Royston Hockey Club

Hi,

Sorry everyone, trigger happy with the send button!!

AGM is 24Th May 2012 and not next week as last email stated.

Sorry for confusion!!!!

Stephen

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Hi Everyone,

Please note that the AGM will take place on Thursday 24^thApril, 7.30pm prompt start, at the Heath Sports Club. The Agenda will be;

1. Welcome by the Chairman
2. Apologies for absence
3. Minutes from 2011 AGM
4. Matters arising
5. Chairman’s report
6. Treasurer’s report
7. Playing reports:
   1. Men’s Club Captain
   2. Ladies’ Club Captain
   3. Youth Hockey
   4. Election of Officers:
      1. Election of new committee and appointments
      2. Election of captains and vice-captains
      3. Election of President
      4. Election of Vice-Presidents
      5. R H C subscriptions for 2012/13
      6. A O B

One item that we need to discuss is match fees. Althoughthis is normally set by the committee, I feel it is very important to put thisout for wider discussion. We have faced an increase in costs, particularlyaround tea’s and petrol this year and expected that to continue next season. Wetherefore propose the following options to be discussed and voted on.

1. We increase match fees by £2.00 for seniorplayers to £12.00 to cover expected increase in tea’s and petrol prices forseason 2012/13.
2. We hold match fees at £10.00 for senior players butonly provide 15 teas per home team to cover the opposition. This way we alsofix our costs each weekend for the season.
3. All other match fee’s to remain as per season2011/12

We propose the following for annual subscriptions for2012/13, which will need to be voted on at the AGM;

• Adults  =  £85.00 or £110.00 if paid after cut off date (TBC) – Same as last year
• Unemployed, Housewives/husbands & Studentsover 18 as of 1.9.2012 in full-time education = £50.00 or £70.00 if paid aftercut off date (TBC) – Same as last year
• U18 as of 1.9.2012 = £40.00 or £60.00 if paidafter cut off date (TBC) – Same as last year
• U14 as of 1.9.2012 = £40.00 (includes trainingtop) – Increase of £5 on last year to cover increase usage of Meridian SchoolPitch

If you have any other items that you wished to be discussedunder AOB, please can you email info@roystonhockey.co.ukby 18^th May 2012 at the latest please.

Previous minutes will be distributed on the evening.

Please can I urge you to make every effort to attend, as weneed a core to enable us to carry any votes on the evening. Don’t worry; everyposition is now filled, so you won’t be strong armed into a position that you don’twant to do on the evening!

Look forward to seeing you all there.

Kind regards,

Stephen Gourd

Chairman, Royston Hockey Club

Hi Everyone,

Please note that the AGM will take place on Thursday 24^th April, 7.30pm prompt start, at the Heath Sports Club. The Agenda will be;

1.      1. Welcome by the Chairman

2.       2. Apologies for absence

3.       3. Minutes from 2011 AGM

4.       4. Matters arising

5.       5. Chairman’s report

6.       6. Treasurer’s report

7.       7. Playing reports:

a.       Men’s Club Captain

b.      Ladies’ Club Captain

c.       Youth Hockey

8.       8. Election of Officers:

a.       Election of new committee and appointments

b.      Election of captains and vice-captains

c.       Election of  President

d.      Election of Vice-Presidents

9.       9. R H C subscriptions for 2012/13

10.   10. A O B

One item that we need to discuss is match fees. Although this is normally set by the committee, I feel it is very important to put this out for wider discussion. We have faced an increase in costs, particularly around tea’s and petrol this year and expected that to continue into next season. We therefore propose the following options to be discussed and voted on.

a.       We increase match fees by £2.00 for senior players to £12.00 to cover expected increase in tea’s and petrol prices for season 2012/13.

b.      We hold match fees at £10.00 for senior players but only provide 15 teas per home team to cover the opposition. This way we also fix our costs each weekend for the season.

c.       All other match fee’s to remain as per season 2011/12

We propose the following for annual subscriptions for 2012/13, which will need to be voted on at the AGM;

·         Adults  =  £85.00 or  £110.00 if paid after cut off date (TBC) – Same as last year

·         Unemployed, Housewives/husbands & Students over 18 as of 1.9.2012 in full-time education = £50.00 or £70.00 if paid after cut off date (TBC) – Same as last year

·         U18 as of 1.9.2012 = £40.00 or £60.00 if paid after cut off date (TBC) – Same as last year

·         U14 as of 1.9.2012 = £40.00 (includes training top) – Increase of £5 on last year to cover increase usage of Meridian School Pitch

 

If you have any other items that you wished to be discussed under AOB, please can you email info@roystonhockey.co.uk by 18^th May 2012 at the latest please.

Previous minutes will be distributed on the evening.

Please can I urge you all to make every effort to attend, as we need a core to enable us to carry any votes on the evening. Don’t worry; every position is now filled, so you won’t be strong armed into a position that you don’t want to do on the evening!

Look forward to seeing you all there.

Kind regards,

Stephen Gourd

Chairman, Royston Hockey Club

Hi Everyone,

For those of you who attended the Awards Dinner on Saturday night, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. For those of you who didn’t make it, you probably missed one of the best Awards Dinner we have had. The feedback (of which there has been a lot and I really appreciate it) has been nothing but positive info@roystonhockey.co.uk. So much so that we are trying to rebook the event now for next year, so we can start the ticket sales earlier and make sure it is in everyone’s diaries......so no excuses!

Well done to all the award winners, pictures on the websitesoon but happy to confirm;

Men’s section;

 

Player of the year;

Men’s 1^st team Player of the year 2011/12                            IanHarper          
Men’s 2^nd team Player of the year 2011/12                          Miles Jackson     
Men’s 3^rd team  Player of the year 2011/12                         Jim Rees              
Men’s 4^th team  Playerof the year 2011/12                          John Gourd         
Young Player of the year 2011/12                                            Josh Hughes       

Men's Club Member of the year 2011/12                              BobBiddlecombe  

 

Ladies section

 

Player ofthe year;

Ladies 1^st team Player of the year 2011/12                           DeniseUnderwood
Ladies 2^nd team Player of the year 2011/12                           Jennifer Biddlecombe

Ladies 3^rd team Player of the year 2011/12                           Katherine Webb

Annie J Trophy 2011/12                                                                LauraPrice

Ladies ClubMember of the year 2011/12                             Karen Mckay  

Club Member of the year 2011/12                                            Sarah Farmer

We are just totting up the raffle income and can confirmthat we made a very impressive £402.50 on the night and then a further £300 from the squares board, which is brilliant! You may not have heard but a bid of £83 won the spray tanning raffle prize donated by Charli Smith.....the issue I have is that everyone dipped into their pockets on the understanding that I have the spray tan done and the pictures are put on the web site...................watch this space....

We must also thank the Staff at Minstrel Hall and all those who donated prizes, especially local businesses. So if you are in Chapter 5, Anderson Hair dressers, Emailmum, Rasa Sayang, Sports Kit, Tesco or the Smith household, please take 5 seconds just to say thanks to them, it shows that we appreciate theirefforts.

The AGM is coming up soon, so when we confirm the date, please make every effort to attend. It’s your club and we need your support.

Right, I am off for a small break (after the AGM) before we start planning for next year.

Have a great summer.

Stephen gourd

Chairman, Royston Hockey Club

info@roystonhockey.co.uk

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all geared up and ready for Saturday night???? It should be a great night and we have 110 of us attending, which is magnificent achievement and shows great support!!!! My thanks goes to Smudge and Sheep for selling the tickets and helping with the event. Please note it is a Jacket and Tie event.

Timings are as follows;

Bus departs from the White Bear Pub in Royston at 6.30pm, don’t be late! For those driving, Minstrel hall is just after Bassingbourn barracks, heading away from Royston, on the right hand side on the A1198. If you see the Barn Shop on your right, you have gone too far. The car park is immediately on the left as you pull off the A1198.

Pre dinner drinks are from 6.45pm until 7.30pm. Please order your wine for the table.

Seated for first awards at 7.30pm PROMPT PLEASE.

Dinner served from 7.45 onwards with awards presented between each course. You will have your selection on your name plate, so don’t worry if you have forgotten what you ordered. Table plans will be on display as you come in.

Disco afterwards and bar until Midnight.

Please note that there is a free coffee and tea station for the whole night.

We truly believe that we have found a great location for our Awards Dinner, not only for this year but also for future years to come. Please respect the venue and it neighbours or we won’t be invited back!

Just to confirm the following have seats on the bus;

1. Mark Jacobs 2. Ollie Pottrill 3. Steve Welding 4. Julia Welding 5. Mike Welding 6. Harriet Shipley 7. Andy Drage 8. James Yarrow 9. Caroline Yarrow 10. Jo Hilliard 11. Jo Hilliard 2nd ticket 12. Simon Hughes 13. Helen Hughes 14. Josh Hughes 15. Colin Bateman 16. Sue Bailey 17. Sarah Farmer 18. Darren Farmer 19. Lyndon Farmer 20. Bailey Farmer 21. Lucy Davidson 22. Pete Belcher 23. Pete Belcher 2nd ticket 24. Dan Smith 25. Vicki Bidwell 26. Vicki Bidwell 2nd ticket 27. Ian Harper 28. Lil Harper 29. Max Harper 30. other Harper 31. Nick Broadley 32. Jo Broadley 33. Nick Hurd 34. Mrs Hurd 35. Kirsty Mckenzie 36. Kirsty Mckenzie 2nd ticket 37. Sophie Gathercole 38. Sophie Gathercole 2nd ticket

If you think you have been missed off or want a space, please email info@roystonhockey.com ASAP. We still have 7 seats spare but I can confirm we have made the threshold, so the price is a very reasonable £5 each for a return trip! Pitbull will be collecting the money on the night, so please come with the correct change to help him out.

Anyone wishing to donate prizes for the raffle please let me know but I can confirm we have the following exciting list;

Ann Smith = 1 x Free hair cut.
Charli Smith =1 x Free spray tan.
Sports Kit = Voucher for 1 x RHC hoodie with name on
Tesco = Agreed to provide a 'great' prize TBC
Rassa Sayang = Meal for 2 in restaurant
Anderson Hairdressers = Voucher for hair cut
Chapter 5 = Agreed to provide some accessories
Email mum = 2 hours of cleaning/ironing in Royston area
Toss = 6 Bottles of wine.
Pitbull = Chipping of a dog (no, I don’t know either but I am sure he will explain!)

Big thank you to all those who continue to support the club, individuals and businesses. 

We will also try to complete the squares board on the night with 2 great prizes being given out, either 2 x Olympic tickets or £200 cash. Two numbers will be drawn on the night, providing we sell the last few squares or it will have to roll over to the start of next season...........

I can confirm that I have had the following payments in for the Pre-Olympic event on the 6^th May 2012;

1. Wendy (x4) 2. Kirsty (x2) 3.Ruth (x2) 4.Gspot 5.H 6.Den 7. Chrisey 8.Ally 9.Martine 10.Liz Banks 11. Jen B 12.Alicia 13.Norm 14.Torie B 15. Lucy R 16.Sarah B (x3) 17.Heidi W 18.Kat Web 19. Clive Biddlecombe 20. Charlotte J

If I haven’t missed anyone out (sorry for the names, it’s how they came in on the envelopes) then that leaves us 8 spare adult tickets. Please advise ASAP if you think you have been missed off or if you want one of the spares s.gourd@sky.com . The tickets will be available to collect on the night of the Awards Dinner or can be picked up from 2 Blake Close, Royston, SG8 5UX. Please be aware that you need to arrange your own transport to the event.

Well guys, that’s a wrap on another great season! For anyone who can’t make the Awards Dinner, I want to say a big thanks to the following;

• Colin ‘Toss’ Smith for his continued support as President and for his umpiring
• All committee members for their time and effort keeping the club running and especially Pitbull, who is stepping down after several years of great effort and support.
• Bob for his unquestionable commitment in running the teams and training (and Mrs Biddlecombe!)
• Smudge for making sure all fixtures are arranged...and then re-arranged!
• Louise Arnold for sorting out the umpires and keeping us in line.
• All those that give up time to coach our ever increasing youth section on a Sunday morning
• Simon Hughes for stepping up and supporting Bob with the coaching
• All umpires who give up their Saturdays
• All players, who without you we would not exist
• Special mention to the M1 and L1 for a great season and promotion!!!
• Supporters who watch come rain or shine, it’s really appreciated by everyone
• Darren and Pete for the Golf Society
• My wife for putting up with losing me for 6 months of the year to Hockey!

If I have missed anyone off, I am truly really sorry.

I look forward to meeting up with a lot of you on Saturday night and wish everyone in the club a great summer break. Look out for an email regarding the AGM and also summer mixed hockey news.

Take Care

Stephen Gourd

Chairman, Royston Hockey Club

Two of our junior players have been selected to attend the Cambs Junior Academy Centre (JAC) this year. Congratulations to Josh and Bailey on their selection to the county squad.

This is a particularly strong boys age group in the Cambs county system, making their selection even more of an achievement.  

They will now attend several JAC training days in the new year, in preparation for the county tournament games that follow. Good luck, and work hard!

Please note the start times for the home games for this season have changed to: 10h45, 12h15, 14h00 and 15h30 for Bassingbourn, and 14h30 at Meriadian.

The committee and coaching team have agreed that we will be keeping the same format of the club training for this year.

The Men's 1st, 2nd XI and Ladies 1st XI will train on a Tuesday evening, and the Men's 3rd, 4th, 5th XI and Ladies 2nd and 3rd XI will train on the Wednesday evening. The times remain the same 19h30 sharp through to 21h30.

The change provides a more focussed approach for the coaching delivery to both groups. For the Tuesday session we will work on more advanced technical / tactical elements of the game, whilst for the Wednesday group looks more at the development of the core skills and technical aspects required to play the game combined with a suitable tactical component building on from there.

This proved to work well last year with improved player ability at all levels within the club, but we can only continue to do this through your input and regular attendance at training, so please make every effort to get to the relevant sessions. We would also welcome your feedback on the sessions, good or bad.

Mel Harding has again been selected for the Bury Tigers (JRPC) squad to play in the East Region Tier1 Cluster Competitions at Old Loughtonians. They play a series of games against Tonbridge and Northwood Tigers, aiming to gain selection for the East Saxon Tigers side to play in the Nationals later in the year.