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Harleston Magpies Hockey Club is celebrating after being shortlisted for a prestigious national award. England Hockey have shortlisted the popular and successful local club in the category of ‘Sports Club of the Year’.

The awards will be presented at a glittering ceremony which is the highlight of the annual hockey calendar on Saturday 20 May in Leicester. Hockey lovers from all over the country get together at this England Hockey Awards Dinner to celebrate the achievements of volunteers, umpires, coaches, players and of course clubs over the last year.

The standard of entries has been really high this year, with England Hockey stating on their website: ‘The quality of nominees in each of the categories was once again exceptionally high, making for some tough decisions for the England Hockey selection panel.’

Harleston Magpies Hockey Club Chairman Murray Graham couldn’t contain his excitement when he heard the news: ‘Everyone at Magpies is absolutely delighted! As a rural club, we have a thriving membership, both at youth and adult levels, and we punch well above our weight in regional and national competitions. We rely on volunteers and a host of dedicated coaches and players plus some really committed local sponsors. It’s this commitment and spirit across our local community that has got us noticed by England Hockey. It’s a real honour to be nominated in the category of Sports Club of the Year.’

Mr Graham continued: ‘Last year, one of the clubs most dedicated servants, Mr Mike Denham, won the prestigious ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ in 2016 at the England Hockey ceremony. We only hope that we can repeat the same success in 2017.’

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Pictured: One of Magpies’ youth teams, the U14s boys team who qualified for the Eastern Regional Finals in 2017 March

For more information please contact Bex Pottruff, Press and Publicity Officer for Harleston Magpies Hockey Club on [email protected] or 07500 945247