Ashford (Middlesex) Hockey Club

4th Sept – Club Day

REGISTRATION: 11.30pm

INSTRUCTIONS: 12pm (basically teams will be announced, rules given etc)PLEASE BRING A WHITE SHIRT AND A RED SHIRT.

GAMES START: 12.30pm PROMPT! Subject to numbers we hope that the following structure will happen: Teams will be placed in 2 pools, the winners of pool A will then play the Runners-up of pool B and vice-versa in semi finals, the winners of these games will then play in the final to decide who will be crowned Club Day Champions 2010!

COST: £2 (Adults), £1 (colts/children)

PRIZES!!!!

Prizes will be awarded to the winning team (obviously!), but there will also be the opportunity to win a prize for the Player of the Tournament (male and female), this will be decided by a number of people watching and playing throughout the day, so make sure you show off your silky skills!

BBQ

A bbq will take place during the later part of the afternoon to re-energise all you hard working athletes and supporters, so make sure you keep a couple of quid for your burger!

ONE FINAL THING FOR GK!

We are hoping to have enough goalies to allocate to each team, so that everyone ahs a fully kitted GK! So if you are a GK or are thinking about being a GK this season can you let me know whether you are coming to club day so I have a rough idea of numbers! Thank you! Please email me on ladies_club_captain@ashfordhockeyclub.co.uk

The annual start of the season Club Day will be held on Saturday 4th September at Short Lane, starting at midday and all current, past and would be players of all ages and abilities are welcome. Your Team Captains’ will be sending out further details soon, but please make a note in your diary.

In addition, if you fancy giving hockey a go and haven’t played before, please come on down..

The Ladies section are looking for a Level 1 qualified coach with experience of coaching Ladies sides in fitness and skills to Middlesx and South League standard. The apppointed person will be required to take all three/four ladies senior sides for an hour of fitness training on Wedneday evenings (7.30-8.30pm), followed by an hour of skills coaching for the 1st and 2nd team squads. The coach will also be required to coach the first team (Middlesex Premier League) during their Saturday League games. Terms to be agreed and kit, equipment and insurance will be provided. Please contact Lynne Morgan on president@ashfordhockeyclub.co.uk for further details.

Ladies summer training sessions will start on Wednesday 7th July at 7.30pm on the hard play area. It will begin with a light, one hour session of running and a few physical drills as per the sessions run by Mandy last year. All are welcome and we will take things slowly over the first few weeks. Hope to see you there.

The collection of Tesco vouchers and Sainsbury Active Kids vouchers for equipment for the junior section has been going really well, however we still need more vouchers if possible. We have already exceeded last year’s Tesco total of 3,900 vouchers and presently we have a grand total of 4,500. We also have 700 Sainsbury Vouchers. Tesco have stopped issuing their vouchers but the Sainsbury Scheme runs until the Tuesday 8 June 2010. We will have to send the Tesco vouchers in 10 days time (13/6/10) so please hand your vouchers to a team captain if playing summer hockey, one of the Colts coaches, put either type in the Tesco Collecting Box behind the bar in the Function room or post them to the Clubhouse, Short Lane Stanwell TW19 7BQ as soon as possible please. The Cricket Club also have voucher collecting boxes in the Members bar, so please make sure your vouchers go into the correct box! Any vouchers will be gratefully received.

The normal Ladies summer league hockey, with six Clubs in total playing in two Divisions, with an Ashford side in each Division, has started on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Please contact Hannah Stokes on ladies3s@ashfordhockeyclub.co.uk if you want to play. In addition, this year we are running a Mens competition with three Clubs in total playing in two Divisions, with an Ashford side in each Division, with the games being played on a Wedndesday evening. Please contact Peter Cottrell on colts@ashfordhockeyclub.co.uk if you are interested in playing. The weekly fixtures will be displayed on the website and the full fixture list and rules are displayed on the Club Notice Board. The leagues will finish at the end of July.

AHC end of season Newsletter has been e-mailed/posted out to paid up members this week, copies are availbale at the Clubhouse and one will be posted on the website soon.

Grand Draw prize winners at the 90th AHC Ball were:

• LCD TV - Sarah Appleton
• Blu Ray Player - The Tebbs (Nick & Catherine)
• Hockey hamper - Miranda Hale
• Zoppo voucher - Val Urwin (Dyna-rod - Windsor HC & ex AHC!)
• Stick – David Eastbury
• Ladies pamper hamper - Toni Bernard
• Canvas - Jim Brown (Hannah’s boss….they bought about £30 worth of tickets!)
• Thirst Quenching wines from Cape wine and food - Symes
• Kinesiology session – Mandy Hart (Welsh mate of LM)
• Tea – Eric & Jane Rose (Eric E & Boddington)
• Golf - Freddie
• Digital photo frame - Shergar
• Cricket - Fry’s (Stewart, Kim & Harleigh)
• Champagne - Alex Saunders
• Glass Bowl - Elliot Smith

Well done all and hopefully you have all collected your prizes.

The date for this year’s AGM has been set for Wednesday 19th May at 7.30 pm at Short Lane. Please do your best to attend as important decisions about subscriptions, club coaching and the appointment of Club Officers and Team Captains etc., will be on the Agenda and voted on. We will be circulating further details soon, mainly by electronic mail, so please can you ensure that we have your latest/preferred e-mail address via forwarding your new contact information to either the secretary@ashfordhockeyclub.co.uk or president@ashfordhockeyclub.co.uk. Thanks.

The 90th Anniversary Ball, was held at Beaumont House, Windsor on Saturday 24th April 2010 and it was a resounding success. Over 140 past and present AHC members attended the event, which was held in the Chapel at Beaumont. A souvenir programme, key ring and a display of old team photographs and AHC personalities were specially produced for the event. We hope to have copies of the latter available for purchase on CD soon. If you are interested in buying one or would like a copy of the programme, which contains copies of some of the photographs and a potted history of the Club, then please contact me (Lynne president@ashfordhockeyclub.co.uk). The results of the Grand Draw and will be published soon and pictures from the event available soon from Breeze Photographic. The winners of the Astro ‘Big’ Draw for April 2010 were drawn and are shown below:

£500 Wendy Baker
£250 Val Hardman (Lynne Morgan won initially, but put her ticket back)
£100 Sheila Kinnear

Congratulations to the Lady winners and your cheques will be with you soon. Don’t forget that it is only £12 per year for a draw ticket and the draw will recommence in October. Application forms are available on the website and Club Notice Board.

Many Club members helped to make the event the success it undoubtedly was, but chief organisers Hayley Eames and Wendy Baker (the latter in particular), are due a massive vote of thanks, from everyone. They not only had the vision and creative ideas to stage such an event, but also the management skills and endless patience to make sure it not only went as planned, but that it could be enjoyed by all so THANK YOU VERY MUCH BOTH.

Tickets are now available at £1 each or £5 per book for the Grand Draw to be held at our 90th Anniversary Ball on Saturday 24th April. The prizes are many and various:

Cinema in your living room – LCD TV, Blu Ray Player

Hockey Heaven? A selection of Ashford Hockey Club sporting goodies including personalised shirt by WeAdmire.net and hockey kit from TK

ZZZZ…..not now! £100 voucher from Zoppo Hockey

Turning pro? A hockey stick from The ProShop

Ladies Pamper Hamper! Mini spa day at Virgin Staines & other goodies

Picture perfect – A 20” by 30” canvas of your choice from canvasRus.co.uk

Thirst quenching – A selection of South African wines from Cape Wine and Food, Staines.

Restore and revive – a Kinesiology session with Devin Dyason

Time for tea with Teapigs.co.uk – teatime treatsDriving forward? A round of golf for 4 at Stockley Park

Smile  A digital photo frame

Howzat? A pair of tickets for Surrey county cricket at the BritOval

Bubblicious – A bottle of champagne

Bowled over? Glass bowl from Classic Miniatures

Plus others – Buy your tickets from Tracy/Lynne at Short Lane or Wendy/Hayley on ahcsocial@hotmail.co.uk, or buy on the night!

Windsor Royalists 3 v Ahsford Antiques 3

Friendly 10/4/2010

In their first game of the season (our other game was snowed off!) Ashford Antiques (AA’s) drew 3-3 with a much improved Windsor Royalists team at Windsor on 10/4/10. The AA’s found themselves 1-0 down at half time, much against the run of play, but then then again the AA’s didn’t take any of their many chances to score as they dominated play in the first half. The AA’s did mange to equalise after the break when Helen Siwek persisted in front of goal to get the ball in. The Royalists then again took the lead, but the AA’s again equalised not long after, when Virgin Antique Sherga scored from a well worked team move. Yet again the Windsor Royalist’s experienced centre forward (before this game she had scored 45 goals so far this season!) put her side ahead and completed her hat trick. Undaunted by things and lack of shots from short corners, the AA’s continued to push forward and Sherga got a trade mark goal to make it 3-3 shortly before the end of the game. The other Virgin Antique Caroline Sibia did well on her debut, and thanks are due to Carol Davies who turned out for us, despite not having played for two years. Bash managed to snatch player of the match from Sherga amongst others, and special mention should also go to Ali B and Sam Clarey who shared the goal keeping duties, and Kirsty Hull who did well blowing the whistle. In addition, spectators The Queen, Audrey Hewes and Terry Hull, plus the mini Bashers and Lauren Clarey who supported us well in the sun. Fun was had by all and a lot of effort put in on the pitch by the AA’s on a very hot day, and of course a good gossip was had by all over tea after the game in the plush Health Club opposite the ground. Sorry I don’t know who won the AA’s Sweepstake on the National, but my nag came fourth. Val Urwin aka Dyna Rod (ex Ashford), played for them and sends AHC her best wishes.

Team: Ali Boxell, Alex Saunders, Doreen Brown, Jane English, Jacqui Bashford, Lynne Morgan (Skipper) Helen Siwek, Sam Clarey, Tracey Walsh, Sharon McGlinley Freddie Newman, Carol Davies, Caroline Sibia. Umpire Kirsty Hull.

Ladies Middlesex Division 4

Ashford 3rd XI 6 v West Hampstead 6th XI 0

The Ladies 3’s finished their season on a high note despite missing out on promotion, with a fine victory at home on 27/3/10 against the team four places below them in the League. The 3’s were legally boosted by the inclusion of five regular second team players and also had MANDY WAIN coaching them on the side line. In very pleasant warm conditions, the Red & Blacks settled matters in the first half with some fine team work and four goals. Hard working POLLY SHOEBRIDGE scored a fine opportunist hat trick of goals, whilst veteran LYNNE MORGAN scored the fourth with one of her ‘edge of the circle’ trade mark strikes.

Coach MANDY WAIN rearranged the team in the second half and youngsterd NICKY CROXON and GEORGINA SUTCH both starred in what was a very friendly and enjoyable game. The visitors got more into the game in the second half and had several good shots on goal, but
a very alert LIV WASHER in the Ashford goal coped with things well. The Red & Blacks were still well on top though and right midefielder SAM CLAREY added a brace of goals to make the final score 6-0 to ensure that Club coach MANDY WAIN finished her aHc career with aresounding win. Hat trick girl POLLY SHOEBRIDGE was deservedly voted player of the match.

Team: L. Washer (GK), G. Sutch, H. Stokes (Skipper),N. Croxon (2nd half),
B. Hewes, D. Brown, J. English, V. Newman, L. Morgan, P. Shoebridge,A. Saunders, S. Clarey

Ladies League Hockey 20/3/10

Middlesex Premier

ASHFORD 1st XI 1 v TEDDINGTON 3rd XI 3In their last game of the season Ashford Ladies were at home to the team three places above them in the league, Teddington 3rd XI. Ashford were able to welcome back regular, diamond sweeper EMMA HYNES, midfielder BRYONY SMITH and last week’s debutant WENDY BAKER was retained for another game. However, the Red & Blacks were again without key striker LUCY UTTLEY and still injured skipper PHIL WORSFOLD, in what was coach MANDY WAIN’S last game due to her relocation in the summer to the south coast. The midday start seemed to suit the visitors a lot better than it did Ashford, and as usual Teddington had a large, well oiled squad of players who played with great determination from the start. The continual pressure from the young Teddington side resulted in them gaining a penalty flick early in the game. They duly converted to it go one nil ahead. As the Red & Blacks gradually settled and started to play some good hockey, they got a lot more into the game, and despite having several shots on goal, they were unable to get an equaliser. Teddington held strong, and two breakaways saw them getting two more goals to go three nil up by the half way stage of the game.

Although things looked bleak for Ashford at the start of the second half, the whole squad upped their game and the moves started to flow well, with defenders EMMA HYNES, SARAH APPLETON, ELINE SIBIA, goalkeeper SAM GRANT and SOPHIE SMART all prompting things intelligently at the back. The versatile WENDY BAKER was also having another good game, whilst all the squad were trying their best to get back into the game and give coach MANDY WAIN a good performance to finish off with, and Ashford managed to totally commanded the play for the first fifteen minutes of the second half. The combined efforts of Ashford midfielders BRYONY SMITH, ANNA PROTHEROE, JACQUI BASHFORD and KELLY TAYLOR then continued to put the Teddington youngsters under pressure, resulting in the Red & Blacks gaining several short corners and some more good shots on goal from Ashford strikers SHARON McGLINLEY and MARIA CAVILLA. Eventually the Red & Blacks got the goal they deserved from a short corner. ANNA PROTHEROE injected the ball to JACQUI BASHFORD, who pushed it across to SHARON McGLINLEY who put a good shot in, which player of the match ANNA PROTHEROE hit home to grab a goal back for Ashford and make the score 3-1 to Teddington. The Red & Blacks tried to maintain their high level of play, but as the game came to a close they tired and weren’t able to add to their goal tally. Thus the final score was 3-1 to Teddington, exactly as it was in the equivalent fixture before Christmas. Ashford will now finish eight out of ten teams in the Premier League with four wins, three draws and eleven defeats in an injury strewn season. Coach MANDY WAIN will be missed by all Ashford Club members, but especially the first team squad who have all benefitted greatly from her guidance, great hockey knowledge, natural enthusiasm and endless patience.

Team: S. Grant (GK), S. Smart), S. Appleton, E. Hynes (Skipper), A Protheroe, J. Bashford, W. Baker, E. Sibia, S McGlinley. K. Taylor, B. Smith, M. Cavilla