Galway Hockey Club supports Simon Community

06 December 2013

This Saturday and Sunday, Galway are delighted to say that they will be supporting the Galway Simon Community.  We are asking for all our members young and old to bring along some food - tined/dried/non perishable and donate it to the Galway Simon Community.  There will be boxes at the pitch all day Saturday and Sunday where the donations can be deposited.  This is a very worthy cause and we hope you will join us on Saturday at our training sessions and at our games on Sunday and donate to a very worthy charity. 

The people that Simon work with usually do not have the support networks that we often take for granted.  They can often be without helping family and friends.  They are also working with people who have little money, and are very vulnerable in many ways.  They try to give all the people they work with a hamper of foodstuffs for Christmas.

This is our opportunity to really help Simon to do this by encouraging people who are part of our club to drop off items of food., especially, dry non-perishables, such as breakfast cereals, tinned foods, pasta, rice etc.  They would also really welcome toiletries and any Christmas treats that people can manage.

Please support.

Junior Blitz In Athlone

03 November 2013

Galway hockey club 

Athlone Junior blitz - Saturday 9th November 2013

The second blitz of the Hockey calendar will take place on Saturday 9^th November 2013 in the Regional Sports Centre in Athlone.  The timetable will be as follows:

For the day to be a success, a lot of assistance and help will be required from the parents.  If you are willing to travel on the day, and help out with the teams, please let Ann or Kate know as soon as possible.  We will require at least 6 parents to travel on each bus.  However, if you are travelling by car but are willing to help out in Athlone, that would be great also.

If your child is available to travel on the day, please text Ann at 087-9450010 with your CHILD’S FULL NAME AND CLASS prior to WEDNESDAY 6^TH November.  No names will be accepted after this date as the teams and buses will be allocated on that date.

• When travelling please ensure your child brings the following:
• Red sweatshirt, black tracksuit pants/shorts or skort/black socks
• Hockey stick, mouthguard, shinguards
• Small healthy packed lunch, plenty of drinks for the games
• Warm coats, change of clothes (in case the day is wet)

There are no shops at the sports centre but there are vending machines.  Parents are advised not to give their children too much money to spend in these machines as there are no healthy treats there.

If you have any questions in relation to the trip, please do not hesitate to contact me at 087-9450010.  I will be travelling with the first group on the day and staying in Athlone with the second group and will be contactable throughout the day on my mobile.

Yours in Hockey,

Ann Dempsey,

Galway Hockey club, Junior Co-ordinator 

Irish Trialists

25 October 2013

Congratulations to Connacht Goalkeepers Michaela Van der Walt and Ellen Gargan who impressed so much at the recent interprovincials in Cork, and have now been selected for Irish Under 18 and Under 16 trials respectively,

All in GHC wish you both the best of luck.  We have a good reputation in goals for Ireland!

Connacht Interpro U16s/U18s

16 October 2013