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The U10 girls do the double and become county and  regional championships!!! Belper U10 girls were invited to take part in the England Hockey U10 regional finals at Rugby School on Sunday 7th May after winning the Derbyshire championships back in March.   Belper started the afternoon playing  Newark, Leamington and Northampton in the group stage of the competition. They emerged in first place after conceding only 1 goal and scoring 4. The girls continued Read more…

No! This is not about cricket! This is the story of Christine Hallsworth, who has been a stalwart member of Belper Hockey Club for fifty years – and has absolutely no intention of hanging up her stick. Back in the 1966/7 season, Chris joined the club as a junior, where there were two ladies hockey teams, playing on Belper Meadows sports ground. The players used the wooden tennis pavilion for changing rooms and serving after-match Read more…

Awards presented by the Ladies Hockey Club The Joanne Rogers award, presented by Mark, to Audra Selby, for Services Above and Beyond for her years of work supporting Mini and Junior Hockey, received on her behalf by Will and George.   To Wendy, Club Person of the Year, for her continuing efforts supporting the Ladies Hockey Club and Belper Meadows Sports Club.   Presentation to Laura, for being a fantastic Ladies HC Chair.

At Belper Meadows Community Sports Club, we encourage everyone to participate and enjoy the benefits this site has to offer. To this end, we are striving to provide better facilities for everyone using our Club. As you may be aware, our current wooden pavilion is over 100 years old and literally rotting away. We have exciting plans for a replacement, hopefully this summer, which will provide new changing facilities, toilets, clubroom and disabled access in Read more…

Belper Hockey Club commemorative match on Sun 9th April 2017, in honour of founder, Mr. Henry Gordon Wright. We are seeking two platoons to play the match,  if interested please contact Messrs Rob Howarth and Nigel Hooker, Platoon Captains. ‘A Belper sports club is to hold a special fixture this weekend to mark the centenary of its founder’s death on a First World War battlefield. Belper Hockey Club, on Bridge Street, will stage a commemorative friendly match in Read more…

BOOKINGS NOW CLOSED. We would like to invite you to attend our annual end of season celebration. It is an opportunity to relax, catch up and have fun. It will be a time to celebrate the past seasons events from across the club in style! Please see function details below: * Venue: Morley Hayes, Main Road, Morley, Derbyshire DE7 6DG * Date: Friday 28 April 2017   *Time: 7 for 7:30pm   * Cost: £32.50 per person   Read more…

Honourable participation code t Teams of any number. (Non-Club members within a team welcome). t Entry Fee £2 per person. All funds raised will contribute to food, prizes and club funds. t Each hostelry with have a Quiz Master located within them. They will provide the question sheets and oversee fair play. (If a mobile device is used to answer questions, retribution will be brought upon the team)!!!! t Before leaving each hostelry the question Read more…

  MIXED HOCKEY SAT 31st DEC – INTERESTED?  If I was to organise a competitive game of adult mixed hockey this Sat 31st at say 1200, would there be any interest?  This would be Belper v Belper, competitive 11 a side hockey, as in an adult game. Following normal adult rules except for short corners where 1st shot on goal has to be by a female.  Hopefully we will have goalkeepers and umpires – volunteers please.  Read more…

Back by popular demand, the Annual Boxing Day Family Hockey ‘game’ will take place on Monday 26th Dec at 11:00am. All welcome – members, families and guests. Santa hats, festive tops, tinsel, anything goes. And this year we have mysterious Visitors from the East….. If you plan to come along, please drop Roger a line. Have a wonderful Christmas.

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