We hope that everyone who didn't have a game last weekend enjoyed a bit of hockey downtime! Its back to business this weekend.

Following the news earlier in the week of the passing of Sanjay Nayar, former THC M1 players our facebook post has drawn so many incredible memories and sharing and fraternal love from across the hockey community. Sanjay's family has passed on their thanks to the Club for our tribute to Sanjay and for all the messages received. See below for funeral arrangements and hop onto the THC facebook page to see tributes.

Some of the on pitch highlights from 19th / 20th October weekend
- Winning ways continue for the L1 and M1's making it 5 from 5 with 100% with pack with 100% records and 12 points each
- highest score was M3 with 8 goals in a 8 - 5 goal fest with Preston ! M1 notched up 5 and L1 a solid 4
- EH Junior Championships with 4 wins for U18B, U16G, U14G and U14B
- fastest goals - after 2 minutes for M3 (PC) and L3 (FG) both names withheld on GMS (changed your settings to have your name show! )
- total goals scored (senior teams) - 33 (34 previous week)
- total goals conceded (senior teams) - 41 (30 previous) not sure a good week between the sticks!
- Good win for a very mature WO35's in EH Masters notching up a 5 - 2 win away at Leek

Let's get back on it this weekend on and off the pitch - this weekend is the order cut off for the THC / EV2 Kit Shop for Xmas deliveries and we've more dates for the diary to save and lots of news from TSC too ! We also ran a really successful HT Camp with week and thanks to Ali G and Helen for running it and to all the players who came along.

Club online Shop is OPEN - closes 3rd November 2024
Quick reminder the online EV2 Club Shop is open until Sunday 3rd November for orders of kit and THC branded accessories all for Xmas delivery. THC online Shop - Xmas Orders see full details https://www.timperleyhockeyclub.com/news/order-now-for-the-thc-kit-and-stash-xmas-delivery--order-deadline-3rd-november-2024-2881390.html

Club News !
Its been a incredibly busy four months at the Club with a number of projects (part of Project18) delivered - download the attached new look TSC Members Newsletter to find out more about TSC News. More work is underway on Monday too, Midsteam will be on site to repair the LED lights on the Green Pitch and will be doing the Lighting Lux Testing on Monday evening from 6.45pm

Timperley Hockey is one of the four sporting sections of Timperley Sports Club and a thriving TSC is key for all four sports. In a nutshell the four sports deliver the sport and put the boots in the ground and the Club (TSC) runs the facilities and plans for the future (and that's why subs go to TSC) be it pitches, the building, heating, drainage or other improvements to the site. Hockey and TSC are mutually dependant and supportive so its vital that hockey play an active role in the running of the club. If you're interested in finding out more or getting involved please contact Shelagh Everett.

Have a look at the latest new look newsletter and find out more about YOUR club !

If you missed the updates on the drainage works at the back of the Blue Pitch takes a look at the video of when the blockage was removed ! The new drainage pipe will help the ATP's drain better and get water off the whole site from the front pitch and back drive. So do take a look at this £10,000 investment in our club ! https://www.timperley-sports.com/news/let-it-flow--drainage-improvement-project-completed--2881680.html

Young Blues Spotlight
Our Young Blues programme is busier than ever this season and we couldn't deliver this much hockey and infect and inspire so many young players to hopefully have a life long love of the sport without our army of volunteers and coaches. As well are Sunday and Monday coaching we run teams 15 teams from the U18's down in EH Championships to first steps for our Under 8's in mini games and of course the introduction to Saturday hockey for our Otters, Beavers and Badgers !

North West Junior Leagues have started well for the U14 and U16's Boys and Girls on Sunday and this is a brilliant platform to develop players at all stages - including decision making, leadership and supporting team mates for our more experienced players. TEAM is core to hockey and the ups and downs of being part of a team is all part of the learning, tears and joy!

Badgers, Beavers and Otters our Saturday 11 - a - side teams who play friendlies across the NW are also in full flow and learning loads. Results are the key measure here but how the players are developing and again all importantly their team-ship and play. Part of nearly all young players hockey journey is also spending Sunday afternoons at the Armitage (and in days gone by Belle Vue!) for the GMJHL 7 a side monthly tournaments for U10's and U12's.

The EH Junior Clubs Championships is the pinnacle for our competitive junior hockey and we have build a solid track record in recent years reaching semi finals and finals. We've entered U14,U16 and U18 boys and girls again this year and started this years competition on 20th October. We've also entered the U16G in the EH Tier 1 Supra League this year too and the Girls got their first win away with a 4 - 1 win v Sutton Coldfield with some great goals.

In the Tier 2 Knock Out Championships:
- U18 Boys had a great match against Bowdon and came away with a 4-3 victory in Tier 2 KO Championships !
- U14 Boys beat Bowdon B in another close high scoring match winning 6-5 in a brilliant match in Tier 2 KO Championships
- U14 Girls kept a clean sheet and some amazing goals beat Alderley Edge B 5-0 in Tier 2 KO Championships
- U18 Girls had a walkover after Brooklands conceded
- Sadly the U16 Boys had to concede as we couldn't field a team and go into the plate

We've a EH Junior Championships Super Sunday on 10th November at the club so why not pop down and support our young blues and see some of the talented teams and players developing throughout the club. Home Games U18B, U14B, U18G and U16G.

Master World Cup - international Blues !
Robin Cooper (M1) is back from South Africa where he was playing in the Masters O35 World Cup for Wales and is by all accounts looking sharp and raring to go v Sheffield on Saturday evening at 18:30 - not quite the Table Mountain backdrop he's been used too !

The Masters World Cup for the older age groups starts this week in New Zealand and we've 6 Blues who've made the trip out to Auckland. We'll bring more updates of their exploits next week and we wish all the best to the Timperley 6 for a great tournament:
Colin Taylor
Mike Carson
Mark Andrews
Debbie Chalcroft
Lou Hutchinson
Sarah Impey (Alliance)
Follow all the action, results and news here: https://worldmastershockey.org/wmhevents/2024mwcnz/

Save the dates
A few dates to get in your diaries:
- THC Christmas Quiz : Saturday 7th December 2024.
Tickets go on sale hopefully later this week. It was a sell out last year so don't miss out snap up your tickets early !

- TSC Christmas Party: Saturday 21st December 2024
Would you like to help plan and help run this years Christmas Party ? If so we're looking for a couple of volunteers to join a #oneclubfoursports team to get going on the planning with Jane Ashcroft. Let Shelagh, Anna or Jane know if interested in helping out

Sanjay's Funeral
The family has asked us to share details:
Wednesday 6th November 2024, 12noon, Manchester Crematorium, (Southern) Barlow Moor Road, Manchester M21 7GZ
and afterwards at Gita Bhavan Temple, 231 Withington Rd, Manchester M16 8LU

For those who had the pleasure of knowing Sanjay - play with spirit this weekend and lets deliver some results and performances he'd be proud of whilst always offering a little friendly advice on how to improve !