A big thank you to Belper Players & Helpers: Thank you all for taking part in the tournament on Saturday and making it a successful day. Yet again we were blessed with fantastic weather! PHOTOS FROM THE GALLERY It was good to see some new faces, as well as some familiar Read more…
It is with great sadness that we have to inform you that Ron Haspel passed away on 26th July, after a short illness. He was an exceptional character, stalwart of the club and epitomised everything we all love about the game. He will be missed by many people. Rest in Read more…
Congratulations to Mike Christie who has been representing England Over 70s at the World Cup in Barcelona in July. The team won the tournament after finishing 2-2 against Australia in the Final. England came out winners after penalty shuffles. Belper was also represented in the England Over 75 hockey team playing in Read more…
Five Belper Under 14 girls were selected by Derbyshire to represent their county at the final tournament of the season-the Midlands championship. After playing all the counties from the Midlands region including Shropshire, Northants, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire through the season a final squad of 15 players was selected to represent Read more…
Fond memories of Wendy Mould. How many times have we heard that anguished cry from a frazzled captain ‘I can’t find an umpire!’ Today must have been an exception as umpires travelled from all over the country to pay their respects to Wendy Mould. Not only was she a Read more…
U12 GIRLS The U12 girls competed against the best 16 teams in the Midlands and finished 5th. A massive thank you to Gullivers Theme Parks for sponsoring the girls goals today to raise money for the clubhouse.The girls scored 10 goals and raised a massive £750.00. Well-done for not just today, but Read more…
Three former Belper hockey players have been selected in the Women’s squad for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games : Anna Toman, Hollie Pearne-Webb and Kathryn Lane. (‘Tis a shame that Sabbie Heesh is injured!) We wish them all good luck – so proud of what they are achieving!
Held on on Sunday 11 March, the under 10 girls event was won by Belper, with Repton being runner-up. In the other sections (ie under 10 boys and both under 12s) the placings were reversed. Accordingly the Belper and Repton teams progress to the Regional competition. However, the real stars Read more…
On 22 February olympic gold medallist Hollie Pearne-Webb – now a married lady – returned to Belper again. She joined in exercises with the little stars, talked to and encouraged the older junior players and told of how she started hockey “at this end of the pitch, with a borrowed stick”. Read more…
Thank you to all who joined in, we raised just over £2000 towards the new clubhouse!!! The winners in no particular order are: M & S After-Dinner Chocolates Jess Carter. Thorntons Seasonal Selection Jeremy C. Thorntons Continental Amy Hobson Thorntons Snowflake and Snowballs. Toby Hooker. Thorntons Read more…