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Colchester Hockey Club

More than 100 years of hockey in north Essex

2007-08 news archive

Final team results:

Club awards 2007/08

Club person of the year: Shivaun Tijou and Helen Wall

Most improved player (Ladies): Georgina Wright

Most improved player (Men): Will Reid

Junior players of the season: Kirsty Barber and Jamie Hearne

Club top goal scorer: Helen Wall (19)

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25 June 2008: There will be three Core Skills Workshops which will be taking place across the East Region later this year. These workshops are a great opportunity to be updated on the technical skills of hockey and they will be led by England Hockey Centrally Contracted Coaches. To see the application form go to the Administration courses page.

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19 June 2008: The agenda for the 2007-08 AGM can be viewed in the Administration minutes page. A copy of last season's AGM will be available soon.

Summer fitness training time! Please note it is now being held on Wednesdays from 7pm. The ladies' have organised this to make sure they are match fit for the new season. Men - you are welcome to come along, too, and train.

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11 June 2008: Summer fitness training time! Anyone who wants to get fit before the season begins is welcome to join Naomi and Wayne at the Garrison on Tuesdays from 7pm. Please let them know what skills you want to hone up on. 

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30 May 2008: CHANGE OF DATE: the AGM will now take place Thursday 10 July 2008, starting at 7:30 pm at the clubhouse, followed by presentation of awards. Rosemary Prince and Gordon How are stepping down as Secretary and Fixture Secretary respectively. If you wish to stand for any position, or have an item you wish to include on the agenda, please notify Rosemary Prince at least seven days before the AGM. A proposed agenda will be posted on the website soon.

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27 May 2008: The AGM will take place Thursday 26 June 2008, starting at 7:30 pm at the clubhouse, followed by presentation of awards. Rosemary Prince and Gordon How are stepping down as Secretary and Fixture Secretary respectively. If you wish to stand for any position, or have an item you wish to include on the agenda, please notify Rosemary Prince at least seven days before the AGM. A proposed agenda will be posted on the website soon.

A job opportunity has arisen for an England Hockey Development Officer (Suffolk, Hertfordshire and Essex). For more information visit the Administration courses page.

The website has been slightly modified, with the Juniors having their own section on the navigation sidebar. There are photos from their events available to view now. 

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11 April 2008: There are Level 1 assistant coaching courses available this summer. If you are interested, please download the application forms on the Administration courses page. 

Good luck to Sue Cross and Rosemary Prince running in the Flora London Marathon on Sunday.

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31 March 2008: If you attended the Centenary Dinner and would like to purchase any photographs taken by Van Cols Photography, contact Paul Hollingsworth via email Cynthia@hollingsworth5cg.freeserve.co.uk or phone (01206) 211542. £7 per photo mounted, £6 unmounted.

Congratulations to Terry Howlett who played with the England Grand Masters (Over 60s) at the European Championships in Barcelona over Easter. Unfortunately, the Dutch denied the English the chance to win the championship for a fourth successive year, beating them 1-0 in the final.

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27 March 2008: The end of year junior festival at Henley Road in Ipswich is now on Sunday 13 April. season. Normal training on Sunday 20 April. For more details visit the Junior or Junior Tournament pages.

Photos and a report can now be seen for the Ladies 3rds Blackpool Easter Festival.

Information about East of England Vets trials can be found here.

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17 March 2008: The season has finished for some of the teams. The Ladies' 2nds finished 5th with 34 points and the Ladies' 3rds finished 8th with 22 points.

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12 March 2008: There will be a Level 2 Coaching Course at Saffron Walden Hockey Club this year (June, July and November). Visit the Administration courses page for more information and to see the application form.

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11 March 2008: All results are now listed. There were some high-scoring wins for the Men's 2nds and 3rds this week. Ask Charlie how he scored the final goal for the 3rds (then ask everyone else for their version!).

The Centenary Dinner was a great success. A report can be read on the Centenary Dinner page. There will be information shortly on how to purchase photos of the evening from Van Cols Photography.

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4 March 2008: The Centenary Dinner was a great success on Friday night. Two hundred past and present members and friends of CHC gathered for a night of regaling tall tales and amusing anecdotes. A report will soon appear on the Centenary Dinner page.

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25 February 2008: A staggering £750 was raised Saturday night at the Centenary Quiz by Sue Cross and Rosemary Prince for British Disability Sports Events. The quiz was very successful and a report can be read on their fundraising page.  

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18 February 2008: Information about the Centenary Dinner and the evening's programme of events can be found here. 

Information about all Junior tournaments and training sessions until the end of the season can be viewed on the Juniors page.

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11 February 2008: The ERHA website has changed the way results and tables are listed. At the moment the results for 4SE (Men's 2nd XI) and 5SE (Men's 3rd XI) have not been updated. I will update their respective pages as soon as I have the results.

Friday 29 February is the Centenary Dinner. Final preparations are being made and there will be information on the website about the evening's programme in the fortnight leading up to the event of the season. 

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28 January 2008: Last chance to place orders for your Kukri centenary clothing. Contact Kit manager Mike Pearce by February with your orders: Pearcey1981@hotmail.com or 07900 913008 (m). Visit the For Sale or Juniors page to see photos.

Don't forget to get your team together for the  Centenary Quiz Night on Saturday 23 February at Castle Park. For more information visit Diary Dates or the fundraising page. Sue Cross and Rosemary Prince are going to run in the Flora London Marathon, Saturday 13 April. and the money raised on the night goes to disabled athletes. 

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20 January 2008: Junior tournament at Felixstowe is cancelled today owing to a waterlogged pitch.

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18 January 2008: Junior training is cancelled Sunday 16 March. Keep checking the Juniors page to find out when the last sessions will be held for the season.

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15 January 2008: Junior tournament at Felixstowe 20 January. For more information visit the junior tournament page.

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14 January 2008: Sue Cross and Rosemary Prince are going to run in the Flora London Marathon, Saturday 13 April. They are fundraising for disabled athletes and there will be a Centenary Quiz Night on Saturday 23 February at Castle Park. For more information visit Diary Dates. 

Congratulations to Terry Howlett who has been picked for the England Grand Masters (Over 60s) to play in the European Cup in March in Barcelona. Can they win it four years in a row?!

Photos of the 1997 v 2007 Men's 1st team match from Saturday 14 January can now be viewed. Visit the Centenary page.

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3 January 2008: Junior hockey starts back Sunday 13 January. Training resumes on Monday 7 January for Men's 3rds, 4ths, 5ths and Ladies 3rds, and Wednesday 9 January for Men's and Ladies' 1sts and 2nds. Time to burn off those Christmas puddings!

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29 December 2007: The Essex County Standard (28 December edition) has printed a two-page special about out centenary. A similar article appeared in the Evening Gazette on Tuesday 1 January.

Photos of the Club Games can now be viewed, as well as Christmas Dinner. Visit the Centenary page.

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29 December 2007: The Essex County Standard (28 December edition) has printed a two-page special about out centenary. A similar article should appear in the Evening Gazette shortly.

Barbara 'Babs' Lisgarten is organising a tour to Canterbury, 21-24 March. £24 per person plus £30 extra to camp. If you are interested in being in a team (it could be mixed or ladies' only depending on interest), email her by 10 January: blisgarten@yahoo.com

Don't forget the special match on Saturday 12 January: 2007 Men's 1st XI v 1997 Men's 1st XI. Push-back 12:30 but keep checking the website as this is subject to change.

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17 December 2007: The Christmas Dinner was held on Saturday. To see some dodgy photos visit the Centenary page. If you have any potential blackmail *ahem* photos, email them to the webmaster.

The new Centenary bar shirts and hoodies are in! They will be available from Pearcey at the clubhouse straight after the Club Games to try on and order. Quality merchandise for £20 - 30! Photos and details will be available on the website soon.

An evening goalkeepers' course is being offered by England goalkeeping coach Stuart Hendy on Friday 15 February 2008. To see more information and the application form, go to the Administration/courses page. 

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29 November 2007: Our Club Games are on Saturday 22 December. If you would like to play, contact your captain ASAP. There will be hot food down in the clubhouse afterwards. Times and other details will be announced soon. 

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26 November 2007: Isn't it great to have hot meals ready and waiting at the clubhouse after playing in the freezing cold! Thank you Marley for all you are doing! If you haven't gone back for teas this season, you're in for a tasty treat!

Umpiring course: If you have a hankering to blow a whistle and uphold the rules of the game, there is a Level 1 course at Brentwood on Sunday 9 March. The Club will help out anyone willing to train as an umpire. Contact joannedavey@yahoo.co.uk.

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20 November 2007: Don't forget to get your ticket for the Centenary Dinner. This is our main event of the year and a chance to catch up with former team-mates and celebrate this fantastic milestone. This black tie event is on Friday 29 February 2008. Partners and guests are very welcome. Book your table now and contact Paul Hollingsworth (01206) 211542.

We also need to know numbers for the Club Christmas Dinner at China Blue, Head St, Saturday 15 December. Only £15! See Diary Dates for more info. Friends, family and former members are very welcome! Please let Sarah Rose know if you can attend (before the end of November): 0774 0338432 (m) or email SarahRose@tfl.gov.uk

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8 November 2007: This week's Junior Tournament at Felixstowe is cancelled. The Garrison pitch isn't booked as we were expecting to be in Felixstowe, so there will be no practice this week. Training will be back to normal on the 18th November. Have a nice weekend off!

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29 October 2007: Two useful pages are now available in the administration section: umpires (where captains can find out the availability of club umpires for home matches - to be updated soon) and courses (those being offered by Essex Hockey).

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25 October 2007: A special match has been organised between the Men's 1st XI and the 1st XI team of 1997! Pushback at 12:30 at the Garrison, Saturday 12 January 2008. Everyone is welcome to come back to the club house afterwards. For more details visit the Centenary page.

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12 October 2007: Details about the Juniors' tournament at the Garrison on Sunday 21 October 2007 can be found here. 

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8 October 2007: The Club Christmas Dinner preparations are underway: food, frolicking and festivities at China Blue, Head St, Saturday 15 December. See Diary Dates for more info. Friends, family and former members are very welcome!

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2 October 2007: The team selection for the Men's games can be viewed in their respective team pages. This will be updated weekly. 

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1 October 2007: Colchester Mayor, Ray Gamble, 'bullied off' at the Garrison on Saturday to start the Men's 1st team league season. Photos can be viewed in the centenary section.

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23 September 2007: The new league season has started for the Ladies' teams and the Men's Vets (a match report is available for the Ladies' 1sts). All other teams start league games this coming Saturday. Results will be updated on this website after each weekend - provided the relevant association has updated their results!

The junior section has its own section in the team page. Find out dates and locations of tournaments and other important information.

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9 September 2007: The Centenary Exhibition matches were a great success. Quite a few spectators were on hand to see the England Lionesses just edge out the Ladies' 1st team 3-2, while the Colchester Men's Vets won 4-1 against the LX England Over 60s. Match reports and some photos of the day can be viewed in the events gallery. 

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31 August 2007: Team training starts Monday 3 September. Check training sessions for details.

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28 August 2007: Volunteers needed! Our Sunday Youth sessions need you! If you can coach or help out for the whole season, half a season or even just a couple of sessions, speak to Helen Wall at training, email bedfordroad@talktalk.net or phone 07920104606. Let's keep our future 1st team stars keen on hockey!

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23 August 2007: Congratulations to Anna Foley and Lucy Struth who represented England over 35s this past weekend on Birmingham. England beat Australia 5-0 and New Zealand 2-1, and then beat Australia again in the final, 1-0.

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13 August 2007: Congratulations to Mark 'Ronnie' Kennedy, who successfully cycled to Paris for charity! Along with his girlfriend, Holly Turner, they participated in the Great Ormond Street Hospital London to Paris bike ride. If you wish to help Holly's fundraising for GOSHCC, visit http://www.justgiving.com/hollyturner

A new section has appeared on the website: For sale. If you wish to sell any kit, contact the webmaster.

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5 July 2007: Details about the Sunday morning youth section are now available.
  Congratulations to Lucy Struth and Anna Foley who have been selected for a special England Lionesses Over 35s tournament in Birmingham in August against Australia and New Zealand. 

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25 June 2007: Terry Howlett helped the Grand Masters (England Over 60s) win the Hockey European Cup at Canterbury, for the third year in a row.
  Having won the title at Rotterdam in 2005 and Turin in 2006, expectations in the England camp were high. Terry, playing at left defence, had an injury scare going into the tournament, when he broke a bone in his left hand following a freak boating accident, but painkillers before each match did the trick and saw him play a pivotal role in every game.
  On Friday 22 June, England beat Holland 1-0 in a very tight game. A great penalty save from their keeper late in the game denied the Dutch an equalizer. On Saturday, England demolished Italy 6-0 in the morning and Scotland 7-0 in the afternoon. 
  On Sunday, the finale was a winner-takes-all match of England v Germany. England led 1-0 at half-time, doubled their lead halfway through the second half, only to concede a needless goal shortly after. With the Germans taking heart from this, England had to dig deep and with minutes to go, scored from a superb deflection. 
  This 3 -1 victory partially made up for the defeat England suffered at the hands of the Germans during The World Cup in Germany last year and makes the mouth watering opportunity of European Cup in Barcelona and World Cup in China in 2008 a tremendous incentive for Terry to stay fit and focused.

25 June 2007: Jogging training has commenced on Monday nights at 7.30. Meet at the garrison swimming pool. Everyone is welcome. Watch this space for confirmation of summer training starting date.

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15 June 2007: The Club AGM and Awards Night was held Thursday 14 June. 
   Annette Thorpe, who stood down as Club Captain, was presented with an address and a memento as thanks for her valued contribution to the club over the years. For a list of awards, please visit the Teams page. The new committee members and club officials can be found on the Administration page.

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