Fit for hockey is running every Wednesday night throughout the summer starting at 19.00 on the pitches at the Rugby Club, SY13 1EU.
Fitness sessions cost £1 and are aimed at all ages and abilities for current and prospective members of the club in preparation for the upcoming season.
Sessions have been well attended so far and its good to see competition has already started for 1st team places after last seasons promotion.
Keep up to date with all the events and activities going on at the club over the summer.
Dear Members of Whitchurch Hockey Club,
Please join us on Sunday 24th April from 15.30 at the Whitchurch Leisure Centre for our AGM, & Senior Presentations.
We have decided to go back to having a combined event for the Academy, Juniors and Seniors, so that we can get the whole club together at the same time to recognise everyone’s achievements, and we felt a Sunday afternoon would be the most suitable for families with younger children.
Before the presentations we will hold our AGM, which will last no more than 30 minutes, and be a good opportunity to see what goes on in the running of your club. We will have a bar for refreshments, and after the presentations would like to ask everyone from the club to contribute something to a buffet – cakes, sandwiches, crisps, etc. – so that we can finish with a bit of a social.
The formal stuff:
This is formal notification of the Whitchurch Hockey Club AGM which will take place on Sunday 24th April from 15.30 at the Whitchurch Leisure Centre commencing @15.30.
Please review all the AGM documentation on the website at
https://www.
We propose to keep the meeting as short as possible with a round-up of the year’s events and election of officers, if you have any topics you want to raise please do so by email in advance to the Club Secretary – email below.
We need more people to help out:
Without your help the club cannot function so please take on a role or split it with another member or friend as the more helpers we have the easier it makes the task for all.
Types of roles – Committee roles eg. Secretary, Treasurer, Chair & Vice Chair, wider club roles – Umpiring co-ordinator, Fixtures Co-ordinator, Sponsorship, Club Development, Social, Captains & Vice Captains, Membership & kit co-ordinator, Junior/Senior Development, Volunteer Co-ordinator…
There is a dedicated group of people who will support and help you within any role you take on. If you wish to take on a role within the club please fill in a nomination form (on the website) and return to: secretary@
Agenda
1) Chairman’s address
2) Finance report
3) Captains’ report – 1st team men / 2nd team men/ 1st team ladies / 2nd team ladies
4) Academy report
5) Election of officers
6) Any other business.
Thanks for all your support,
Whitchurch Hockey Club Committee 2015-16
Alderley Edge ladies 5s 3 Whitchurch ladies 1s 5
Whitchurch ladies travelled to Alderley Edge on a sunny Sunday afternoon to complete another hugely successful season in which they completed back to back promotions finishing runners-up in Cheshire Division 4.
The Whitchurch team composed of 1s and 2s due to the late start took the game to the Alderley side from the whistle as they were in no mood to finish the season with a loss. Captain Catherine Gresty led by example and shot past the Alderley keeper to give Whitchurch the lead in the early stages.
Alderley obviously hadn’t read the script and came back at Whitchurch with a combination of speed and skill to get an equaliser. Julia Neale scored her first goal for the 1s when a shot rebounded off the Alderley keeper and was pushed into the corner beyond the stranded keeper.
Alderley again came back at the Whitchurch side and equalised through a well taken penalty corner. Whitchurch continued to pressure and created numerous chances with Lisa Sullivan picking out the speedy wings of Charlotte Lawder and Laura Workman but despite all their efforts the final touch in front of goal eluded them.
At the break the scores remained level but the team talk focussed on doing the basics of accurate passing, keeping the ball and thus controlling the game. Whitchurch began to take control of the game and press the Alderley team into making mistakes. Alderley still had plenty of the ball but were restricted to running into wide channels as the defence of Emily Hilton, Jess Kimberley, Mel Reid and Jane Williamson closed up and limited their opportunities to get into the Whitchurch dee.
Alderley took the lead for the first time in the game when they were awarded a penalty stroke and the following flick left no chance for keeper Gwyneth Rees-Thomas to save.
Whitchurch continued to roll their subs using up and coming juniors to maintain fresh legs and continue the pressure and when Hebe Dixon picked out goal supremo Sue Read in the dee she deflected home for number twenty-eight of the season to bring the scores level.
It fell too Emma Harper to round off the game as one of Charlotte Lawder’s runs down the right picked out Harper on the top of the dee to sweep home and give Whitchurch the lead. Within minutes Harper had her brace as Sullivan feed her the ball and she struck into the bottom corner to give Whitchurch a cushion. As the game drew to a conclusion Whitchurch remained firm as Alderley pushed forward without success.
Whitchurch left the pitch after another victory in their final game to the applause of the travelling fans and looking forward to life in Division 3 next season.