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General Hockey Club News season 2011-2012 Music Quiz Night survives the weather and is great night out - Saturday 4th February. Many thanks to Melanie Collier, Ruth Darby and their team for organizing a brilliant evening. Despite the weather, and all hockey being cancelled, the Clubhouse was PACKED! Quiz Master, Keith Murcutt, kept us on our toes and Fish and Chips were delivered, through the snow, by Belper Fish Bar. An excellent raffle was held with fantastic prizes, from state-of-the-art hockey sticks, to Weirdfish clothing and gifts, to the more usual chocs and booze. Mrs Ford even provided birthday cake for the barman. Thanks to everyone who braved the elements in support of this event.’  Hockey feuding families - Boxing Day, 2011 Boxing Day was as good a hockey day as any during the year, as two dozen highly skilled players, of a wide age range, took to the pitch. There was a full family turn out by the Hookers and Darbys, as well as other parents and their off-springs. After lots of goals at both ends, the consensus was that the non-bibs side conceded fewer - and were therefore the champions. It was an excellent way to shake down the turkey.  "DO IT DAY" success, September 3rd, 2011 The men, ladies, children and supporters of Belper Hockey descended on the Club House and Artificial Pitch & surrounds. It was great to see so many people pitching in and working together, the spirit of cooperation enhanced by persons from both Tennis and Cricket sections helping out. Armed with tools paint brushes, hangovers and dry humour we attacked; from weeding to fencing, from cleaning to plumbing, painting to papering all got stuck in. (And those without tools borrowed from the local branch of Steve Ford.) As a result our clubhouse pitch and environs now looks tidier, cleaner, more professional and a club we can take pride in. The youth of the club BBQ’d Richard Taylor’s donated burgers and sausages. These, with cakes from Sue Ford, Sally Cozens, and Chloe Passant were eaten in a congenial atmosphere on the terrace whilst we admired the dazzling pace of a game of cricket. Roger Carter and Robert Wheatley underwrote some of the materials, people contributed in so many different ways - and these are all much appreciated by BMSC and Hockey sections. For sure there are still jobs to finish and longer terms projects to address but the task force who came down showed what can be done, and we will all reap the benefits. WELL DONE ALL. {Anyone who missed out on the day and wishes to contribute some time/ DIY skills please contact Nigel Hooker 07712 079730.} Belper Hockey Club Dinner - Friday 15th April, 2011 Belper Men's & Ladies Hockey Club held a very successful annual Dinner Dance on Friday 15th April 2011 at the Hallmark Hotel, Derby. 150 guests attended and the evening included a very well supported raffle. Prizes were donated by members & companies and helped raise vital funds for the club. The main winners were: Marriott Breadsall Priory Hotel Package for 2 donated by Adam Bull & Marriott - Alan Wisdish. Derbyshire County Cricket Tickets for 2 donated by Wayne Madsen DCCC - Tom Sherratt. London 2012 Olympic Hockey Tickets for 2 donated by Belper Ladies HC - Anke Kozuch. Many more prizes were donated by Slazenger with hockey sticks, shin pads & stick bags and David Ebage donated a book, CD & a Peter Shilton signed football. Other members donated bottles of wine, champagne & chocolates. We thank all who took part and helped raise much needed funds for the club and everyone who donated the prizes. It was an excellent evening enjoyed by all and a great way to celebrate the season by bringing together all areas of the club. Kathryn Bradbury read out a review of The Ladies season, but they had not held their AGM so were not in a position to present their awards. Outgoing Chairman Roger Carter gave a review of the season on behalf of the Men and began the awards ceremony by speaking about & presenting a Distinguished Service Award to outgoing President John Litchfield. John recipricated by giving a speech about Roger Carter and awarding the new President with a Distinguished Service Award. 1st XI captain Richard Kitchen presented the 1st XI Player of the season award to Luke Davies, The Young Player of the Season award to Jacob Bullock and the Top Goalscorer Award to Tom Leatherland. Finally, the Club Man of the Year award was presented by previous holder Mark Minion to Ken Campbell. All these awards were well earned and the success of the Dinner Dance in bringing the club together stands the club in good stead for the future. Of course this event would not have happened without the tremendous efforts yet again of Nick and Wendy Morris - on behalf of all club members a big thank you. We wish all members & supporters an enjoyable summer and as the hockey never stops a lot of success in all the hockey activities over the next few months. Clubhouse changes - October 2010 There is a welcome addition behind the bar on Saturdays; Nicole Horton has agreed to manage the bar in the afternoons. There will now be someone to serve drinks when teams and supporters come in from games, and the clubhouse can be left open as it will be manned. Already comments have been made how more welcoming it is to have a smiling face behind the bar. Instead of waiting in cold cars for games to start, spectators and players can congregate in a friendly atmosphere. This is one initiative to reverse the decline of the clubhouse and it’s use in Hockey terms. Whereas the Cricket Club makes enough profit from the clubhouse to pay their fees to the Belper Meadows Sports Club, for Hockey it is a major cost. There are many factors and arguments and we won’t even mention the T word, however in short terms, if we don’t use the Clubhouse and make the most of it – then the decline will continue. Yes we do want to charge for Teas and Coffees for non-players as is the norm for other clubs and there is the intent to make profits to help with costs. This is where you can help; when an event (external or internal) is staged at the clubhouse the section that mans it takes the profits. We need volunteers to commit to giving an evening or afternoon of their time to man these events (there are not many). If you want to see the most being made of the Clubhouse as an asset please contact Wendy Morris mozza6@tiscali.co.uk or Nigel Hooker nigel.hooker@chartisinsurance.com . We will be having a decorating spree and effecting minor repairs - again your time would be appreciated, we may even get to renew the furniture. The clubhouse is an organ of the Hockey Club and it’s members are the life-blood, when we are in it as a group it comes to life. So please use and support the clubhouse, give us your time/ideas to make it work.  Belper Hockey Club Dinner - Saturday 17th April, 2010 It was 120 seat sell-out at the annual end of season Belper Hockey Club dinner dance held at Makeney Hall Hotel, on Saturday 17th April 2010. A great evening was had by all with presentations to members of both the ladies and men's sections including the men's clubman of the year - Mark Minion and ladies club person of the year - Joan Passant. A big thank you to the event organisers Wendy and Nick Morris. Return to top of page : » Sports Club News « |