Wednesday 4th September should be marked in your diary as an evening not to miss, as West District, Womens West District and West District Umpires Association come together to offer their pre season outdoor rules forum hosted by top Eoropean Technical Official, Martin Monaghan. This event is open to all umpires, coaches and captains from… Continue reading Pre Season Rules Seminar for Umpires and Coaches.
As well as the league fixtures being released, the preliminary round of the George Black Trophy has also been drawn. There are several exciting looking games as the knock-out cup kicks off. However, teams do have until the 31st October to complete games. The top game is undoubtedly the all division two clash between… Continue reading The George Black Trophy – Preliminary Round
It’s a big day in the West District Hockey Calendar as the 2024-25 season fixtures have been released. The season is set to begin on the 14th of September, following the usual course as it pauses for indoor by the end of the November. The final games of the season will be the 29th March… Continue reading 2024-25 Fixtures released!
Great to hear Renfrewshire Council are laying a new suface suitable for hockey at the Onyx in Linwood. This goes against the trend of replacing hockey pitches with 3g football surfaces and should be a huge benefit to local teams Anchor Hockey Club, Kelburne Hockey Club, and Ferguslie Ladies Hockey Club along with schools and… Continue reading New Facility at the Onyx in Linwood
Tuesday 28th May saw an excellent turnout at Clydesdale Cricket Club for our Annual General Meeting, with all bar two clubs attending. The meeting was open to conversation on any topic that caught the imagination of member clubs, and also featured the presentation of trophies, reports from committee members, the election of office bearers, and… Continue reading West AGM 2024
West District notes information being circulated by several Governing Bodies with regard to a current Scottish Government consultation on fees for PVG checks. These checks are currently free for sports volunteers (when organised through the Governing Body) but the proposal is to implement a charge. It is felt that this could have a detrimental impact… Continue reading Consultation on charges for PVG checks
Keith Joss, President of West District Hockey has today, 6th April, issued a statement to all our member clubs outlining the situation arising following the release of a questionaire to our member clubs by Scottish Hockey despite no consultation with either West District Hockey or Women’s West District. The statement is listed below and West… Continue reading Statement from West District Hockey.
The Macmillan Cancer Support and West District Hockey partnership. West District Hockey have linked with Macmillan Cancer Support as our Season 23/24 charity partner. Macmillan will receive 34% of the income from our monthly lottery, otherwise known as West District Supporters Club which we hope everyone over the age of 16 will enter at least… Continue reading Macmillan Partnership
