Durham City Hockey Club

🏑 PRE-SEASON STARTS TOMORROW! 💛

We’re so excited to get back on the pitch and kick off another season at Durham City Hockey Club!

Whether you’ve played for Durham City for years, haven’t picked up a stick in a while, have just moved to the area, or have never played for the club before, you’re more than welcome to come down and join us.

Pre-season is the perfect way to get back into hockey, meet some new people and hopefully find a new club to love.

There’s absolutely no pressure or commitment. Just come down, get involved and see what Durham City is all about!

📍 Maiden Castle, Durham Hockey - Pitch 2
🏑 Women: 6:30–8:00pm
🏑 Men: 8:00–9:30pm
📅 Tuesday 11th August

New faces are always welcome, so grab your stick and come join us! 🙌

See you tomorrow! 🏑

🏑 We’re recruiting a Head Coach! 🏑

An exciting opportunity has become available to lead the coaching and development of both our Men’s and Women’s performance programmes at England Hockey Club of the Year 2025. 🏆

This is a paid role and a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact at one of the North East’s most ambitious hockey clubs.

With 4 Men’s and 4 Women’s senior teams, a thriving junior section, performance hockey at every level and training at Maiden Castle, you’ll have the opportunity to help shape the future of our club both on and off the pitch.

If you’re an enthusiastic coach with a passion for developing players and building a positive club culture, we’d love to hear from you.

📧 Email: [email protected]

🏑 One last bit of fun before pre-season starts… 👀

Join us this Tuesday 4th August for our final fun hockey session before the hard work begins! Expect plenty of games, laughs and a great chance to get your hockey fix before pre-season kicks off on 11th August.

📍 MC Pitch 2
🕖 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Everyone is welcome, whether you’re a current player, returning after a break or fancy giving hockey a go. Come along and get involved!

Looking for a hockey club this season? We’d love to meet you.

Whether you’re an experienced player looking for a new challenge or you’re thinking about getting back into hockey after some time away, there’s a place for you at Durham City Hockey Club.

As England Hockey Club of the Year 2025, we’re proud to offer hockey for all abilities, with 9 senior teams, a thriving junior section and a friendly, inclusive club where everyone is welcome.

📅 Pre-season starts Tuesday 11th August
📍 Pitch 2, Maiden Castle
👧 Women 6:30-8:00pm
👦 Men 8:00-9:30pm

Come along, meet the club and see what we’re all about. If you’d like to know more before coming down, just drop us a message.

We can’t wait to welcome some new faces this season! 💛🖤

FULL TIME: Norton Mixed B 1 - 5 Durham City Hockey Club

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FULL TIME: Durham City Hockey Club 3 - 4 Marton Furness

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FULL TIME: Thirsk B 9 - 0 Durham City Hockey Club

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Join us for our Club Play Day and AGM as we wrap up the season and start looking ahead to 2026/27.

We’d love to see as many members as possible there for some hockey, followed by the club’s Annual General Meeting.

🏑 Club Play Day
• Date: Sunday 19th July 2026
• Time: 11.30 – 13.00
• Venue: Durham School, Quarryheads Ln, Durham, DH1 4SZ

🍽️ Food will be provided at the AGM, so please stay on afterwards and join us for both the meeting and some post-hockey refreshments.

The AGM is an important part of the club calendar and a chance for all members to have their say on the future direction of Durham City Hockey Club. We hope to see as many of you there as possible.

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Durham City Hockey Club - NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)

The Annual General Meeting for club year 2025/26 will be held:
• Date: Sunday 19th July 2026
• Time: 1.30 PM
• Venue: Durham School, Quarryheads Ln, Durham, DH1 4SZ

The AGM is an important opportunity for all members to review the club’s activities over the past
year, discuss future plans, and elect the committee for the upcoming season. All club members are encouraged to attend this important meeting. Your input and participation are vital for the continued success of the club.

An final agenda will be circulated prior to the meeting.

Agenda shall include

• 2024/25 AGM Minutes approval
• League update
• Financial Review and 25/26 Accounts
• 26/27 Membership Fee Recommendation
• Election of officers
• AOB

• All roles are up for re-election
• Anyone interested in nominating themselves for any role – please contact [email protected]
• Members wishing to raise any items under AOB must submit them in writing to the [email protected] by 6 PM on Sunday, 12th July 2026.

Please note that items not submitted in advance may only be discussed at the discretion of the Chair.

FULL TIME: Hartlepool 3 - 4 Durham City Hockey Club

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Huge congratulations to club legend Ali and the rest of the YNE O65s on winning silver in the Area Competition! 🥈🏑