FERRETS, FUN AND SAUSAGESDespite the weather, which caused the postponement of all our matches for a second successive weekend, Saturday’s Live Ferret Racing and Bangers & Mash Night was attended by some 85 members and friends of the club and we had a really fun evening. I take this opportunity of thanking everyone who attended and who contributed to the enjoyment of the event. Our thanks once again go to Malachy and Helen de Lacy for kindly bringing along their furry friends and for running the evening in their pleasant and enthusiastic manner. Unlike last time I even had a couple of winners! We also polished off 200 sausages during the interval and our thanks go to Philippa Taylor and her team for the excellent catering – and the washing up!
While on the subject of social events may I please ask you to note your diary with the following:
· Saturday 29 January – Savoury and Sauvignon Soiree in Tibbenham’s Barn
· Saturday 12 March – Quiz Evening and Spring Prize Draw
· Sunday 26 June – Strawberry Luncheon (one week later than provisionally planned)
I will let you have more details of these and other 2011 functions in due course including the Golf Day to be held at Bungay GC on Thursday 28 July and the 50/50 Auction (precise date to be decided).
Contrast the FIFA and FIH World Cup bids and their outcomes. The media and radio phone-in callers go incandescent with rage over FIFA’s decisions while the FIH’s decision to give their most- prized competition (men and women) to Holland in 2014 instead of England didn’t raise as much as a peep in the press. It obviously says a lot about how the two sports are viewed in popularity terms by the media and the general public combined with the logic of choosing Holland for the hockey bearing in mind London has the sport in the 2012 Olympics – and from experience the FIH knows how well big hockey events are staged in Holland.
Will we get some outdoor hockey this weekend? If the cold weather continues it might well be a case of ‘fingers crossed’ if we are to commence the clearing of the backlog of fixtures this Saturday. Please continue to look at the website for news of any postponed matches.
Assuming we get play at Weybread the Ladies’ 2nds will get the programme underway at 12.15 against Watton who sit just above them in mid-table with an almost identical record while at 1.45 the Men’s 2nds entertain Norwich City who are the only team this season to defeat league leaders Dereham – and Dereham gave our team a real thumping back in the balmy days of late September. A win for the Men, who have taken fourteen points from their last seven games, would move them above their opponents. Next up are the Men’s 6ths who will be looking for their first win since their 9-2 beating of Norwich City 5ths at the end of October when they take on Ipswich Cranes 2nds (3.15). In two originally scheduled matches the Ladies’ 6ths will be hoping to continue their good run of form when they play Thetford 2nds (2.15) while the Boys Development play Dereham (12.30) seeking their second win of their inaugural season. Good luck as always to all our teams hoping for action this Saturday – please see website for a full list of fixtures.
With impeccable timing the indoor season gets underway this weekend with the U16 Boys in action in the East Finals on Saturday at the University of Essex in Colchester while the U16 Girls travel to the same venue on Sunday in their attempt to become East champions. Two teams from each event qualify for the national rounds to be played over the weekend of 15/16 January.
Also on Sunday the U18 Girls play Pelicans at Town Close School (6-7.30pm) with the winners qualifying for the East Finals to be held on December 19. Good luck to our indoor teams plus the Men’s Veterans who will be hoping to play Indian Gymkhana at Weybread this Sunday (2.00) in their eagerly awaited EHB Cup match.
Mike Denham 01603 506925
[email protected] 7/12/10
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