Thank you to those who have already been in touch to offer your support with welfare. We are still looking to increase capacity within the welfare team, if you are interested in becoming involved, please speak to a member of the welfare team or email welfare@suttoncoldfieldhc.co.uk.

Junior Section

Congratulations to the U10 and U12 Boys and Girls who all qualified for the Midlands In2Hockey finals, with our U10 Girls crowned Warwickshire Champions! The U10s play on March 30th and the U12s on April 27th. Good luck and thank you to all the coaches, umpires and parents for your support.
Congratulations also to our U18 Girls who beat Reading to make it into the final of their EH Plate Competition. Thank you to coach Emily Peers and good luck to the team for the final - April 13th in Nottingham.
The Junior Presentation Event will take place on Sunday 18th May at the clubhouse, further details to follow.

Senior Section

Men: M1 continue their strong form and remain in 3rd place. M3 and M5 remain in promotion contention. M2 and M6 should now avoid relegation. There will be three men's summer league teams, with matches commencing w/b 12th May.
Women: W1s matches continue until 26th April, with Phase 3 fixtures released after this weekend’s games. W2s have their highest ever points total (over 40) in Mids Prem. W3s remain in promotion contention; W4s are now secure in their league. There will be three women’s teams entered in the Olton Summer League with matches starting towards the end of April.
Vets - Matches continue. Thank you to Alex McDowell for all his work coordinating vets fixtures.
WO35 and WO45 teams are both through to the semi-finals of their respective EH Cup competitions. O35s play Slough away on 30th March and O45s play Timperley at home on 6th April. Good luck to both teams!

Finance & subscriptions

The new England Hockey affiliation proposal, which includes a charge per person (for both junior and senior players), was voted on and approved by clubs at the recent EH AGM. The additional affiliation costs, alongside greater pitch hire, teas costs etc will necessitate an increase in SCHC subscriptions. Once a streamlined set of membership categories and subscriptions has been finalised, details will be shared.
We are still looking to increase capacity in the finance team. Please speak to Matt Jones if you could offer 1-2 hours a week.

Socials

Men’s and Women’s End of Season dinners take place at the clubhouse on Saturdays 29th March and 12th April respectively. Tickets are £10 and available to buy via Pitchero.
SCHC’s Annual Ball is on Saturday 10th May at Aston Wood Golf Club. This year we are supporting Birmingham PHAB camps.
50 people attended the recent volunteers’ meal. Thank you to MAB for the fantastic food, and thank you to all our club volunteers - your help in running SCHC is very much appreciated.
Keep your eyes peeled for each week’s SCHC Fantasy Team of the Week appearing on socials.

The Clubhouse

Discussions are underway about the possibility of having a pool table and coffee machine in the clubhouse.
Please contact Mat Scott (MAB) if you are interested in a private hire or booking the clubhouse for an event.

AOB

SCHC’s AGM will be held on Monday 30th June at the clubhouse. All members are invited to attend. We are looking to re-launch SCHC President and Vice-President roles, and will present and vote on this at the AGM.
England Hockey is launching an initiative in which they loan funds to clubs for new hockey pitches. SCHC has been involved in preliminary discussions about the feasibility of pitches at The Royal Sutton School.

Dates of Core Committee Meetings for 24/25 Season:-

First half of the season: Mondays 7 October; 4 November; 9 December
Second half of the season: Mondays 13 January; 24 February; 24 March; Thursday 1 May
AGM Monday 30th June