The Christmas build up has well and truly started this weekend! The Xmas Tree man has arrived at the Club (so be aware Stockport Rd entrance will be busy with people in and out for trees!) the Food Bank and Tombola collection boxes are out and its time to get your THC Xmas Quiz tickets too!

With the Adult League fixtures finishing a week earlier that normal it feels like we’ve been catapulting into the Festive run in with lots happening at once!

29th November is a definitely one of our Super Saturday this season on and off the pitch!

Nine Home Games (including Badgers at Wellington)
All four performance teams back to back on the blue: L2 (12:00) M2 (14:00), L1 (16:00) and M1 v Deeside (18:00)
Eighteen Hockey Black Friday Pop Up Event 11.30am to 6pm
Janet Wood’s Cake stall - lets see if we can match or top the £245 raised last time!
Donation Drop Offs for Tombola and Food Bank
New Bobble Hats are on here (buy from Janet’s Cake Stall or the Gate at M1 game)
Live Music from 7.30pm in the bar from Mike Welton – all welcome – to cap off hopefully a fab final days league hockey for 2025 and lots of goals and points in the bag!

Big Reminder - Get Your Christmas Quiz Ticket by Tuesday 2nd December !
Christmas Quiz and Social – Saturday 6th December 7pm
Grab you team mates and get your tickets online to book in as an individual (and we can hook you up with a team) or ideally with your Saturday team mates, friends and family!
Tickets need to be purchased by midnight on Tuesday 2nd December so we can get the food order in and finalise planning !
BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE https://www.timperleyhockeyclub.com/payments/category/tickets

Any raffle donations would be appreciated (let Pricey or Lydia know) as we will be raising funds towards hockey’s donation to the bar / clubhouse refurbishment. So as well as a great night out we can support making the club even better!

22nd / 23rd November Pitch Highlights

Big shout out to the Ladies 1's who made it 8 wins on the bounce last weekend with a 3-2 win away at Longridge and are top of NW Prem with a 3 point buffer from Sefton. Great work by the squad and new Women’s Head Coach, Chris Simcock, and keeping us focused on our aim to return Women’s Conference North.

Sadly it was a tough visit to Brooky for L2 and M2 who both lost but as Brooky M2’s are top of Premier it wasn’t an expected result based on their form. The M4's had a big win v Bowdon to stay top of Div 5 (E) and are now the only undefeated league team in the club. Also in Div 5 (E) M5's drew with 2nd placed Didsbury 1 -1 to help the M4's promotion campaign. Big boost for the L5's after a bumpy start to the season with a nice 5 - 0 win v Glossop.

M1 travelled to league leaders Repton with the only thing between the sides a converted stroke on 23 minutes. Whilst frustrating not to have got a point there are a lot of positives to take from our results v the top three - all narrow defeats by one goal. Deeside come in on the back of a home loss to Notts Uni and gaining key points before the two month mid season break couldn’t be more important to both sides as we start the second rally of league matches.

Our super cool U16G’s won another shoot out after a 3- 3 draw v Rotherham to take the bonus point and finish 2nd in EH T1 Supra League to Repton and into the big league for the 2nd stage – a first for THC

This weekend and December’s Hockey

We’ve a bumper home match day and do get your big coats out and come down to support the home teams as we’ve something for everyone. Ones to watch:

- Battle of the 2’s at 12noon – L2 v Alderley 2’s
- M2 v Chester at 14:00 and looking to end 2025 with 3 points
- L1 v Brooklands 16:00, everyone loves a Brooklands Derby and l1 looking to make it 9 wins on the bounce
- Don’t get bigger than this one for M1 v Deeside at 6pm and 3 vital points up for grabs lets get a big crowd in to show Deeside what ‘Saturday Night Under the Lights’ hockey is all about!

Come down for the M1 game and join us in the bar after the match for drinks and to enjoy the free live music from Mike Welton from 7.30pm. Big thanks to Mike who donated this ‘gig’ in the recent Auction and THC had the winning bid! Let us know what you think and any ideas for post match informal socials for 2026

Training will be continuing for a few more weeks too

- Sunday Morning last session Sunday 14th December back on 11th January
- Monday’s U14/16 last session 15th December and back on 5th January
- Tuesdays last session 9th December (and option for festive 7’s on 16th December) and back on 6th January

EH and comps continue with the Mixed XI v Chorley and Blackburn at home on 7th December and the U16/18 teams heading off to the NW Junior Indoor Tournaments.

Sponsor Spotlight - https://chewshealth.co.uk/

We’ve had a great relationship with Jack Chew and team over recent years not just as one of our sponsors but in helping rehab and get many players back on the pitch! Chews Health are on site at the Club so what could be easier! TSC members get 10% off all services (book online and select TSC member option) and free 15 minute assessment (phone 0161 971 7391 to book). Jack also partners with the club to run the brilliant walking for health ‘Timperley Trundle’ every Monday at 10am and if you want to see some creative marketing hop onto Insta or Facebook and see his latest festive offer for Christmas Tree Knee!
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XMAS DONATIONS MORE INFORMATION

Drop off Tombola Donations (adult and children's) by 1pm on 13th December 2025 - click more more details and examples https://www.timperleyhockeyclub.com/news/tombola-prizes-needed-please-drop-off-donations-at-the-club-by-1pm-on-13th-december-2025-2952455.html

Drop off Food Bank Donations by Thursday 18th December - click for more details and examples of items needed https://www.timperleyhockeyclub.com/news/timperley-sports-club--christmas-food-bank-collection-2025-2952454.html