Hailsham Hockey Club - All Hockey details for Hailsham in Sussex, England
(Founded 1902)

Hailsham Hockey Club

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Hailsham Hockey Club - All Hockey details for Hailsham in Sussex, England(Founded 1902)
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19 May 2012
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AGM Hailsham Football Club, Friday 8th June 2012, 19-30 for 19-45.
All nominations for officers to Alison before the meeting please.
  
About the Club

Hailsham Hockey Club is based in East Sussex and was Founded in 1902.

Hailsham fields on Saturdays 2 men's, 2 ladies, 1 boys development side and on a Sunday 1 mixed side. We draw players from around the following East Sussex areas Hailsham, Eastbourne, Polegate, Willingdon, Heathfield, Uckfield and the surrounding areas.

Hailsham plays its hockey in the Sussex leagues.

We have an occasional men's veterans team, and an active junior section whose members play in The Millers (boys development side in the Sussex Development League), and the Ladies 2nd XI in the Ladies League, and mini hockey festivals and tournaments.

Hailsham Ladies Players

Hailsham positions itself as a community club. We aim to provide hockey for the town of Hailsham, in the town of Hailsham. As far as possible within the boundaries of the sport we aim not to discriminate and welcome new players to the club of any playing age, or social members.

We currently have 3 qualified coaches, 8 qualified senior umpires, 3 foundation umpires, but are always looking for new members to participate in coaching and umpiring activities.

So if you are interested in playing for a fun friendly club that is active in all areas of local hockey, then please contact Alison for more details.

Clubmark

The club attained the England Hockey and Sport England Clubmark accreditation in 2005 to show it is committed to providing quality operating standards for junior hockey.

More details can be found on the Clubmark page.

 

Training

Details available on the Training page.

Hailsham Men Players

 

Join Hailsham

We are always interested in recruiting new players to the club. Anyone interested in starting to play hockey, returning to hockey after a break, or changing to a fun, family-friendly club should contact Alison via email.

Junior Hockey

We have a very active Junior section to the club with boys and girls from age 6-16 regularly attending training sessions.
We offer competition in the form of the Millers (boys development) and Ladies 2nd XI playing Saturday League Hockey.

 

Millers 07-08 season

We also run Under 13, 11 and 9 fixtures in mini-hockey competitions.

In the 2004-05 season our Under 11s were County Champions, also winning the inaugural Active Sports Competition, and the Horsham Frank Farrell Cup.
The Under 11s also came 3rd in the Regional Finals - only losing in the semi-final 1-0 to Marlow.

In 2006-07 our Under 13s were County Mini Hockey runners up and lost in the final of the Regional Plate 3-1 to Canterbury.

Pitch Access

Pitch Access to the Hailsham Community College pitch is by the second set of gates from the traffic lights at the top of Battle Road.  Parking in the area around the Sports Hall is advised, and changing facilities are available in the hall.

Club Sponsors

The following companies kindly sponsor Hailsham Hockey Club

Sportswise

Kit Print

Horesbridge Veterinary Practice

Hailsham Cage Bird Society

Lucky Star - Chinese Takeaway and Burger Bar

Grenadier Public House

D Puttick Plumbing & Heating
  
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Latest News
Hockey training
Hockey training is over for the season. Junior hockey will start again on Wednesday September 5th. Men's pre-season training is on-going. Ladies training dates will be announced soon. read more ...

Wednesday night training
March 28th is the last night of senior training for the season.
Junior training takes place on 28th March, then breaks for Easter.
Junior training starts again on 18th April and will continue until 2nd or 9th May (tbc). read more ...

Level 1 coaching course success
Well done Alison, Sam and Josh Headey, Sue Cable, Rich Whitling, Alan Brundle and Micky Buckingham on passing their Level 1 coaching course this weekend after 3 Sundays of classroom and pitch side training. A lot of work, and some careful planning but all worthwhile and takes our Level 1 head count to 10. read more ...

Pitch assessment
Pitch inspection complete and I am pleased to say that the pitch is playable, so subject to there being no more snow/ice overnight training will be on for the seniors on 15-Feb.

Please remember the junior session is not on, so do not arrive at the pitch before 7-20. read more ...

Matches Cancelled
Home matches for 11-Feb-2012 at HCC have been cancelled on the advice of the college. The pitch is still covered in ice, and with the advent of a big freeze tonight it is unlikely it will clear. Neither the Men's 1s or the Millers will play. read more ...

Training on 08-Feb-2012 and 15-Feb-2012
The Community College have contacted us to say that the pitch is unplayable due to snow and ice so there is no training tonight (08-Feb-2012) for juniors or seniors. Please pass the message on.

The following week is half-term. There will be no junior training this week (15-Feb-2012). Senior training will take place as normal from 7-30 to 9-00. read more ...

Training
It's the Christmas break so you can all relax for a few weeks. Training starts again on Jan 4th. So enjoy the festivities, but remember we will work hard in January to get the weight off and get the fitness back! read more ...

Shirt Colours
The Men's and Juniors playing shirts have changed. We are now playing in Navy with white trim the same as the Ladies shirts. Please ensure that if travelling to a Hailsham you bring an appropriate away strip if your colours might clash. read more ...

No training over half term.
There is no hockey training on Wednesday 26th October. The pitch is not booked for either juniors or adult sessions. Please enjoy your 1 week of rest! read more ...

Do you Tweet?
...and no I do not mean watch birds (the feathered variety)! Do you use Twitter? Twitter is available on your computer and most smart phones. It is a great way to communicate.

Hailsham Hockey Club are now on Twitter. Follow us @HailshamHockey. Visit www.twitter.com, set up an account and Follow us.

The more that follow, the better use we can make of it. read more ...

Up and Coming events
Tues Nights - Redrow Park, Ladies training Aug 16, 23, 30
Weds Nights - HCC Astro, Mens training Aug 17, 24 31

Sat Sept 3rd - HCC Astro Mens and Ladies interclub matches. Ladies at 14-00 start, Men at 15-30 start
Wed Sept 7th - HCC Astro Junior and Senior training begins, 18-00 for juniors, 19-30 for seniors
Sat Sept 10th - HCC Astro, Club Grow Your Own Day. Afternoon, time TBC. read more ...

Quiz Quiz Quiz

Yes it's quiz night at the Grenadier on Saturday 16th July 7-00 start, teams of 4, £5 per person. All proceeds going towards goal repairs and new nets. So come and support us and help get next season off to a flyng start.

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Men's pre-season training

Men's pre-season training has started. Wednesday nights at the community college pitch from 7-00 to 8-30, £2 per person to cover costs, July 6th to August 31st. Come and shake off the summer excess and make the transition at the start of the season to a new division much easier.

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Ladies pre season training

Yes ladies, you do not get away with it, your pre-season training starts when summer league ends. So Tuesday nights, August 9th to August 30th on the Redrow Park, Gleneagles drive, 18-30 to 19-30, no stick required, just your running shoes, appropriate clothing for the weather conditions, your determination and effort!

See you all then.

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AGM minutes 2009-10

 The minutes for the 2009-10 AGM can be found in the members only section of the site.

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Jim Major Memorial Service

A memorial service will be held at St John the Baptist Church, Ripe on Friday 27th May at 2 pm. Club members who knew Jim and want to pay their respects will be welcome.

The family have asked for no flowers but donations to the Agricultural Benevolent Institution can be made through Hailsham Funeral Service, 11 Station Road, Hailsham, BN27 2BE. Tel: 01323 440909.

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Jim Major

It is with very great sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Jim Major, a long serving member of the club, and Vice President  Our thoughts are with his wife Mary (also a VP), their 2 children Bernard and Helen, and the rest of the family.

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Coaching over for the season

All adult and junior coaching is now over for the season. We will inform you of summer training/indoor/outdoor activity as plans progress, so keep an eye on the website.

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Hockey Club AGM

The AGM of the hockey club will take place on Tuesday June 14th at Hailsham Football club, 7-30 for a 7-45 start.

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Hailsham are Sussex Plate Champions

Hailsham Mens 1st XI became Sussex Plate Champions with a comprehensive 6-2 victory over Middleton and Bognor on Sunday May 8th at Chichester.

With 5 goals from skipper Jamie Hayes and 1 from Rob Lee the team played superb hockey to win the title for the first time.

Having beaten Saxons in the semi-finals, Hailsham hope the results will add weight to their claim for promotion to the Sussex Division 1.

Mens 1st XI - Plate winners 2011

Picture courtesy of Nikki Banfield

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