Sportivate is a new scheme from Sport England aimed at encouraging more 14 – 25 year olds to participate in sport. It will be funded by the National Lottery, with £32 million being invested nationally over the next four years. The scheme is part of the mass participation legacy plans for the country from the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Club Open Day: come and meet Olympic bronze medallists
Please note the timings have now altered slightly, Helen & Kate will now be with us from 10:30-12:30 The club are delighted to announce that Great Britain players Helen Richardson & captain Kate Walsh will be visiting us on 1st September as part of the Harvester Club Weekend. Here’s how the exciting news broke! Delighted2announce @h_richardson8 @katewalsh11 will b visiting @broxbourne_hc 4 #harvesterclubweekend.Win a player here englandhockey.co.uk/page.asp?secti… — Great Britain Hockey (@GBHockey2012) August 21, 2012 We’re going to be holding a community Open Day to celebrate, to which you are all invited. The day will include taster sessions for juniors
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Come and support Great Britain at our ‘Hockey House’
We can confirm that you will be able to watch every Great Britain Olympic match in the clubhouse. We’ll be receiving a goodie pack from England Hockey to dress up the place, including bunting and even some life size cutouts of GB players! So come down, have a drink, watch the games and make sure to wear red to support our boys and girls! Match Schedule is as follows (all games will be shown live in their entirety on one of the 24 BBC Olympic channels, these can be accessed by Freesat channels 150-173, Sky channels 450-473 and Virgin 574-597
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Olympic Ticket Ballot
We now have our 26 tickets allocated by England Hockey and it is intended to hold a ballot for them in the club on the weekend of 21st/22nd July. The tickets are all for the evening of Tuesday 7th August (session H030) starting at 1900 and finishing at 2245. The 2 games are (Men) GB v Spain and Germany v New Zealand. The tickets are £20 each and are situated in Block 219 (download a venue map and seating plan) Row 25—Seats 540-543 XXXX Row 26—Seats 540-555 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Row 27—Seats 540-545 XXXXXX To be eligible to take part in
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Investec London Cup Tickets On Sale
5-10 June 2012 University of Westminster Sports Ground, Chiswick More than half a million people watched on TV as Great Britain’s women won the silver medal at the Champions Trophy. Now you can see them take on world class opponents live at the Investec London Cup this June. Enjoy the perfect day out with friends and family and support Great Britain as they build up to the greatest show on earth. The Investec London Cup is a superb way to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee bank holiday, see our Olympic hockey stars in the flesh and have a go at hockey yourself
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GB v Germany LIVE on the BBC Red Button – Saturday 20:30
Great Britain women’s hockey team sets up semi final clash with Germany Read full version on England Hockey website Great Britain’s women’s hockey team will face long-standing rivals Germany in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy in Rosario, Argentina, on Saturday evening with the match set to be shown live on the BBC. The final four clash takes place at 20:30 GMT (17:30 local) on Saturday and will be shown live on the BBC red button platform on satellite, cable and freeview. The second semi final features Olympic Champions and world number one, The Netherlands, against World Champions and
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‘Are We Ready’ – Briefing notes from the England Hockey Roadshow
England Hockey recently held a series of events around the country to showcase their plans for the next 12 months, the main aim to maximise the opportunity that the Olympics will bring in showcasing the sport and getting more people involved. Download and view the England Hockey Presentation (PowerPoint Presentation) Watch Sally Munday, EHB Chief Executive. explain the ‘Hockey Nation Objectives’ in the video below Below are notes from Club Chairman Ian Vickers who attended the London briefing, which along with the information above will hopefully give you an idea of the sorts of things being planned.
Hockey Nation: Be part of it
Exciting news from the England Hockey website , below are their plans for hockey to make the most of the boost in profile it will no doubt get from London 2012 and how clubs can get involved in their plans. If you’re interested in finding out more, England Hockey are hosting a series of roadshows which you can attend, further information on how to register for these can be found at the bottom of the page. The Olympic Games. The greatest show on earth. The hosting of an Olympic Games in our country is a once in a lifetime opportunity
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