About us...
Bristol Hockey Club was established in 1922, and merged with The University of the West of England Hockey Club in 2001 to become Bristol-UWE Hockey Club. With the partnership now firmly established and really starting to bear fruit we are looking forward to this season and beyond.
The Teams
We have 4 winter league teams that play in the West of England and South Wales Gerrard Hockey League. The 1st XI were promoted to Premier Division 3 at the end of last season, and are looking to build on that success this year. We also have a summer league team that plays in the Bristol Summer League.
- 1st XI Captain : Simon Millington
- 2nd XI Captain : TBC
- 3rd XI Captain : TBC
- 4th XI Captain : TBC
- Summer Captain : Nick Robilliard
The Coach
Chris Roberts joins us as coach this season with a brief to build on the success of last year. Chris has enjoyed considerable playing success, most recently with England over 40s, as well as having a formidable coaching track record.
We are pleased to offer top quality coaching to members at all levels of the club, and will be looking to convert this to success on the pitch for all four teams this season.
The Facilities
This season Bristol-UWE Hockey Club is able to offer the best hockey facilities in Bristol. Outdoors the new international standard water based pitch has spectator seating, with changing facilities in the UWE Centre for Sport next door.
The Centre for Sport provides the perfect venue for indoor hockey, as well as much more for our members. It is a fully equipped sports centre with a gym, café, squash courts and even a climbing wall. Discounted membership is available to members of Bristol-UWE HC.
Training
We train every Thursday evening from 7pm - 8.30pm at the new UWE water based pitch on the Frenchay Campus. There will also be indoor training sessions throughout the season that everybody is welcome to attend.
Training for this season will start on 27th September until 13th December and start again on 10th January after Christmas.
New players are always welcome, so please feel free to turn up to training or contact us for more details.
Kit
We play in black. Black socks, black shorts, black shirts.
Shirts are available from the club.
Subscription
The subs for the 07/08 season are as follows:
- Full member £80
- Concession £40
Match fees are £8 per game (£4 concession).
We offer a special discount on subs to recent UWE graduates, so please get in touch with Colin Hickey or speak to your captain if you would like to take advantage of this.
Your subscription includes all training, insurance and post match teas. Membership of Bristol-UWE Hockey Club will entitle you to a discounted membership of the UWE gym and sports centre - please contact us for more information.
We can also subsidise members who would like to take part in coaching and umpiring courses.
The Committee
- Chairman : Jim Davis
- Secretary : Andrew Lindsay
- Treasurer : Colin Hickey
- UWE Sport Rep: Richard Bennett
- Coach: Chris Roberts
- Fixtures Sec : Lawrie Skinner
- Match Sec : Lawrie Skinner
- Umpire Sec : Lawrie Skinner
- Publicity : Paul Titman
- UWE Student Rep : TBC
- Social Sec : TBC
The team captains also sit on the committee.
Please contact us if you would like to find out more.