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June 2008 - Gloucester City Tournament

We have heard from Gloucester City that this years Tournament is to be held on Sunday 20 July. I believe that they are hoping to be using three pitches which will obviously mean we need a good number of umpires ! Hopefully the early notification may help improve availability - at this stage, please contact David Lillywhite expressing your interest and availability. - davidlillywhite@hotmail.com

May 2008 - Former Olympians Visit Swindon

North Wilts Hockey Club will once again be holding their Annual Six a side competition at the Dorcan Liesure Centre , St Pauls Drive Swindon 12th to 13th July 2008

Clubs from all over the country will be invited to attend to compete for the Henry Dennett Cup . Len Evans Vase and the ladies event the Linden Schensall - Smith Trophy .

The matches which will be held in group stages will be controlled by umpires drawn from the panel of the Herefordshire , Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Hockey Umpires Association managed by local West of England Official George Elliott

To mark this Olympic year , Special Guests once more will be the Great Britain Veterans Team managed once more by Simon Mason and will contain players who have represented their Sport at at least two Olympic games . The Team will once again be supported by Members of Reading Hockey Club who have recently played in the European Championships in Spain

Members of the Public are welcome to attend over the two days which will prove to be once of Swindons Sports highlights of the Year . Details from Steve Pratt 01793-855515 or e mail steveitsy@talktalk.net

( Pic Gt Britain Vets and Simon Mason )

The Women’s League Play-offs are to be held at University of the West of England in Bristol. We are reluctant to let this fantastic opportunity for coaching to go by without making use of it. We are therefore planning to hold a coaching course aimed at new Level II, potential level II or top Level I umpires on Saturday May 3^rd.

The coaches will be experienced current, or ex, National League umpires. The cost to each umpire is £5 which will include the entry fee to the games. I am not sure of the times but am expecting the course to start just before the first match and last until the end of play. Mike Sheppard has agreed to coordinate the day and collect the money!

If you know of any umpire from your county who fits the criteria and would be interested, please could you circulate the opportunity with the date, cost and venue to them for me?

Any positive responses, please ask the umpires to contact me at this address or send me a contact address and I will go directly through to them.

January 2008 - as from today, the HGWHUA Committee has increased travel allowance

up to 18p per mile. This is for travel from today onwards, not backdated for travel prior to

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England Hockey introduced its Young Volunteer Awards in the summer of this year. We know that there are an ever-increasing number of fantastic and deserving young people in our sport and we are now looking for nominations to consider for our 2007 Champion Young Volunteers role of honour. If you think you know of a volunteer (aged between 13 and 25 years) that you would like to nominate, please follow this link http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/text.asp?section=000100010050 and scroll down to the nomination form.