Weekly Update - two national finals, big weekend for 1's and Easter camps

Another big end of season weekend ahead with our final National League games of the season and both games have lots riding on them so do come down and support the teams if you can. See more details in this weekend's programme attached. All the EHL league games start at 2pm this weekend so we'll be nervously keeping up to date with the other league games that have a baring on how our L1 and M1 will finish in teh league.

Saturday 2pm - L1 v Durham Uni. - We need to win and we need Bowdon to beat Harrogate to complete the great escape and stay in Conference North. The girls had a fantastic 2 - 0 win at 2nd place Fylde last Saturday and scored early, got the momentum and are buoyed to continue today to get the points. Fingers crossed neighbours Bowdon can help us as if they win and we win Harrogate will be relegated. This also means only two teams will be relagated from NW Premier Division and will help our L2's

Sunday 2pm - M1 v Doncaster - down to the wire for the men too. A point will and we'll be Runners Up for the third year on the bounce - a win and a banana skin in the Lindum v Wakefield game for the league leaders and we'll pip them for the title, scenes and celebrations ! A solid 5 - 0 win v Wakefield last week helped our GD further and one ahead of Lindum if there is a slip up

North West Leagues
Good luck to all teams today in their penultimate matches - the league completes on 6th April and some big games today for L2 away at Kirby Stephen and our M3's are they chase down Bowdon for the title.

EH Junior Club Championship - Tier 2
Last Sunday was an amazing day for the club and all those involved in our junior programme - led by Anna Mawby and our dedicated team of coaches, managers and supporters. With over 70 young players competing in National Semi Finals - a feat not achieved before by the club, Five highly competitive games - and two teams through to National Finals continuing to fly the Timperley flag and a great experience and opportunity for all players involved. Well done to all involved and savour the achievement of getting to the SF's.

• U18Boys v Bromley and Beckenham - lost 5 - 3 but we were 6 regular players down impacted by injuries, school trips and put a very strong come back
• U16 Boys v Surbiton Hyennas - lost 3 - 2 in a thrilling game that could have gone either way with Surbiton clinching deflected goal from a PC in the dying minutes
• U14Boys were on the road at Wallingford, Oxfordshire and after a tight game lost 3-1, lots of time for these young lads to be there again in the future
• Congratulations to our National finalists
• U14 Girls v Surbiton Ospreys: 1 - 1 and Timperley won the shoot out 4-3. Some amazingly cool heads in that one and releif for home crowd. Onwards to the finals on 27th April
• U16G v Guildford Cheetahs : 4 - 1 Great away win for the girls and their final is on 13th April in Nottingham. Girls rocking another lovely photo following their win !

Under 10 and 12's - Cheshire In2Hockey Tournament
Our young blues has a super day on Sunday playing in the annual Cheshire tournaments - for many their first experience of a competitive tournament leading to area finals. Congratulation to our Under 10 Girls who were runners up and will play in the NW Finals on 21st April (at THC) and to all the players,coaches and managers who made it all possible.

Big shout out too to Sian Birch and Clare Hornby who stepped in to be tournament organisers from Cheshire HA at the U10's Girls that meant the event could take place not be postponed and to Jo Nicholson (Woody) who was Tournament Director of the U12 Girls event. Woody is now an active England Hockey Technical Official and was also officiating at the National Schools Finals (T3,4,5) last Monday at Nottingham as well as a men's national league games.

End of season celebrations
Senior team end of season dinner and awards on 19th April is now SOLD OUT. If you'd still like to attend please contact Shelagh or Fozzy and we'll pop you on the reserves list in case we get any returns or people who cant come due to illness etc

Tickets will go on sale this week for our new u14 / U16 Dinner and Awards being held at the club on 26th April. The end of season celebration and final Sunday coaching session for the U12's and below on Sunday 19th May

Training Updates - Juniors and Seniors
Senior 1's training has now finished for the season
Senior Club and 2's training will continue this week and next with the final session being on Tuesday 2nd April.

We wish, Club Coach, Mark Worsley a speedy recovery after an emergency appendicitis operation this week - he'll be on his phone tracking the scores and updates from all the games so lets give him someone to celebrate !

Junior Sunday Training is on tomorrow - but there are no sessions on EASTER SUNDAY
U14/16 Training is on Monday - but there is no session on EASTER MONDAY

Easter and Summer Hockey Camps
We'll be running camps again this Easter run by Ali G for years 8 to 11 on 3rd and 4th April and with Helen Weston for yeat 5 to 7 on 11th April. Junior Comms for full details. £rd and 4th April
BOOK PLACES HERE https://www.timperleyhockeyclub.com/payments

We are launching a fun four week summer camp for years 5 to 7 - Monday's from 17th June to 8th July 2024 and an eight week development programme for years 8 to 11 with Ali G from 13th May. See full details to be shared this week and how to book places.

Finally this week, do take a look at our hockey community sponsor, Myerson Solicitors, latest magazine attached. Lots of interesting stuff and its great to see a local firm sponsoring the Cheshire Brit Fest music festival at Ashley in the Summer. Huge thanks again to Myerson for their support of THC and to all our other main sponsors: PGN Kitchens, Davidsons and Eighteen Hockey. Please look them up and show our support for them as they've shown their support for developing hockey at Timperley.

https://www.myerson.co.uk/assets/ISSUE_14_SPRING_2024-FINAL-compressed.pdf