After the October break it’s good to be back this weekend and there’s a distinct Autumn chill in the air! Enjoy this weekend’s games and our home feature matches are :
- Saturday - 14:00 M2 v Deeside and 16:00 L1 v Neston
- Sunday – 13:00 v Repton U16G in the EH Tier 1 Supra League and we welcome back Orla Mawby playing for Repton!

We closed off block one of League fixtures with a packed blue pitch for the tense derby M1 v Bowdon match with another narrow defeat 0 -1 for the blues showing how fine the margins are at this level. Download the programme and take a look at our new ‘history corner’ feature as part of our lead up to our 140th birthday in 2026!

The winner on the night was the record ‘Saturday Night Under the Lights’ crowd of 248 in the blue pitch and more outside who with great support for the neighbours too, created a fantastic atmosphere and showed the ‘spirit of hockey’ again at its best and a packed clubhouse after the game. We also tried out the option of pitch side food so let us know what you thought and if will be demand for future games.

Around the teams …scores on the doors is back!
With the first block of adult league and junior games completed teams and players are getting into the groove and the aim now if for a big push in this next block of games before Xmas.

Based on Adult League games we flying high on % points earned from games played are:

• Ladies 6’s with a 100% and 4 clean sheets to boot, including a week with no GK!)
• Men’s 4’s also undefeated on an impressive 88.89% and topping the table
• Ladies 1’s are on a roll now and on 80% following dropping points v Sefton
• Men’s 5 and Ladies 3’s re on 55.56%

For all our teams results and fixtures save this link: https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/clubs/timperley-hc/fixtures

Good luck to all teams this weekend and let’s get some more points on the board. Next week we’ll look at performance between the sticks with goals scored and conceded and a round up on the juniors too

#MakingHockeyHappen
Our revamped Young Leader Development and Mentorship Programme is now up and running and it’s a real pleasure to welcome back former Junior Chair/ Co-ordinator Nishi Sathi whose kindly stepped up to run the programme. As well as helping our year 8’s upwards develop really value skills, confidence and self-development the opportunities will hopefully grow a future generation of people who #makehockeyhappen for many many years to come. The YL opportunities include coaching, umpiring and as supporting younger teams and events. Our older younger leaders including Joe Williamson and Josh Higgin are supporting Monday night junior training.

We know all players are brilliant umpires but how many have ever picked up a whistle and experienced seeing the game from a different perspective! We’re on a quest to encourage more people to pick up a whistle and come along to an evening lead by some different faces to get a first hand feel for making the first steps and the support available to encourage and develop you. What’s this space for details and we’d challenge all players of any age to take the short online Rules test available on https://hockeyhub.englandhockey.co.uk/officiating !

More banners and fantastic support from our sponsors
More banners have gone up around the blue pitch for our sponsors: Davidson’s; Macklin & Co Estate Agents; McHale & Co Solicitors, Eighteen Hockey and View Landscaping and thank to Tom Jones former M1 player for his support. We’ll be unveiling a new banner for Autopoint Knutsford shortly following Jon Mawby’s generous support to part fund and build a replacement video tower. If your business or employer would be interested in supporting THC and promoting their business please contact Shelagh Everett or David Price princes start from £300.

Flying Freya to Chile!
We know many blues track the progress of Freya Diamond, former L1 player now at Nottingham Uni. Freya’s on her way to Chile for the Junior World Cup with Wales U21 in a few weeks. Due to cuts the team have to fully fund themselves and have a crowdfunding page to support squad costs
Freya and Wales U21's Crowdfunder Page

Slightly closer to home and less travel this week for Josh Higgin (M1) and Josh Barlow (M2) who were at Lilleshall training with the England U18’s this week!

Getting ready for the festive season!
With only 5 more hockey league weekends before Christmas we’re planning our annual blues activities!

The THC Christmas Shop window extended - now closes 09:00 Wednesday 5th November 2025 and we’ve added a new range of non playing kit items to tempt sant and your Xmas List – take a look and don’t miss the deadline!
https://www.timperleyhockeyclub.com/news/last-orders-for-your-christmas-thc-stash--orders-close-2000-sunday-2nd-november-2025-2948054.html

Socks are available from the club direct and we will have a drop on bobble hats arriving to buy direct in December with a refreshed look.

The Annual Christmas Quiz and social is all booked for Saturday 6th December and we’ll be doing social festive hockey in the afternoon – so save the date !

Paid hockey opportunity -NW Junior Hockey Co-ordinator role
NW Hockey are looking for a Junior Co-ordinator to support the NW Junior Committee and competition administration. It’s a paid role c £3k pa and would be ideal for someone who loves hockey admin and organisation and would enjoy supporting the NW Junior Hockey programme. There are also volunteer roles available on the NW Junior committee and would be great to see a Timperley person stepping up to support the running and development of junior hockey in the NW. Contact Shelagh Everett for more details – closing date 7th November 2025
North West Hockey - Junior role opportunities

Kit mountain – help us rehome lost items!
We’re still getting items of kit and sticks left on pitches and in the clubhouse and nearly all is unnamed! Check the lost property bag in the hockey lock up this week as anything not claimed will be going into our pre loved sale from 9th November!

….and finally congratulations to Emma and Simon Mier on the birth of their daughter earlier this morning helping grow the next generation of Timperley players!