The Blog

Bryan’s funeral will be held at Chelmsford Crematorium on Thursday 22nd February at 11.30 in the South Chapel, and all are welcome. Should you wish to join the family afterwards, the wake is being held at Chelmsford Hockey Club.   BRYAN HEELIS As many of you may already know, stalwart Evergreen Bryan Heelis lost his battle with Motor Neurone Disease … Read More

We regret to report that the pitches are frozen this morning. With temperatures forecast to remain at c1 degree for most of the morning there’s little chance of a thaw.  We are therefore cancelling the 9am sessions. There will be a further pitch inspection after 9am and a decision taken  on the later sessions by 9:30 latest.  Please check before … Read More

We are running a Junior Easter camp again this year with great coaches including Glenn Kirkham former England captain, Men’s 1st team player Ben Farmer, Ladies 1st team indoor hockey coach Mo Rahman, Club Coach and head of Hockey at New Hall Grant Ward and more including Karen Cooper and Jo Guy! Dates are 11th April 9.30-3pm:  for beginners / … Read More

Braintree HC are hosting a level 1 umpire course on 11th Feb Please book below and then claim a refund from Karen the treasurer if you agree to umpire at the club for at least 2 years. http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/courses.asp?section=296&sectionTitle=Find+a+Course    

Junior outdoor training today, Sunday, 26th November, is CANCELLED due to frozen pitches. Both pitches look better than yesterday but they are solid. Later matches should be unaffected as the sun and temperature are both rising but please check with your manager/coach if in doubt. Indoor training is, of course, unaffected.

We are incredibly sad to announce that Richard Bird lost his battle with cancer on Saturday evening.  He died at home, peacefully, with his family. A message from Polly: Simon, Andrew and I are overwhelmed by the many messages of condolence we have received since Richard’s death on Saturday. We would be delighted to see any of our hockey family … Read More

In response to member enquiries into how we spend money in the club we have produced the image below (please keep clicking on it to see a large image) to show where income was generated from and where money was spent last year. We’d like to emphasise that income from subs, match fees and pitch bookings covers the day to … Read More

CHC fantasy hockey is here! You get to pick your dream team from players in our very own club and stand the chance to be the manager of the month and season champion! Enter here: https://chelmsford.fantasyclubhockey.co.uk This is how it works….. Select your ‘Fantasy XI’ by October, the points start from matches on Saturday 7th October Rules Budget: £55 million Selection … Read More