The future of hockey is now
Last weekend saw some great wins for the club. The M5 got their first win of the season coming from behind to beat East London 2-1. Similarly the M7 picked up their first points with a 3-1 win over Brom Becks. The L1 and L4 also had good wins over West Herts and London Royals. This weekend there are lots of teams in action. The M1s are back in action as the East Conference restarts, the L5 have a derby clash against East London 6 and the U10 and U12 kidds have tournaments on Sunday afternoon.
Note from the Co-Chairs
This week representatives from East London HC, London Royals, Tower Hamlets HC and Wapping HC all met for a round table at Mile End Stadium to discuss the future of hockey in Tower Hamlets. There was some very positive news about an increased focus on sport within the borough and along with the other clubs we’ll be forming a joint committee to help inform development within it. If you have any suggestions for improvement or things to be considered/discussed please let our Vice Chair of Community, Alex Corrie, know.
Printers mixed hockey
After a forfeited and postponed match, the printers mixed team finally have their first match of the season on Sunday 12th February in the plate tournament against Romford. Please get in touch with Hugo (+44 7775 670032) if you are interested in playing!
Umpire courses
A reminder that we could always do with more umpires and there’s a really great online course you can join to get started. Umpiring is a great way to improve your understanding of the game, get involved in the club and earn some bucks (regular umpires receive £15 per game and pool umpires, £40). The course costs £30, runs for two hours and is an interactive zoom call facilitated by a couple of very experienced umpires. As soon as the course is complete you’re ready to give it a go and we have lots of experienced umpires to help when you first start out. If you have any questions, or any U18s are interested in umpiring, please contact the ULOs (wappingulo@gmail.com) who’ll be happy to provide additional support.
Social reminders
This Saturday we’re encouraging teams to come down to JO to support the afternoon games (L7 at 14:00 and L6 at 15:30) and then head together to the Moretown Belle for the England v Scotland 6 nations game kicking off at 4:45pm. Please also come down for drinks later if you are playing a later game.
On Saturday 25th February the M1 and L1 are running a raffle and quiz at Hackney Bridge to raise money for the club. Anyone is welcome so get the dates in your diary and invite your friends. Keep your eyes peeled on socials for teasers of some of the prizes you could win. Also please get in touch if you have a prize/experience that could be donated.
A reminder to keep buying your tickets for the End of Season Dinner on 22nd April (6pm-1am) at De Vere Connaught Rooms. Tickets can be bought on the wapping website here.
Matches this weekend
Lee Valley
13:00 - M3 v Teddington 2 (pitch 1)
14:30 - L2 v West Herts 1 (pitch 1)
16:00 - M10 v London Royals 3
18:00 - M1 v Hampstead and Westminster (pitch 1)
John Orwell
11:10 - M6 v Tulse Hill and Dulwich 4
12:30 - M8 v Tulse Hill and Dulwich 5
14:00 - L7 v Tulse Hill and Dulwich 7
15:30 - L6 v Wanderers 7
Away
10:00 - L5 v East London 6
11:00 - M7 v Tulse Hill and Dulwich 3
12:00 - L3 v Wanderers 2
13:00 - M5 v London Royals 1
14:30 - M2 v Chiswick 1
15:00 - L1 v Kings and Alleyns 1
14:45 - L2 v Teddington 1
15:00 - M4 v London Wayfarers Vikings
Sunday - Lee Valley
14:30 - L2 v Wimbledon 3 (pitch 1)
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