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28 August 2008: If you would like to join the 200 Club (run by Sarah Rose and Jacqui Crombie) and be in with a chance to win money in the five monthly draws, visit the 200 Club page.
Club training starts next week, Monday 1 September. To find out times, visit the Club Info page. Please note that there is a designated carpark on Circular Road North next to the athletics track. It is no longer permitted to park on the road next to the pitch as before.
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14 August 2008: There was a good crowd at pre-season training last night. Please note it now runs from 7-9pm on Wednesdays and that there is a designated carpark on Circular Road North next to the athletics track. It is no longer permitted to park on the road next to the pitch as before.
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13 August 2008: Membership forms and the EH equity monitoring questionnaire have now been mailed. If you have not received yours, they can be downloaded from the Administration page.
There will be pre-season friendlies and trials sessions on Saturday 6 September. See Diary Dates for more information.
'The Holly and the Rose: a History of Colchester Hockey Club' will be available to buy at the official book launch on Saturday 27 September, 7pm at the Clubhouse. For more details, see the Club History page.
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6 August 2008: Congratulations to Terry Howlett who has been selected to play in the Grand Masters World Cup in Hong Kong in September.
For those interested in gaining umpire qualifications, there are three dates for Level 1 courses: Sunday 5th October 2008, Sunday 7th December 2008, Sunday 15th March 2009. More details will follow soon. Contact the Secretary if you are interested.
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5 August 2008: Pre-season training is starting officially on Wednesday 6 August at the Garrison, 7:30-9pm. Summer fitness training is on Tuesdays and Thursdays 7pm at the Garrison until the start of the season.
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30 July 2008: Pre-season training should be starting officially on Wednesday 6 August at the Garrison. Times will be posted ASAP. Summer fitness training is on Tuesdays and Thursdays 7pm at the Garrison until the start of the season.
The club is looking for an Umpire Liaison Officer (ULO). The tasks include keeping Essex and East informed of who the club's umpires are, and letting people know when there are umpiring courses etc. NB: It is not the ULO's job to find umpires for all the teams every week. If you are interested, contact the Secretary ASAP.
The Ladies' 1st XI have three pre-season friendlies. See their page for details.
The Bailey Cup Mixed Tournament is taking place Sunday 31 August in Saffron Walden. If anyone is interested in forming a seven-a-side team please contact the Secretary ASAP.
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25 July 2008: The team pages have now been updated, though the new fixture lists have not been published for CHC yet. Keep checking back.
Minutes of the AGM can be found here as well as a list of awards for 2007-08.
The Juniors page has been updated with details about the new Sunday training arrangements.
Membership forms will be sent out soon (or can be downloaded from the website in due course).