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We regret to announce the recent death of club Vice-president and local farmer, Hugh Scantlebury. Hugh was an active Chelmsford Hockey Club member throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and a founder member of the club’s men’s Veterans team under the captaincy of Bill Greenwood.  He held the honour of scoring the team’s one hundredth goal! The thoughts of all at … Read More

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of former Ladies’ 3rd XI and junior coach, Paul Goodridge. Following a cardiac arrest in February, Paul had been recovering from a hypoxic brain injury at a specialist neuro rehabilitation centre in Norwich.  Although he had made good progress, Paul passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, 20th June. … Read More

Date: Saturday, 11th November, 2023. Venue: Stock Brook Golf and Country Club, Queens Park Avenue, Stock, Nr. Billericay, CM12 0SP. Times: 7pm arrival, 1am carriages. Tables of up to 12. Featuring a magician, live band, 3-course meal, welcome drink and photographer. Tickets £70.  To join the waiting list for our sell-out ball please fill in the form. Any questions?  Please … Read More

Junior Camp Registration

UPDATE 01-02-23 – Some of the sessions in the programme have been rescheduled to avoid half-term.  Please check the link below for details.    If you are an older junior player or the parent of a junior player there’s exciting news about an upcoming Junior Umpire Development Programme designed to give you the knowledge, confidence and tools to umpire Mini-Hockey … Read More

We regret to announce the sad news that Ken Carr, a club Vice-president for fifty years, passed away peacefully at home in Sandon on Thursday, 19 January. Although Ken was not a hockey player, he was a keen cricketer and one of the driving forces behind the move of the Cricket Club and Men’s and Ladies’ Hockey Clubs to the … Read More

It is with sadness that we announce the death of former Chelmsford HC player, committee member and Vice-president, Alan Harrington. Alan played for the club from circa 1952 through to about 1968, captaining the 2nd XI and 3rd XI for several years, and sitting on the club management committee for most of his time at the club.  Two of Alan’s … Read More

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Further to our recent post regarding the sad news of Jane Ardener’s passing, we have been notified by Jane’s family of the following funeral arrangements: “Anne would like to invite you to attend the funeral of Jane Ardener, daughter, niece, cousin and friend to many. The funeral will take place at St Mary the Virgin, Church Street, Kelvedon, CO5 9AL on … Read More

All at Chelmsford HC are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and offer our sincerest condolences to the whole royal family. We are mindful that some members/volunteers may wish to opt out of hockey activities this weekend as a mark of respect and, of course, they are free to do so. However, while we await … Read More