Club News

The Club would like to wish John Warren and his wife Sharron many congratulations on the arrival of their new baby boy. Weighing 8lb 11oz (I guess taking after his Dad) he was delivered at 00:23 this morning. Both Mother and Baby are doing well.


The Club would also like to congratulate Robbie Wakeman and Hannah Perry on their engagement.

Fireworks Night 1st Nov

FIREWORKS DISPLAY AND HALLOWEEN PARTY

SAT 1ST NOVEMBER

7PM START FOR 8 PM FIREWORKS

FANCY DRESS WITH PRIZES AVAILABLE

BBQ AND ALSO FOOD FROM THE BAR

CAKE AND SWEET STAND AND SPARKLERS AND GLOW STICKS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

£5 for adults
£2.50 for children
Kids free

ENTRANCE PAYABLE ON THE DOOR

FUN AND GAMES TO BE HAD AND PRIZES TO BE WON

COME AND SUPPORT YOUR CLUB

Discount Cards Updated

Please see the new additions to the discount card. This is a must have item which will save you a lot of money over the season.

Discount Cards

A great start to the season for both 1st teams with a 11-0 victory for the ladies and 4-1 for the men's, meaning that both are top their respective leagues.

Hopefully you are all now familiar with the new Discount cards going on sale this season. For more details please click on the Discount Card link on the left of this page. It shows a list of all the current retailers that are offering discounts in and around Beckenham. It will change throughout the season so please keep checking to see the new additions. We have a great range of services that you will receive at least 10% discount for the small £30 one off payment. It is important to note that this money goes towards the ever increasing costs for our pitches and not just our first teams.

If you know anyone who runs their own company or is interested in joining our already growing list of retailers then please get in touch with Nevil Wharton.

Breaking News

Bromley and Beckenham have secured the services of New Zealand full back Scott Falconer as player/coach for this season. Scott previously played for Beckenham before the merger and coached the ladies in the first year of the combined club. Scott will be acompanied by his girlfriend Danielle, I'm sure you'll all join me wishing them a warm welcome back to the club.

Family Fun Day 27th Sept

Saturday 6th Sept Women's Section trials. Corrected!

12-3pm at Langley Park School, Beckenham. Arrive 11.45 for any players who feel they are 3,4 or 5 players. 1s and 2s player to arrive for 1.30pm.
£5 Match fees and you need to bring a white and dark blue top.
Once trials os over back to the club for a drink and some chilli!

Womens 1st and 2nd team training is on a Thursday evening 8-10pm at HSBC Sports Ground, Beckenham, from the 4th Sept.

Club Training will be on a Monday evening 7.30-9pm at Langley Park School, Beckenham starting from the 15th Sept.

Watch this Space - New Club Discount Card

An exciting new Club Discount Card is coming this season. With this card you will be able to gain significant discounts from a range of local services and retailers . Discount cards will be available at this years first big event on the 27th Sept details to follow.

Fitness Starts Tuesday 22nd July 7:30pm

We have again secured the services of James Buttefill to take pre season fitness. James has been training our own Rob Key and Kent Cricket team for the season, results of which are clear to see. Training will take place at Foxgrove Road at 7:30pm. All male/female members and new joiners are welcome.

Boys win Kent U16 final.

By Simon Black (Assistant Coach Boys U15 / U16)

Boys win Kent U16 Final

History was made as two Bromley & Beckenham teams contested the Kent U16 Boys Final held at Canterbury HC. So winners and runners up to us.

Having entered an U15 and U16 side into the U16 league at the start of the season both sides had found themselves in second place in their respective tables towards the end of the season and thus ultimately arriving at the final day game. Both faced tricky semi-finals.

The U15 boys took on a physically strong U16 Gore Court team first up and despite going a goal down stuck to their task. Gaining in strength they begun to more than match their opposition and an equaliser came. Tension mounted and then in the dying minutes a short corner to us, superbly despatched and a 2-1 win gained.

The U16 side were next up and despite missing 8 players, due to impending GCSE exams, confidentially took on an also slightly weaker than normal Sutton Valance side. The boys took control of the game early and played some open and expansive hockey coming through as well deserved 5-1 winners. All set then for the Bromley & Beckenham show down.

The final was competitively and skilfully played with the almost full strength U15's eventually coming from behind in a very close game against their weakened U16 colleagues to just shade it by 3 goals to 2. Perhaps more important than the actual result was the fact that we as a club had two teams in the final and with 30 of our boys showing the rest of the county just how well they can play hockey. A fantastic achievement.

Well done therefore to all the boys that played today and indeed throughout the season. Also a great thank you to the coaches, our umpires and the many supporters who have got behind the various teams we've run this year. Finally though, a special thank you must go to the 'Leader of the Pack' the one and only Neil Berry for organising practically everything.

Please Support the Ladies 1's in their final this Sunday

Please make every effort to support the Ladies 1's this Sunday.
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From Nigel Walshe - Ladies 1st Team Coach.

The Ladies first team play in the Kent Plate final this Sunday (18th May) at Canterbury H.C. (Polo Farm) at 10.00.

The squad have worked extremely hard throughout the season, and we hope to finish the season off by winning the Final on Sunday.

Many of you have stood on the sidelines at Langley Park on a Saturday, showing your support, and this has often proved to be invaluable, having supporters at games always provides extra motivation to players on the pitch, which is why it would be greatly appreciated if as many of you as possible could make the trip to Canterbury on Sunday to support the Ladies for the final time this season.

The Final starts at 10:00, which I know is an early start, but I’m sure there will be breakfast at the clubhouse!

On a personal note – I would like to thank all of you who have come to support throughout the season, it has been great to see supporters creating an atmosphere at games. So thank you for that, and hopefully we’ll see as many of you as possible on Sunday


Cheers
Nigel

Congrats to Boys U15.

Congratulations to the Boys U15 who last weekend won the U15 EH National Plate Final. A great achievement for all the boys and for Simon Black & Neil Berry.

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By Simon Black (Assistant Coach - Boys U15/16)

Congratulations to the 16 boys who together lifted the Boys U15 HA National Plate by beating Cannock, one of the country's leading clubs, by 6 goals to 2.

A fantastic win and one of the best performances by a team of this age, with pace, passion, gritty defending and brilliantly taken goals. The result was even more special given both the high standard of the opposition and the extremely hot and sunny conditions.

Played at Guildford HC in front of a large and noisy crowd, the Brombeck boys sought to take control from the very start, moving the ball confidently around the back, holding the middle of the pitch and making insisive attacks down both flanks.

When the ball was lost they closed the opposition down and tackled with skill and aggression. Despite an early lead being pegged back the solid defence, an increasingly expansive midfield
and our lively forward line turned up the pressure and by half time we had built a 3-1 advantage.

The game was not yet won and from somewhere our Brombeck boys found even more energy, enthusiasm and running for the second half. They soaked up some spirited play by the Cannock lads, rewarding their efforts by taking the ball off them, dominating play for a sustained period and then crashing two further goals passed their goal keeper to make it 5-1. A further goal apiece, the game was over and the plate was ours.

It should also be recorded how well the whole squad represented the club so fantastically both
on and off the field. Their behaviour and attitude to a serious competition showed in not only the final performance but also those along the way where they dealt with an excessively physical Dunmow side, a solid Surbiton team and even a weekend trip north to beat the Manchester based Timperley club in the semi-final. Boys you did a great job.

A thank you should also go to all the parents, friends and family who have given the team such great support, not only at the final but at all the other games played this season. It has really helped and as those who have watched will have noted, this team can really play some wonderful hockey.

The winning squad was: James Regester (GK), Mark Philpot (GK), Harry Black, Simon Firth, Crispen Kenney, Jamie Hemingway, Andrew Dalman, Tunc Ilgin, Thomas Berry, Cian Sutcliffe, Jonathon Mayes, Guy Hughes, Andrew Ram, Chris Harden, Nicholas Rao & Joe Huggett.

Support the Mens 1's this Sunday (6th April) in a crucial game.

The Mens 1st XI have not had the most inspiring of seasons, and we are in danger of losing our National League status. We now require one point from the last game of the season which is away at Cambridge University at 14:00.

Can you help by coming along to support your club. I know that many of the second and third team have added their support in the last few weeks by helping out at training - but now it comes down to a single game. For those of you who think this is not a big deal - please rest assured that it is significantly harder to regain a national league place than to retain it.

So please could you find a spare few hours this Sunday to help out your club. Billy, Buds and Michael will be organising numbers and some cars (for those who may need a lift). A group will be meeting at Foxgrove Road at 11.30 to make the Journey up there, so if you want to join them then please contact one of those 3 (contact details below) so that they know numbers. I am sure there will be a pint or two back at Foxgrove road when we have achieved our aim.

Just to put this into context, the strength of the club comes from having National League status - this draws players in, and allows all the sides in the club to be competitive. If you look at the results for the 2s and 3s this season, you will see that they are comptiting for the top 4 places. This is a direct result of being a national league club. If you want to win more games that you lose - then we HAVE to retain that status. This is crucial to us as a club.

I hope to see you at the game.

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MICHAEL BLUETT 07768 -311974 michael_bluett@hotmail.co.uk
NICK BUDDELL 07725 - 036686
JASON BILIMORIA 07866 - 437371

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There will be a group meeting at Foxgrove

Ladies 1's - Please support on Saturday (15th)

The Ladies 1st XI are playing their last home game for this season on Saturday (15th).
It is a very important game in their battle to stay in the East Premier League.

It is a 14.30 pushback at Langley Park against Ipswich 2's.

Please support them in their efforts for safety.

Their Final Game of the season is on 29th March vs Sudbury [Away - 14:30]

Kent U14's win South Championship

Kent Under 14's clinched victory in the South Boys County Championship recently, with an unbeaten run, having won all seven of their games, ending up with a plus 18 goal difference.

Congratulations to Kent and especially the following 6 BromBeck boys who featured strongly in the sqaud:

Rob Farrington, Tom Martin (GK), Chris Barnett, Bobby Harris, Jamie Brooker & Ben Painting

Congratulations to the Mens 7th XI.

Well done the Mens 7th XI who last Saturday (8th) wrapped up the Kent Open League 3 with still one game to go.

Congratulations go to all the players and especially to Chris Harris (the Captain) for all his
hard work week in week out.

More to follow soon.

Tim Gardener - Junior of the Year Award

Congratulations to Katy Barnett who at the recent General Club AGM was awarded the
Junior of the Year Award (Tim Gardener Award).

Many congratulations to her in a very succesful 12 months.

More Junior Internationals.

Many congratulations to the following who after recent trials have been selected for:

WALES U18: Oli Harvey & Rob Mugridge.

WALES U16: Huw Puckle.