Hailsham Hockey Club Affiliated to: Sussex County Hockey Association Sussex Ladies Hockey Association Sussex County Mixed Hockey Association
(Founded 1902)

The 2000/2001 hockey season is fast approaching. This new season will see the introduction of Mens 2^nd XI playing in the Sussex Open League Division Four. Mens and Ladies home matches will be played at Park College Astro, Kings Drive, Eastbourne with Bexhill College Astro being used as the back up pitch if required. Mixed Home matches will continue to be played at Beresford Astro, Eastbourne. Teas will be at ‘The Counting House’, Eastbourne.

With regard to Club Officer changes for this season Henry Drake is the Mens 2^nd XI Captain, Neil Phillips is the Mixed Captain (Mens). Annual subscriptions remain at the same rate as last season. Match fees for the Mens team are £5, Students £3, Juniors (u16) £2.

At this juncture it is appropriate to acknowledge continuing financial support from Cooper, Carter, Claremont (Solicitors) and a further grant from Hailsham Town Council along with Hailsham Cage Bird Society for donating the trophies for the Most Improved Player for the Mens and Ladies teams and advertising in the Fixture Card. Similar thanks for advertising are due to Park College, Eastbourne and Traffers Bar, Egerton Road, Bexhill on Sea.

The club is keen to distribute information via email where possible. So if you have an email address please notify Martin Headey.

New sets of shirts have been ordered for the Mens 2^nd XI and the Mixed XI. Numbering for the Mens teams will be from 2 to 16 and 17 to 31. The Mixed shirts will be numbered from 32 to 48. A numbered squad system is to be introduced on the basis of shirt size rather than club position. A squad numbered shirt will be issued to players on payment of a £10 refundable deposit. A certain number of shirts will be retained by the Mens 1^st XI and 2^nd XI in order to kit out occasional players.

In order to provide two friendly matches for the newly formed Mens 2^nd XI two charity matches have been organised against a South Saxons XI. These matches will take place on:

Sunday 10 September 2000 at 11am at Horntye Ground, Hastings

Sunday 17 September 2000 at 11am at Bexhill College Astro, Turkey Road, Bexhill on Sea

Refreshments afterwards at Traffers Bar on 17 September 2000.

Both these matches will be played in aid of the NSPCC. Players will pay £5 per match which shall raise a minimum of £110 per game. The home team will deduct pitch hire and tea fees and the remainder of the total from both games will be donated to NSPCC funds.

On Saturday 16 September 2000 there will be a Club Game at Park College, Eastbourne starting at 11.30am. This will be a Mixed Game get together as in previous seasons.

The opening games of the season are as follows:

10/9/00 (Sun) 11.00 Mens 2^nd XI V South Saxons (charity match) - Horntye Park, Hastings

16/9/00 (Sat) 11.30 Club Game Park College, Eastbourne

17/9/00 (Sun) 11.00 Mens 2^nd XI V South Saxons (charity match) - Bexhill College

23/9/00 (Sat) Friendly South Saxons (Away) 1^st/2^nd XI Fixture

30/9/00 (Sat) 11.30 Mens 1^st XI V Penguins III League - Park College

30/9/00 (Sat) 2.00 Mens 2^nd XI v Brighton Flippers League (Away) - Brighton

1/10/00 (Sun) 1.00 Hailsham Vets V Eastbourne Vets John Hall Trophy, Saffrons, Eastbourne

Mixed

17/9/00 (Sun) 11.00 Southwick (Away), Portslade

24/9/00 (Sun) County Championships

1/10/00 (Sun0 11.30 South Saxons (Home) Beresford

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