Some members may be aware of England Hockey’s recent announcement that they have obtained Government agreement for their plan for hockey to move from Stage 2 to Stage 4 of EH’s Return to Play plan announced earlier this summer. This plan includes provision for training and playing in groups of up to 30 and is a natural step in our … Read More
August Junior Camp!
Junior Hockey Camp – Led by former England Hockey captain and double Olympian, Glenn Kirkham August Wed 26th and Thurs 27th Sessions are 3 hours long and run from 9am-12 and 1-4pm £25 per session Open for children going into years 2 and upwards Sessions for children going into years 2 and 3 are only running in the mornings. Sessions for … Read More
Online Coaching Courses
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New Hockey Heroes! 19/9/20
Sign up for our new Hockey Heroes course starting on 19th September! Click here to find out more details. Make sure you sign up as soon as you can to ensure you get your sticks and t-shirt in time for the course! If you know all about it already and want to go straight to the sign up page then … Read More
Pitch Bookings Extended
The current exceptional pitch-booking process has been extended until Monday, 31st August for provisional bookings from club members. The reason bookings for this period are accepted on a provisional basis, and may be subject to change and/or cancellation at short notice, is that we are expecting an announcement shortly from England Hockey regarding the next steps for a return to … Read More
AGM Documents and Details
As previously advised, Tuesday’s AGM will be held online, starting at 7:30pm. We shall be using Zoom to facilitate this and any club members wishing to attend should email the Hon. Secretary, Darren Davies, on secretary@chelmsfordhc.org.uk for meeting details and copies of the Hon. Treasurer’s report and 2019/20 club accounts. All other AGM documents may be downloaded below.
Pitch Hire Charges
All members are reminded that, as per the recent announcement regarding the partial reopening of our facilities under COVID-19 restrictions, pitch hire charges will apply from Wednesday, 1st July onwards: CHARGES Until the end of June, 2020 there will be no charge for the use of the pitch by club members. With effect from 1st July, 2020 charges will be levied … Read More
New Coaching Appointments
We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new coaches for our Men’s and Women’s 1st XI squads for the 2020/21 season. Asif Rais has been appointed to the Women’s 1st XI role and has great experience developing junior players into senior squads. Teamed with a broad knowledge and understanding of the game, we hope that he can bring … Read More
Pitch Use and COVID-19
England Hockey have recently announced guidelines for STEP 2 of their plan for a gradual return to hockey – Getting Back on the Pitch. The CHC Management Committee has reviewed these guidelines and devised our own plan for returning to the pitch. This will be reviewed and updated as England Hockey guidance changes. With effect from Monday, 15th June, the following plan will … Read More
Unauthorised use of facilities
Regrettably, it has come to the Management Committee’s attention that there has been some unauthorised use of our facilities in recent weeks. The first incident related to a complaint received that our pitch was being used at a time when all sporting activities were supposedly suspended. This required us to place an additional padlock on the pitch gates. Secondly, we … Read More