Outdoor Training – Christmas Break
This week (w/c 6th December) has seen the last of all Outdoor Club Training sessions.
After the men’s Fixtures this weekend (Good Luck Guys), enjoy your rest from Hockey, enjoy your Christmas festivities, and all that goes with it.
Pitch Bookings for Training restart through the week commencing 7th January 2019.
Merry Christmas everyone!
The Masters Calendar is become more & more complete.
Were you born between 1st Jan 1980 & 31st December 19849 and would like to be considered to play West Over 35’s at the Regional Tournament 11th / 12th May 2019?
Trials are to be arranged so please show your interest by sending the details below to Martin Jenkins at [email protected]
Also – if you know others who qualify, and may be interested – SPREAD THE WORD
Robinsons the Great War.
As the mainly young men of Robinsons Hockey club run around in the vagaries of the English autumn weather of 2018, step back 100 years and we were in the late stage of The Great War, “the war to end all wars”.
Apart from a large number, mainly women, who worked at munitions, eight hundred and nine people from Robinsons factories, and there were a number of factories across Bristol, joined the forces. The War Memorial that once stood in the Redcliffe Street factory attests to the fact that ninety of them did not come back. The memorial now hangs in the under croft of the parish church of St Mary Redcliffe.
Whilst employees joined a number of regiments, “The Glosters” was the main draw for Bristolians. Sixteen battalions of the regiment saw active service in France and Flanders, Italy, Gallipoli, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia and Salonika, losing a total of 8,100 men killed and winning 72 different battle honours. Four awards of the Victoria Cross (VC) were made to soldiers serving with the regiment.
Among the surnames remembered on the Robinsons Memorial are a number that are familiar to members of the club even today.
Abraham G, Bennett E.C, Edwards H.T, Griffin F, Hares F.T, Robbins F.J, Shaw J, Smith E, some will be coincidence but some are local Bristol families and we know them and have played and play with the relatives of these men who died over a century ago.
Among those killed were two members of the Robinson family, Claude and Eric. It is a touching little tale that Eric Robinson (Captain in the Gloucester’s) was found mortally wounded in a shell hole by two employees of the company, then serving as stretcher bearers, and that he had just strength to murmur “Come on, Robinsons.”
It was some of those that came back, who late in 1919 formed Robinsons Men’s Hockey Club. So as 2018 draws to a close and we plan to celebrate 100 years of Robinson’s men’s hockey club our origins as a Bristol Factory side, we should remember “our comrades who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918”
Come on, Robinsons….
Captain Eric Robinson, died 10 September 1916 aged 32.
Further details to follow!
With League Matches starting Saturday 29th September – are you Ready??
Have you been Training yet;
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Have you told your Captains of your AVAILABILITY?
Are you set up on ClubBuzz; and logged on to ensure your Profile is up to date, perhaps added a Profile Picture?
http://crhc.clubbuzz.co.uk/
GOOD LUCK, and ENJOY THE NEW SEASON
Look out for the SOCIALS, they start too!
#HockeyFamily
MEN – Club Training Starts Tues 18th Sept – 18:30 to 20:00
Are you ready for the start of the season – help yourself, and Team, get ready for the 2018 / 19 season.
Training is at Badminton School – Westbury Road, BS9 3BA
Pre Season Match Report – (can you work it out?)
Once upon a time in a kingdom two hours away, there was a small midlands town that had been invaded by a tomahawk-wielding bandit and his army of bees.
King Bryn, who was too busy hunting stags, decided to send his best men, led by Prince Tew and Merplim the wizard, to combat the threat. Morty the Jester tagged along too.
The men set off at the crack of dawn. After a brief respite for stretching and mini-feasting, the troop arrived in the outskirts of the town and setup camp. Movement was seen in the town and the bandit and his bees emerged. The troop noted the superior size and strength of the enemy and had been told of their skill, so would not face them lightly. Armour was donned and tactics decided. The brave men then took to the field, lining-up against their adversaries for the first time.
A conveniently positioned and apparently impartial bystander blew his horn and battle was commenced.
The bees swarmed all over our brave adventurers and the bandit swatted men aside with his tomahawk. Before they knew what had happened, the troop were three men down and in danger of getting overrun. To add insult to injury, Andy son-of-Jack, in his attempt to tackle the threat of the bees, accidently hacked down Sir Rob of Illiard. Then, less than five minutes later, Andy son-of-Jack was shot by an invisible sniper and broke his leg, leaving the party to continue the fight without him. Thankfully Sir Bill knows how to do Andy’s job and stepped up to fill the breach.
Fearing defeat, Merplim the Wizard and Morty the Jester decided to tackle the swarm of bees in one-on-one combat. The new tactic appeared to slow the bees and even the bandit (who was also magical and had cast a crushing spell on Sir Rob of Illiard), was forced to take a backward step. Seeing this, the troop launched themselves onto their opponents and Sir Lifts-a-lot, managed to take down one of the enemies with a completely deliberate skill and without a hint of luck.
For some reason, the bystander blew his horn again so both teams withdrew for a quick mini-feast and catch-up. Andy the One-Legged and Scott (just Scott – they can’t all be knights), who had very nobly been keeping seats in the camp warm whilst watching the battle, kept spirits up in the troop. Sir Andy son-of-Jack attempted to cure Sir Rob of Illiard of the man-crush using Black Magic, but this only served to enhance the spell and piss-off the troop. Another random horn sounded, so they marched back onto the field.
The continued one-on-one tactics kept the bees and the bandit at bay. However, as the battle drew out and the sun began to set, the combatants drew tired. Seeing this, the bandit launched a daring attack and tomahawked his way through two of our noble party. The bandit then fled back into the town. The swarm of bees trailed in his wake and Sir Rob of Illiard skipped along behind.
As he wiped the sweat from his brow, Prince Tew surveyed the battleground. He saw that five of his party had been lost to the bandit’s one. So, whilst they had not defeated the threat, they had certainly weakened them and shown strong resolve. The troop returned to camp and Merplim explained how best to patch their wounds with unconventional uses of teabags and a tea tray.
As the brave knights settled down to a well-earned feast, Morty the Jester spotted something approaching rapidly from the east. It seems the troop will have to wait a little while longer before they get enjoy ale and sleep.
To be continued…
Over the summer we have seen two fantastic tournaments take place with Futures Cup action at Oaklands College and School Games at Loughborough University.
Following these events the England coaches have undertaken the difficult task of selecting players to be taken forward for the Under 16 and Under 18 national training squads.
Close to 500 players have participated across both events. Spectators were treated to an abundance of goals, saves and plenty of drama as the brightest young talent stood toe to toe in pursuit of glory and their chance to step up to the next level on their pathway with the possibility of representing their country.
Players will now be to invited to attend further assessment and training days as part of the broader Under 16 Boys, U16 Girls, U18 Boys and U18 Girls training squads.
SPECIAL CONGRATUATIONS TO:
Vicki McCABE – Under 18s
Kitty CHAPPLE – Under 18s
Katie PARTRIDGE – Under 16s
Lily WEBB – Under 16s
http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=44216&itemTitle=England+National+Age+Groups+Announcement§ion=22
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England U16 Boys’ Programme 2018/19
Following on from Futures Cup and School Games, England Hockey have announced the 36 players to be taken forward for further observation and assessment for the England U16 NAGs (National Age Group squads). Rob Wilson and Alex Chihota have been invited to attend one (or both) camps to take place in September and October before final U16 NAGS training squads are established.
Congratulations to both…
Congrats, and Good Luck, to all, but especially to each of the following:
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Good Luck Guys – we hope to see and hear of your future hockey exploits, and will welcome you back should the opportunity arise! U0001F44D
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