10 to the oldest over 60 (who will remain nameless but it wasn't me!)

Thanks to Cindy and her team of ladies who served tea and cakes all afternoon followed by an exceptional Steve Bradley BBQ. The sun shone on us all afternoon (thank you Karen mate, looking after me as usual!) and in the middle of the afternoon Karen's Dad - Graham - formally handed the "Karen Juniper Memorial Dugout" over to us. The dugout has been bought for us by Graham and the Recreational Trust, so many many thanks. A special "thank you" to Graham Holwell and his team for putting it up as it arrived in flat pack form!

Karen was a prolific "Sniffer" of goals so the "Hamtonians touch me for luck" is to help her prowess rub off on the rest of us and speed us to glory in our matches.

Another person who made the day run so well is Sally Brown who ran the Tournament and Teresa and her team of umpires. Also thanks to Steve and Bouncer for a brilliant end to the day with your band (even I stayed up past my bedtime!).

Thank you to all who gave such generous prizes for the raffle and it was so good to see so many ex members again including Sally Walton -and her Mum in kit again!, Rob Clift, Caroline Spellman (taking a day off from Cabinet duties, I hope Mr Cameron gave his permission) Julie and Graham Parry, Peter Juniper and his wife Tash, Ali Baba, Georgie, Chris and Jack Duerdon, Bully - to name but a few.

We raised £1391 in total - ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. WELL DONE EVERYONE WHO TOOK PART - we must do it again! Karen would have been so chuffed and I feel so proud to be a HAMPTONITE

Jeannie S-M

Lis has the legs for Paris pedal

Helen Barratt — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:41:33 +0100

Hampton-in-Arden hockey club umpire Lis Hedley showed tremendous pedal power last month when she pedalled her way to Paris from Solihull.

Lis rode over 330 miles in 4 days as part of a group of riders raising money to help build a new Marie Curie hospice for the West Midlands. The group has already raised tens of thousands of pounds with its cycling challenge. This will go towards the Big Build Appeal, which is aiming to raise £7million in total.

Lis (pictured at the end of her ride by the Eiffel Tower) said: “Arriving in Paris was fantastic, the atmosphere was brilliant and we all had a tremendous feeling of achievement. The ride itself was very hard work but very worthwhile.”

Fundraising for the hospice appeal continues, and Lis herself has already raised nearly £2000. If you would like to donate please visit http://original.justgiving.com/elisabethhedley.

Cancellation of all Sunday Training 9th October 2011

Steve Bradley — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:55:22 +0100

All Hockey Training on Sunday 9th October has been cancelled.

The U10, U12 & U14 boys and girls have matches at various sites in Rugby, the JDC training has been changed and we have a Vets Cup Competition match.

How mo can you go?

Helen Barratt — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:04:27 +0000

Support our men's 1st team as they become hairier!!!

Our gallant 1st team men, some more blessed with facial hair growing abilities than others, are fundraising and mo-growing for Movember.

Just in case you've never heard of it, Movember is a month-long charity activity, the aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men.

And to raise these funds, men all over the world grow (or try to grow!) the finest moustaches they can muster. On 1stNovember, sorry Movember, our men, or ‘Mo Bros’ say goodbye to their clean-shaven top lips and start to grow and groom their way to moustache mastery.

As the organisers of Movember say: “Mo Bros effectively become walking, talking billboards for the 30 days of November and through their actions and words raise awareness by prompting private and public conversation around the often ignored issue of men’s health.”

The funds raised in the UK support the number one and two male specific cancers - prostate and testicular cancer. The funds raised are directed to programmes run directly by Movember and our men’s health partners, The Prostate Cancer Charity and the Institute of Cancer Research.

Hampton1st team men’s captain, Scott Powell, is right behind the cause: “It’s really important that we raise funds to support such crucial work. It’s also a great way for the team to have some fun, and we will be competing to see who can cultivate the biggest and most stylish moustaches!”

You can donate to the team through the Movember website.

Remembrance Sunday November 13th 2011

Steve Bradley — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:58:16 +0000

The roads through Hampton will be closed from 10.30am to 12.00 noon due to Remembrance Sunday, this Sunday November 13th 2011. Hockey Training will continue as normal, but access to the Club will be via the opposite end of Shadowbrook Lane which connects with Catherine De Barnes Lane (B4438) during the road closure period.

Please allow extra time for dropping off or collecting

Cancellation of Training Sunday 11th December 2011

Steve Bradley — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:59:49 +0000

Training is cancelled this Sunday 11th December 2011 due to Inter Club Matches for all ages groups.

There will be training on 18th December

Mo-mentous month for our Men's 1st team

Helen Barratt — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:48:26 +0000

Congratulations to our fan-tache-tic men’s 1st team who raised almost £1500 for charity during last month.

The men (pictured below) had a month to flaunt their lip fuzz, all for the sake of raising money for prostate cancer awareness as part of Movember.

Special congratulations must go to Clive who raised £800 and Olly who raised £200. Credit also goes to Clive and Scott for cultivating some seriously retro style ‘nose neighbours’ (with thanks to Ned Flanders for that one).

Congratulations also to those who were willing to hang on a few extra days for a team photo with their bristles on show. For those who either didn’t have the growing power, or those who got rid of them, you’ll find our friendly photo editor has photoshopped some in for you!!

Training is Cancelled Sunday 18th December

Steve Bradley — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:02:33 +0000

Apologies but the heavy frost has beaten us, forcing us to cancel training

Have a great Christmas and see you soon

Boxing Day Hockey

Steve Bradley — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:11:31 +0000

There will be Boxing Day Hockey at Hampton

Meet 11.00am pitchside and bring along green and white shirts.

Just turn up at 11.00am, we will sort sides out from there.

Cancellation of Badgers Hockey January 14th

Steve Bradley — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:55:53 +0000

Due to the frost it is necessary to cancel the Badgers game this morning. Enjoy your day.

Cancellation of Inter-club Matches at Warwick

Clive Forsythe — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:46:03 +0000

Unfortunately the inspection of the pitches at Warwick has confirmed what we suspected and consequently all of today's matches are cancelled.

Enjoy your day, see you at training next Sunday - as ever please check the news section of the website for cancellation information

Best wishes

Clive Forsythe

Junior Training Cancelled

Lloyd Brammer — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:51:37 +0000

As expected, junior training is cancelled today due to the heavy frost.

Training is Cancelled Tuesday 17th January

Steve Bradley — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:07:22 +0000

Apologies for the short notice but training has been cancelled this evening

Please let anyone you know know

Hampton waterproof jackets

Lloyd Brammer — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:36:16 +0000

Jean Scott-Miller has available some of the jackets below. They are waterproof and include a fleece insert. Contact Jean directly at jean.scottmiller@googlemail.com

Junior Matches Cancelled

Steve Bradley — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:00:10 +0000

The Inter Club Junior Matches scheduled for Sunday th February at Olton and St Martins have been cancelled.

Training is Cancelled Tuesday 7th February

Steve Bradley — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:36:07 +0000

All Hockey training is cancelled on Tuesday 7th February due to the pitch being covered in snow

Hampton Training Sunday 12th February

Steve Bradley — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:06:10 +0000

The Mens 1st spent all afternoon clearing the pitch for training. Many thanks.

Even though it is freezing at the moment, training will be on.

Mixed team progress in National Trophy

Helen Barratt — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:59:51 +0000

Hampton-in-Arden mixed team - 7
Burton mixed team - 6

Hampton-in-Arden mixed team came out on top of a 13-goal thriller in the second round of the England Hockey National Trophy on Sunday.

Hampton never went behind in a topsy-turvy game, but twice gave up two-goal leads to a strong Burton side.

Youngster Grace Jeynes opened the scoring, with a stylish spin around the keeper but Burton soon drew level. Hampton again took the lead, captain Matt Hall finishing off a smart attacking move and then Dafydd Bowles added to the team’s tally with a thumping penalty corner shot. Hampton allowed Burton back into the game, but always looked capable of scoring more, moving the ball confidently around the pitch and working closely together as a team. The scores to’d and fro-d some more, Chris Popplewell and Bowles adding goals to the scoresheet but then Burton came back again to make the full-time score five-all.

Extra time followed, and Hampton took the lead, Bowles completing his hattrick with another of his trademark drag flicks. But yet again Burton came back at Hampton and scored a goal of their own, sending the teams into the second half still level. As the tension mounted, Hampton looked more like picking up the winner and so it was to be just a few minutes from time as Bowles surged forward, dribbling round several Burton players, setting up Matt Hall to tap in and give Hampton the victory.

TEAM: Matt Hall, Grace Jeynes, Dafydd Bowles, Chris Popplewell, Lauren Boon, Helen Barratt. Rhys Doherty, Sam Powell, Maria Barnes, Calam Bruce, Mill Cauthery, Olly Manning. With thanks to Stuart Bradley for umpiring.

Mixed march on

Helen Barratt — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:54:23 +0000

Hampton-in-Arden Mixed team - 4
Streetley Mixed team - 3

Hampton-in-Arden mixed team progressed into the final sixteen of the England Hockey National Mixed Trophy competition with a closely fought 4-3 victory over Streetley.

Vicky Woolford opened the scoring for Hampton with a precision shot but Streetley soon got back on an equal footing as they found the goal themselves. The rest of the first half was goalless, despite numerous efforts on goal from both sides, with neither team able to gain the upper hand.

The see-saw nature of the game continued in the second half, but as the game progressed both defences had lapses allowing the scoreline to creep up. Hampton took the lead again, Dafydd Bowles scoring a drag flick from a sharp penalty corner routine, but Streetley pulled level, in an emerging pattern for the game. For the third time Hampton took the lead, Bowles collecting his second with a well-taken penalty flick, earned by Chris Popplewell who was fouled when appearing to be clear through on goal. But again, Hampton allowed Streetley to equalise and it led to a tense final fifteen minutes as both sides pushed to find the all important winning goal.

Hampton's attacking efforts were rewarded though as Woolford collected her second, and Hampton's fourth, after a slickly delivered penalty corner routine. It was then critical that Hampton kept their defence tight and they did so, frustrating the Streetley attacks and gaining themselves a well-earned victory.

The next round of the cup will be played on April 15th (the day after our end-of-season dinner) against local rivals Olton.

End of the line for our mixed team

Helen Barratt — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:50:55 +0100

Hampton's mixed team took on Olton in the last 16 round of the National Mixed Trophy this Sunday. In what was always going to be a tough match, Hampton put on a good showing, despite many of the team nursing hangovers having attended the club dinner the night before!

Hampton played some good looking hockey throughout the game, with strong tackling and some skillful phases of passing, but unfortunately the team were not consistent enough for their attacks to bear any fruit. Olton took the lead after about ten minutes, but never looked truly comfortable and certainly did not dominate. Indeed Hampton continued to push and despite going further goals behind, made a breakthrough thanks to Vicky Woolford.

The second half saw Olton pick up a couple more goals early on. Hampton did not give up and carried on playing with intent and with skill - at times they played the better, more creative hockey, but Olton were more ruthless, picking up on errors and making Hampton pay.

Dafydd Bowles scored Hampton's second goal, but it was only a small consolation as the team went out of the cup 7-2.

Hampton can be very proud of a fine run in the Trophy this year with what is on the whole a young team.

Photos of the match are in the photo gallery.

End of season awards

Helen Barratt — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:58 +0100

Congratulations to everyone for a good season of hockey efforts, which came to a close with our end of season dinner on Saturday.

The dinner, compered this year by Adrian Weeks, and hosted by our chair Andy Woolford, was attended by almost 70 people who ate, drank and boogied the night away at Stonebridge golf club.

The awards this year were given to:

Chairman's Cup - Cindy Holmes

James Wood Trophy (best team) - Men's 1s

Bob Smith Trophy (contribution to the club) - Jean Scott Miller

Top Scorers - Dafydd Bowles and Rachel Mason

Ladies' 1st Team player of the year - Kathleen Divers

Ladies' 2nd Team player of the year - Jo Porter

Ladies' 3rd Team player of the year -Kaitlin Eve

Men's 1st Team player of the year - Dafydd Bowles

Men's 2nd Team player of the year - Tom Brammer

Men's 3rd Team player of the year - Ian Herbert

Men's 4th Team player of the year - Jo Evans

Most Improved Junior Boy and Girl - Will Knight and Annabel Knight

Social award - Milli Cauthery

Well done everyone!

Junior Hockey Training

Steve Bradley — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:34:31 +0100

Junior Hockey training will be this SATURDAY 21st April 10.30 am - 12.00 followed by BBQ.

Unfortunately our Sunday pitch has already been booked for other county hockey, so we are moving Junior Hockey Training to the Saturday this week.

We are also taking the opportunity to have a social BBQ afterwards.

A small charge will be made for the food.

Our last Junior Training will be on Sunday 29th April normal times as previously advised.

A little bit of Hampton at the Olympics!

Helen Barratt — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:51:33 +0100

We are very proud to announce that former Hampton player, Sally Walton, has been selected to be part of the GB ladies Olympic hockey squad announced today.

Not just that, Sally also has the honour of being the 100th athlete to be selected by Team GB for the games in London in a few months' time.

We're very proud of Sally, who started her playing career here, and can't wait to cheer her on.

Visit the Team GB website to see Sally's profile, and also take a peek at some of the pics on the clubhouse wall and see if you can spot a younger Sally when she played for us!