www.buy.at/SHC

We have received our first cheque from www.buy.at/SHC. This was for a very small number of transactions, but it bought in 40 quid to the Club coffers. For those of you that are not aware, the www.buy.at scheme allows organisations (like us) to raise funds by providing a Stourport Hockey Club shopping portal on the web.
Basically, there are hundreds of very well established stores that are available through the www.buy.at service.
To name a few, there are:

• Amazon
• John Lewis
• Marks and Spencer
• HMV
• IKEA
• BT
• Tesco
• Expedia
• Mothercare
• Premier Inn

There are literally hundreds of stores available, offering services like shopping, travel, insurance, online services and many other items. There is absolutely no downside to shopping this way. You can still use your existing account with any of the online shops and services and all of the same offers are available by going through the www.buy.at/SHC portal. All that is required, in order to raise funds for the club, is that you access the store via our Stourport Hockey Club "portal" at www.buy.at/SHC.

If you do any shopping online, or buy any services online, then please try and remember to do it through the above link, (remember to bookmark the link in your web browser)!

Please feel free to forward the link to any family and friends that you feel would like to help raise funds for the Club, (don't send out loads of SPAM messages to every email address you have though...)!

This could be a tremendous way for us to really boost our funds, all it needs is for all of us to remember to use the link!

Details for Sponsored Walk Sun, 18th May

There is now a dedicated page for the sponsored walk, accessible from the Club website. Just click here to get the latest info and also to register for the event itself.

U18 Boys Cup Quarter Finals & Girls U18 Plate Quarter Finals

Times for the above are:-

 

U18 Girls Plate Quarter Finals vs Towcester - Home @ 2.00pm

U18 Boys Cup Quarter Finals vs Bowdon - Away @ 11.45am

 

Support welcome at both Quarter Finals!!!!

Junior Results from Sunday 9th March

Under 15 girls lost to Sutton Coldfield - 8 - 0 in the Plate
Under 18 girls beat Leek 4 - 3 on penalty strokes
Under 15 boys lost to Coventry & North Warwickshire 4 - 2
Under 18 boys beat Wolverhampton 6 - 0

Quarter Finals are to be held on Sunday 6th April
U18 Girls have drawn Towcester at home
U18 Boys have drawn Bowdon away

Junior Fixtures for Sunday 9th March

U15 Girls Plate Round 3 are Away to Sutton Coldfield @ 12.15

U18 Girls Plate Round 3 are Home to Leek @ 12.30

U15 Boys Cup Round 4 are Away to Coventry & North Warwickshire @ 1.15

U18 Boys Cup Round 4 are Away to Wolverhampton @ 1.30

As ever, all support is welcome and encouraged!

Quiz Night!!

As part of a joint fundraising effort with Kidderminster and Stourport Athletics Club, we will be having a quiz night on March 14th at Stourport Boat Club. You can find out more by clicking here!

Cup & Plate results from Sunday 3rd Feb

U18 Girls beat Barton in the Plate 2 - 0
U15 Boys beat Sutton Coldfield in the Cup 5 - 0
U18 Boys beat Oxford Hawks in the Cup 7 -1

Well done all 3 teams!!!

Junior Cup and Plate Times

Sunday 3rd February
 
Round 3 Under 15 Boys Cup - vs Sutton Coldfield - Away 3.30pm
Round 1 Under 18 Girls Plate - vs Barton - Away 11.30am
Round 3 Under 18 Boys Cup - vs Oxford Hawks - Home 2.30pm
Any support for the Under 18 boys game at home on Sunday would be greatly appreciated!!!

30 year Celebration of Women's hockey at Stourport

To celebrate 30 years of ladies hockey at Stourport we are holding an event at the Civic Centre, Stourport on Saturday 1st March in the form of a disco and buffet.  All current members (male and female) are invited to this evening, there is no charge, but we will be holding a raffle so any donations will be greatly received. It will start at 7.30pm until late.  This is not just a reunion but a chance for all to get together, have a beer or two!

More Great Ways to Raise funds for the Hockey Club!

Some of you may have already looked at our web shop at www.buy.at/SHC, but now there are even more great ways to raise funds for the club.
Whether booking a holiday with Expedia, or shopping at Amazon, Jessops, M&S, LoveFilm, HMV, John Lewis or many other online retailers, you will be making a contribution to the club.
Sign up for broadband and phone service with Madasafish (BT's new product offering) and the club gets £22!

Please bookmark our shop and help raise funds for the club. Have a browse around, there are hundreds or companies offering contributions to our club!

Hockey Camp Announced!

Mark Moss will be running a Hockey camp at Half term (11th and 12th Feb). Please download the information pack from the website (info on home page) and get your registration forms and payment in as soon as possible!

 

The cost is £30 (£15 per day). Please bring packed lunches and appropriate clothing (it may be rainy)! The course runs from 9 AM to 3 PM each day. The information pack has all the details, so sign up straight away for a chance to get involved!

Stourport Hockey Club Junior Academy

This was running every Friday before Christmas from 7-8.30pm. It was due to re-start tomorrow (Friday18th January 2008) but unfortunately due to  lack of toilet facilities and the weather we are postponing the start for a few weeks. At the moment the Academy will re-start on the first Friday after half term (Friday 22nd February). Further details will be sent out nearer the time to confirm this. Apologies to those who have been attending. There will be a 2 day junior hockey camp during October half term. Mark Moss has further details that will be sent out shortly. Juniors can also get information about this from junior training on a Wednesday.

Subscribe to BT Broadband and the club gets £30

Subscribe to BT Total Broadband via www.buy.at/SHC and Stourport Hockey Club will receive £30!

 

You'll get:

• ultra-fast download speeds
• free internet voice calls
• free video calls
• a suite of security software
• roam outside of your home with free BT Openzone wireless minutes
  – all brought together through the revolutionary BT Home Hub.

There are three BT Broadband Options, starting with a slimmed down option from £8.95 a month.

Find out more about BT Total Broadband, every subscription will raise £30 for Stourport Hockey Club.

This lucrative offer is not to be missed; it's a hassle free way to help Stourport Hockey Club fundraise.

SHC Newsletter

I hope you all had a great Christmas and best wishes to you all for a Happy New Year. It is now time to burn that turkey off! The season kicks off this weekend and we look forward to a great 2nd half of the season.

 

We will soon be starting an SHC Newsletter, to keep members and supporters of the club up to date on activities (including the re-building of the club house). You can subscribe to the newsletter on the homepage of the club website.

If you have some news or information which you think should feature in a newsletter, please send it to us here.

Also, can I ask you all for feedback on how you would like to see the club house improved upon when it is rebuilt. It is very important that we get as much evidence of our members wishes as possible, so that we can push our ideas for improvement forward. You can provide feedback by clicking here.

Man charged with arson

http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/wnnewslatest/display.var.1882812.0.man_is_charged_with_arson.php

Interim Arrangements

Thank you to all those members who have sent messages of support since the sad news about the Sports Club has been circulated. The Sports Club and the Hockey Club are working hard to make arrangements going forward and notifications to members will be sent out on a regular basis.

Due to the current circumstances at the Sports Club after the fire please see details below for the immediate interim arrangements:

ADULT TRAINING & VETERANS
All adult training this week will take place as normal (Men – Tuesday 8-10pm, Ladies – Wednesday 8-10pm). These will be the last sessions before Christmas and we will notify you shortly of when these will start again. Arrangements have been made for changing and toilet facilities to be available at the school during these times. There will be someone on site to direct you to these and open and lock them as necessary.
The mens’ veterans game on Wednesday this week will also go ahead as normal.

JUNIOR TRAINING
The decision has been taken to cancel all Wednesday night junior training sessions that were due to take place before Christmas. Junior training on a Wednesday will re-start after Christmas on 9th January.

JUNIOR ACADEMY
The junior academy on a Friday night (7-8.30pm) will be running for the next 2 weeks and will finish on Friday 14th December. There will be access to toilet facilities during this time, but we would prefer it if they were not needed.

MATCHES AT THE WEEKEND
All matches at the weekends before Christmas will go ahead as normal. Changing and toilet facilities will be made available at the school, although it is unlikely that we will be able to provide teas this side of Christmas. Teams that are travelling to our venue will be made aware of this by our fixture secretaries.

ARRANGEMENTS GOING FORWARD
Alternative provision for changing, teas and social facilities are currently being investigated. Once arrangements for after Christmas have been finalised, information will be circulated to members.

It was arson...

http://www.thisiskidderminster.co.uk/display.var.1879338.0.sports_club_fire_was_arson.php

Three held over sports club fire

BBC NEWS | England | Hereford/Worcs | Three held over sports club fire

Letter of Support

We have received a letter of support from Richard Colman, Club and Volunteer Development Manager, Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Fire Update

http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1878204.mostviewed.fire_guts_sports_club_in_stourport.php

Pictures of the Club House

BBC - Hereford and Worcester - BBC Hereford and Worcester - Fire at Stourport Sports Hall

Message from Rob Lashford

Rob Lashford, one of our Directors on the Sports Club Committee, has issued the following statement:

 

Dear All

 

Regrettably I write to you to inform you that in the early hours of this morning the Sports Club was burnt to the ground - believed to be arson.

 

The pitches remain unaffected and the floodlights are working which will allow hockey to still be played.

 

We will forward you more details, as they are available, on how we propose to function this weekend and beyond.

 

As a Hockey Club we will need to support the Sports Club in any way we can to ensure we put this disastrous occurrence behind us.

More Junior Cup Fixtures

All to be played on the 3rd February 2008:
Round 3 U18 Cup - Boys have drawn Oxford Hawks at Home
Round 3 U15 Cup - Boys have drawn Sutton Coldfield Away
Round 1 U18 Plate - Girls have drawn Barton Away
Round 1 U15 Plate - Girls have a Bye

 

Please continue to lend you support!

Junior Cup Results

U18 Boys beat Ludlow 11-1
U15 Boys beat Yate 2-0
U18 Girls lost to Sutton Coldfield - 0-0 full time (lost on penalty strokes) - Girls now go to U18 Plate Competition

Junior Cup Fixtures Update

On Sunday 25th November, we have the following Junior Cup matches being played. All support will be most welcome!

 

U18 boys game away vs Ludlow at Leominster is now a 2.30 pm start.
U18 girls at home vs Sutton Coldfield is 1.30 pm start.
U15 boys away vs Yate is 2.00 pm at Downend Sports Centre, Garnett Place, Bristol BS16 6XA

A Pain Free Way to Raise Money for SHC!

Stourport Hockey Club have registered with www.buy.at to enable us to raise money in a simple and hassle free way!

I am sure many of you shop online with the likes of Amazon, HMV, M & S, John Lewis etc... If you do, then why not make money for the club at the same time?

If you go to www.buy.at/SHC you will see links to 100's of retailers that will give a percentage of the sale (or in some cases a fixed amount) to Stourport Hockey Club.

You get access to the same range, the same prices and deals and also the same level of service. All you need to do is make sure that you access the retailers website through www.buy.at/SHC.

You will not need to provide any details and will not get hassled with spam email, just simple make www.buy.at/SHC your portal to your online shopping mall!

Please feel free to forward this web address to anyone that has an interest in the Club. However, please do not "spam" people that have no link to the club!

With Christmas just around the corner, we have a real opportunity to give the Club a present without parting with any extra cash!

 

HAPPY SHOPPING!!!

Junior Cup Round 2 - Sunday 25th November

U18 Boys have drawn Ludlow - away 2.15pm start at Leominster

 

U18 Girls have drawn Sutton Coldfield at home - times to be confirmed

 

U15 Boys have drawn Yate - away - times to be confirmed

Club Volunteer Co-ordinator Workshop

England Hockey have forwarded this information regarding a club volunteer co-ordinator workshop.
Anyone interested in this should follow the included application instructions!
This might be a great way to strengthen the skills of our many volunteers!

Worcerstershire Hockey News Available for Download

Please click this link.

Cup Results from last Weekend

U15 girls vs Rugby (lost 1-2) They now go into the Plate competition

U18 boys vs Bourneville (won 16-2) congratulations!

U18 girls and U15 boys had bye’s into the next round

Men's over 40’s veterans vs Nottingham (won 6-3) and face Timperley at home in the next round, congratulations!

Subscriptions

All members were due to pay their annual subscription by 31^st October. All members should also complete a membership form by this time (U18 members also need to complete a signed copy of a declaration form). Declaration forms and subscriptions can be given to captains to pass on to the club treasurer. All details of subscriptions as well as membership forms are available via the membership page of the club website (www.stourport-hc.co.uk). Members are reminded that if they have not paid or made arrangements to pay (via the Executive) their subscription by the deadline then this will be taken into account in selection and members are not covered by the clubs public liability insurance.

Teamsheet on Website

We are hoping to move towards posting the teamsheet on the website only over the next few weeks. This means that it won’t be sent out via e-mail. Members will be able to access the teamsheet by downloading it from the SHC website www.stourport-hc.co.uk . Over the next 3 weeks the teamsheet will be e-mailed out and posted on the relevant section page of the website (usually by Wednesday morning). If you go onto the site before a Wednesday morning and are unable to access the teamsheet via the link it is probably because it hasn’t been posted yet. Could members please begin to check that they can access the teamsheet via the website. If anyone is unable to do this or has problems doing so could they please e-mail us so that we can rectify this.

Junior Academy is Back!

STOURPORT HOCKEY CLUB JUNIOR ACADEMY is starting again this Friday (2nd November 2008). It will take place at Stourport Sports Club from 7pm until 8.30pm (registration from 6.45pm).

 

Following the successful introduction of this scheme at the end of last season we are pleased to be running the academy again for the remainder of the 2007-8 season (Every Friday from 2nd November until 14th December 2007 and then from 18th January until 14th March 2008).

 

The academy is an opportunity for any junior players (age 8-21, not just members of Stourport Hockey Club) to further their individual talent under the guidance of top class coaches. The focus of the academy is on individual skills, assessment and player development. This is a fantastic opportunity to receive additional coaching. The academy is not intended to replace junior training on a Wednesday night. SHC members should still continue to attend junior training but can in addition attend the academy.

 

If you're interested in attending, your first session is free, after which the charge is £2 per session for SHC members and £4 per session for non-members. Regular attendance at the academy is valued but players can start attending at any point in the season.

 

If you want to attend the first session this Friday please arrive for registration at 6.45pm and send a reply to this e-mail to indicate your intention to attend.

 

For further information please see the attached document or contact Holly Lashford with any queries.

 

Regards,

 

Holly Lashford
Vice-Chairman
Stourport Hockey Club

Wales U21 Trial Info

Please see the download here.

Junior Hockey Fixtures for Sunday 4th November

There will be 2 games on Sunday 4th November AT HOME.
Stourport U18 boys vs Bourneville U18 boys will be at 12 noon and Stourport U15 girls vs Rugby & East Warwickshire U15 girls will be at 12:30.

 

All support will be appreciated! Come along and give your support!

Sponsorship

The club is still actively seeking new sponsorship opportunities. If anyone knows of any potential sponsors or would like to help co-ordinate sponsorship please speak to Paul Rees. For more information about sponsorship please visit the sponsorship page of our website (www.stourport-hc.co.uk).

Subscriptions

All members are due to pay their annual subscription by 31st October. All members should also complete a membership form by this time (U18 members also need to complete a signed copy of a declaration form). Declaration forms and subscriptions can be given to captains to pass on to the club treasurer. All details of subscriptions as well as membership forms are available via the membership page of the club website (www.stourport-hc.co.uk). Members are reminded that if they have not paid or made arrangements to pay (via the Executive) their subscription by the deadline then this will be taken into account in selection and members are not covered by the clubs public liability insurance.

30th Birthday Party

This year the ladies section celebrates their 30th season. To mark this event the club will be holding a “30th birthday party” on Saturday 2nd February 2008 at Stourport Sports Club (mark your date in the diaries). Final details will be advised later in the season but all current members will be welcome to attend. We’d like to ask everyone to spread the word to any ladies who no longer play for us who might like to attend. A special committee has been set up to co-ordinate the event ( Pat Terry, Julia Hopkins, Sandra Barlow, Teri Baron). If anyone has any information about past members please speak to one of these people or alternatively reply to this e-mail and it will be forwarded on accordingly.

Tesco Vouchers

The club are collecting the tesco for sport vouchers. We can use this to purchase new equipment. Fran Moss is co-ordinating this so if you have any vouchers to pass on please give them to her.

Girls U15 Cup Draw

Our Under 15 Girls have drawn Rugby & East Warwickshire at home on Sunday 4th November in the U15 Cup. All support welcome... the boys are playing on the same day (see previous post)!

Boys U18 Cup Draw

Our Under 18 Boys have drawn Bournville at home on Sunday 4th November in the U18 Cup. All support very welcome!

Gum Shields

We have the potential to take up an offer as a club for moulded gum shields made to individual moulds. The company will give us self impression kits which will then be sent back for the final mouth guards to be made up from. The more people we get who want a moulded gum shield the cheaper they will be. We estimate the cost at present will be approx £30 each. This is a considerable saving on the cost of a moulded gum shield from the dentist (usually anything upwards of £50). The gum shields will include the SHC logo. We are currently investigating this possibility and would like to get a rough idea of the numbers of people who would be interested. If you would be interested in this offer please e-mail back to that effect or let your captain know at the weekend.

Mens 1st XI Cup Draw

Stourport have drawn doncaster at home in the cup on the 30th of September. Make a date in your diary so you can support their Cup run!

Start time TBC...

Send me your pictures!

It would be great to add a Gallery section to our website, with photos of various Club related activities. If you have some suitable photos, please email them to me so that I can upload them, (I will be checking them for dodgy content!!!).

Also, I would like to place a team photo on each of the individual team pages. If you have an up to date photo of your team, please send that to me aswell. Make sure to add a little info about each photo so I can caption them.