Level 1 Coaching Course
For anyone interested in taking first steps along the road to coaching, bookings are now being taken for a Level 1 Coaching Assistant Award Course to be held at Clevedon School Sports Centre, Clevedon, North Somerset in September. In exchange for a commitment to support the club with coaching, the club will fund 50% of the course fees - please contact the committee for approval.
The dates are:
Thursday 12th September 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Sunday 15th September 10am – 6pm
Sunday 22nd September 10am – 6pm
The course costs £160 and is payable by credit/debit card at the time of booking online here (scroll through the pages to find the course listing):
This is likely to be a very popular pre-season course so book early to avoid disappointment! The closing date for applications is 9th August. All details can be found on the Somerset Hockey Association website.
Shopping to Raise Money for Bridgwater HC!
A new initiative to help raise funds ...
It's very simple to use and could generate lots of money for the Club.
You can do all your shopping and much more on-line through the Club Shopping Mall and at the same time you can help the Club to keep membership subscriptions and match fees down as well as raising funds for coaching and club kit.
2013 AGM
Just to confirm the announcement that was made at the Prizegiving Dinner, the Bridgwater Hockey Club AGM will be held on the evening of Tuesday, 4th June 2013. The location and agenda for the meeting, will be posted here shortly.
End of Season Dinner, Prize Giving and Auction of Promises

2012/13 end of season prizegiving at Bar 27, Bridgwater, more than £650 raised. Thanks to all for the auction and raffle prizes, Phil and Julie for the running order and Geoff for guesting as the auctioneer.
Say hello to this year's award winners:
Players' Player of the Year:
1st Men Tom Lott
1st Ladies Donna Cooper
2nd Men Bayley Chatwin
2nd Ladies Millie Burridge
3rd Men Matt Hubbard
4th Men Billy Vickery
5th Men Joe Syvret
Fair Play Mens Alan Baldwin
Fair play Ladies Rachel Higgs
Best Youth Player - Boys Tom Lott
Best Youth Player - Girls Millie Burridge
Most Improved - Mens Liam Pigden
Most Improved - Ladies Megan Weston
Club Top Goal Scorer Richard Payne
Best Team - Ray Morrish Trophy Mens 4th
Clunk trophy Luke Hendrie
Captain's Cup Alan Baldwin
New Player Recruitment
23 Mar 2013 - Ben Sims encourages Peter Andre to sign for Bridgwater HC at Chilton Trinity during the Ladies 2nd Team game against Taunton Vale.
Training Suspended now until September
Tuesday evening training and Sunday morning junior training are now suspended until September. The exact dates that pre-season training will restart will be comfirmed here later in the summer.
Many thanks to all the coaches who give their time to support the coaching sessions throughout the season, as well as the time outside of the sessions themselves for preparation.
Bridgwater Men's 1st - 2012/2013
Men's 1st 2012/13
Back Row (Left-Right): Joe Sibley, Tom Willis, Nath Dyte, Pete Saunders, Harry Stephenson, Ash Woolmington, Kieran Wood
Front Row: Matt Upham, Timothy Sullivan, Josh Gale, Tom Lott, Carwyn Jenkins, Andy Taylor (Chris Dart missing from photo).



