Once again this year Gary Hellens along with with Hockey Helps have decided to take part in Movember, raising money for prostate and testicular cancer and raising awareness of mens health. Paul Lynch Photography has agreed to donate half of his takings from club photos during the month of November to the Hockey Helps Team and to Movember. This is on top of his normal donation to the Club. Hockey Helps…
Nottingham 2 v 3 Whitley Braves (away)
The Braves made the long journey south to Nottingham without Kate Ord, Jack Davies, out with a hand injury and also without Daniel Spedding who received a 3 game ban for his intent to head butt in last weeks game between these two sides. Nottingham started with Thomas Hovell between the pipes, taking over from last weeks starting keeper Sam Gospel.
Whitley Braves 2 v 5 Nottingham
After their draw at Hull, The Braves were back in action for their first home game of the season against Nottingham. Jack Davies was a doubt for Whitley, having injured his hand at Hull, but was on the team sheet and Connor McGill was called up from the under 16`s to bolster the defence.
Halloween Party
This is a hockey fundraising event, however all welcome not just hockey kids…. Please ask nieces, nephews, neighbours, grand kids etc.. Halloween Disco/Party night at the Blue Flames Saturday 29th October 2011 7pm-11pm, Curry and Rice Fancy Dress optional, Party Games for all Adults £4, Kids £2 Please contact C.johnson11@sky.com for details.
Hull Stingrays 4 v 4 Whitley Braves
Whitley Braves started the new league season with a road trip to Humberside to take on the Hull Stingrays, in what turned out to be a very entertaining game. Whitley were without Dale Sharp and Natasha Crozier who both have long term injuries, while Hull have added the much travelled Craig Thurston to their roster.
Diversity Raffle Tickets – On Sale Now!
Jo Newton – our under 16 sixteen girls manager is selling raffle tickets to win two tickets to see Diversity. The tickets are one pound per strip and will be on sale from the rink every Wednesday and Friday. Wednesday is from around eight pm and Friday is from around nine pm. Also, She is still currently collecting unwanted Clothes, Shoes, Bags and bedding. All of the funds raised from both…
Pre-Season Club Update
As we ready our selves for the new season, here is the latest news from within the club. Management Committee The Club is delighted to announce Gillian Johnson’s appointment as Vice Chair, with specific responsibility for coordinating fundraising initiatives Jeremy Peardon and Andrew Bradshaw also join the management team as U16 and U18 Parent Representatives which simply leaves a vacancy for a Squaws’ Committee representative.
Mischiefs Pre-season Update
This past season has seen Whitley go through some amazing changes going from strenght to strenght. This year the Whitley Mischiefs are starting the season with a full squad. We have players ranging form 5 years old to 9 years old. A lot of the players have joined through the clubs Learn to Play programme. The new players have had some fantastic coaching and have joined some of our more established players. …