WHC Members need your donations

WHC members Erica Robinson and Matt Armitage are both putting their bodies on the line after the current hockey season finishes, all in aid of charity. In April, Erica will be running the London Marathon in aid of the Injury Minimization Programme for Schools (I.M.P.S.) , based at the John Radcliff Hospital in Oxford. Please support Erica with any donation, however small, by going to http://www.justgiving.com/ericarobinson.
Matt will be taking part in a  3 Peaks Challenge with a difference....not only does he intend to climb the highest peaks in England, Wales and Scotland, but he will cycle the 450 miles between them. He will be will be doing this all in aid of Cancer Research, and you can generously donate at http://www.justgiving.com/Matt-A-and-Chris-T. Please help both Erica and Matt if you can - any donation, however small, will help to motivate them during their training in the cold and wet mornings. Best of luck to you both!

2009/10 Season so far

WHC have already hosted a number of events so far this season the the curtain raiser being the annual Club Day where more than 60 people took part in a number of matches throughout the day.  This was the follow up the the grand pitch opening in the 2008/09 season and once again proved to be a great success.  Since then 40 Club members made the trip to Jongleurs comedy club in Oxford for an entertaining evening.  With a number of socials lined up before Christmas including the Bavarian Night and the Christmas Party we are sure to finish the year in style.

Sponsorship

The Club is actively looking for sponsorship, if you know anyone / any companies that might be interested then please let Tim know by emailing wallingfordhc@gmail.com.  Sponsorship varied from fixture card adverts, pitch side banners or kit sponsorship.

WHCCC v B&UCC

Thursday 2nd July saw WHCCC take on B&UCC for their third annual match at Blewbury.  The team consisted of: Andy Barber, Matt Clamp, Mike Latham, Chris Debney, Sean Millard, Matt Armitage, Tim Chamberlain, Tim Atkins, Alun Lloyd, Rich Pool and John Philips.  The home team won the toss and decided to bat first, wickets started to fall from the start with great pressure built by good fielding.  Blewbury ended up setting a total of 85 to win having been bowled out in the 15th over.  WHCC ended up chasing down the total in the 14th over with only 3 wickets down including great knocks from Andy and John.  

Club Day 2008 a Great Success
a huge thanks to everyone who came along on Sunday 14th September to our 1st annual Club day. We hope that you all enjoyed the day as much as we did and that the club spirit that was definitely in the air will be around for the rest of the season!
We made a good start on this year's fundraising taking £110 in the socials area, £617 for the pig roast and bouncy castle and £380 behind the bar which goes to the Trust. It has been noted that as a club we spent almost £1000 on food and drink in an afternoon.... we truly are athletes!

A message from Fon....
"What was great about the open/club day was that it was inclusive of everyone, young and old, ranging from 5 years to 90 years which says a lot about our club. I was particularly pleased to see ex club members there either in a playing or guest capacity supporting our day. A huge thanks go to: Kit, Mairi and Maggie for their efforts in the food tent, Sam for help setting up, to Richard for sorting and manning the beer tent and last but not least, to Rachel and Tim in helping to organise, and for making sure things went smoothly on the day"