Ready, Set, MO
Last weekend saw great results both on the pitch and on the Halloween dance floor. A shoutout to the Ladies 3s who not only got a big 3-1 win against Eastcote but also emerged victorious as Halloween fancy dress dinners. This Saturday all 17 of our adult teams are in action including derbies against East London for the L3, M4 and M7 and big home matches for the L1 and M1 against promotion rivals.
Vicki Wonders
Last week we learned of the devastating news that former Wapping member Vicki Wonders has passed away. Wapping HC sends its heartfelt condolences to all Vicki’s friends and family.
Please do send any pictures and fond memories through to wappingchair@gmail.com so we can include them in a memorial post.
Socials
Thank you to our wonderful social secs who organised a great night for the Halloween social last Saturday. My personal highlights included hogging the ‘dancing’ stage upstairs and sending a few too many song requests to the DJ, who very kindly played all my fave bangers.
There were some great outfits on show including Harry Potter characters, lots of Barbenheimer energy, 118 men, and at least one lobster. However, it was the Ladies 3s who emerged victorious as fancy dress winners for their Baby Guinness outfits - congrats!
There’s no time for rest in the Wapping social calendar as teams can now look forward to the Wapping Christmas social - please share the details below with your teams:
Date: Saturday 2nd December
Venue: Forge
Time: 7:30pm-2am
Attire: team favourite festive fancy dress
Tickets: tickets will cost £10 (includes Christmas nibbles) and will be available to buy through your team social sec
Women in Hockey Officiating workshop
As mentioned a few weeks ago, Women in Hockey Officiating are hosting a virtual workshop that is open to all women umpiring hockey in England, regardless of umpiring level. The agenda is as follows:
Part 1: answering pre-asked question on umpiring topics including positioning (particularly at corners, flicks and shuffles), obstruction rules and working with umpiring colleagues
Part 2: a series of scenarios to work through in small groups in a supportive atmosphere with guidance form experienced female umpires
Movember is back!
Another November has rolled around which means men across the country and Wapping will be growing, or attempting to grow, more facial hair for Movember. Movember are a great charity who raise awareness and look to tackle male suicide and mental health as well as testicular cancer.
The M3s have a Movember fundraising page up and running so please do donate here.
If any other teams/individual fundraising pages up and running please do get in touch to share! Keep your eye out on the backpost this month for facial hair updates…
Grubby deal!
Wapping member and Grubby founder Martin has kindly supplied Wapping members with an amazing deal. Grubby delivers meal kits to your home, providing you with pre-portioned ingredients and a choice of 20 recipes a week to choose from and follow. Their meals are filling, have a minimum of 2 fruit or veg in every portion and are quick and easy to make. Additionally, Grubby donate a meal to a child in poverty for every box sold.
Discount details: enter the discount code WAPPINGHC to get an exclusive 50% off your first box (including free delivery) and then 30% off for the rest of your first month.
Salmon Hockey order
We are delighted to welcome Salmon Hockey as sponsor of the Wapping Dev team and provider of Wapping Kidds clothing. They are passionate about making hockey accessible and are offering equipment for all at affordable prices. If you’d like to order a Wapping Kidds shirt (£15), a pair of shin pads (£18) or a carbon stick (£50), please do so from the Wapping Shop, we’ll be placing an order next week.
Moretown belle quiz
One of our lovely sponsors, the Moretown Belle are celebrating their 5th Birthday with a Fancy Dress Quiz on Monday 20th November 2023. Details below:
Time: arrive from 6pm, quiz starts at 7pm
Prizes: for 1st, 2nd and best fancy dress
Team size: 8 people
Please do keep an eye on social media for more details and start getting your team together!
Results update:
Last week in a line: DLLWLWWWWLWDWLDW
Fixtures this week
Member discounts:
Check out our Members' area (Password: whc1989) which has all of our available offers, including:
20% off NuSmile dentists
A free Psycle session
50% off first box + free delivery, plus 30% off for the rest of the month
2 weeks free trial of El Tab app giving members 4 free drinks in London nightly
20% off Sharp Movement
Discounted club trip to Leyton Orient on February 13th 2024
