Pelicans Hockey Club

Pelicans Hockey Club Pelicans Hockey Club is based at Alive Lynnsport, Kings Lynn and was founded in 1920. This is still true of today.

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History of Pelicans

Hockey in the King's Lynn area had been played on a friendly basis from the early years in the 1900s. There were several clubs in the town: South Lynn, Achilles, Gaywood and Wootton and men's, ladies and mixed sides were running on an occasional basis from 1918 to the end of the 1930s. Heacham, Clenchwarton, Terrington, Stoke Ferry and Downham Market all had teams and reports all suggest that games were hard fought! King Edward VII School played hockey in the early years and in 1920 discussions took place between some of the staff and local businessmen about forming a Men's club. On 16th December 1920 the inaugural meeting of Pelicans Hockey Club was held. The club's close links with KES has remained throughout the years with several pupils being taught hockey at school by staff who were members of Pelicans and then progressing into the club itself. The Pelicans Hockey Club that was founded from this meeting in December 1920 took their name from the Pelican that surmounts the King's Lynn town crest tearing its breast. This alludes to the myth that Pelicans feed their young (a Squab) on their own blood! Regrettably, this macabre action is often practised nowadays on the all weather pitch and in the club bar! They played on a series of different home grounds, and moved to North Runcton in 1945-46. Originally a mixed club, the women's section was discontinued when the club reformed after the Second World War. The club was suspended for these years (1939-45) during which time the clubroom was wrecked and the ground was lost. The club was based at North Runcton for over 50 years until moving to LynnSport in 1996. In 2016 and following a successful fundraising compaign, the club completed development of two new hockey pitches which are argusbly the best pitches in the county if not further. We are very proud of our history and excited for the future of hockey at Pelicans Hockey Club.

Despite some tough defeats for some of our teams today, Mens 1s and 4s, and Ladies 3s triumphed in their matches đź’śđź–¤Roll ...
19/09/2026

Despite some tough defeats for some of our teams today, Mens 1s and 4s, and Ladies 3s triumphed in their matches đź’śđź–¤

Roll on next week đź’Şđź’Ş

📣 Presenting our Pelicans HC Ladies’ side for 19 September!Ladies 1s, 2s and 4s all take to the pitch at home this week ...
18/09/2026

📣 Presenting our Pelicans HC Ladies’ side for 19 September!

Ladies 1s, 2s and 4s all take to the pitch at home this week while our Ladies 3s start their 2026/7 campaign away at Ely!

📣 Presenting our Pelicans HC Mens’ side for 19 September!Mens 1s and 2s both take to the pitch at home tomorrow afternoo...
18/09/2026

📣 Presenting our Pelicans HC Mens’ side for 19 September!

Mens 1s and 2s both take to the pitch at home tomorrow afternoon while our 3s, 4s and 5s play away this week!

📣 Pelicans HC week 2 fixtures 📣All 9 of our Pelicans teams are in action this weekend and can’t wait to get on the pitch...
17/09/2026

đź“Ł Pelicans HC week 2 fixtures đź“Ł

All 9 of our Pelicans teams are in action this weekend and can’t wait to get on the pitch 🖤💜

Pelicans HC senior training is in full swing! 🏑🏑Send us a message if you’re interested in getting involved - there’s a s...
15/09/2026

Pelicans HC senior training is in full swing! 🏑🏑

Send us a message if you’re interested in getting involved - there’s a session every week for every ability this season! 💜🖤

📣 Presenting our Pelicans HC Ladies’ side for 12 September!Ladies 1s, 2s and 4s all start this season away - good luck, ...
11/09/2026

📣 Presenting our Pelicans HC Ladies’ side for 12 September!

Ladies 1s, 2s and 4s all start this season away - good luck, ladies! 🖤💜

Ladies 3s’ opposition have conceded, so they’ll be in action from next week 💪

📣 Presenting our Pelicans HC Mens’ side for 12 September!Men’s 1s and 2s both head to Cambridge while the 3s, 4s and 5s ...
11/09/2026

📣 Presenting our Pelicans HC Mens’ side for 12 September!

Men’s 1s and 2s both head to Cambridge while the 3s, 4s and 5s battle it out at home! Come down and show your support 🙌🏻

đź“Ł Hockey season starts this weekend! đź“ŁCome down, show your support, and cheer on the teams as they begin their campaigns...
11/09/2026

đź“Ł Hockey season starts this weekend! đź“Ł

Come down, show your support, and cheer on the teams as they begin their campaigns đź’śđź–¤

It’s a big season for Pelicans HC - we have our 2 new development squads debuting this weekend, and 4 of our teams enter their new leagues after promotion 🔥

Whether you’re a long-time supporter or new to hockey, we’d love to see you there. Let’s make some noise and kick off the season in true Pelicans style! 💪

Stay tuned for teamsheets… 🏑

These are our August 100 Club winners! 💸🖤💜Don’t forget that it’s never too late to join - visit the link on our Facebook...
07/09/2026

These are our August 100 Club winners! 💸🖤💜

Don’t forget that it’s never too late to join - visit the link on our page!

05/09/2026

Today we welcomed local Norfolk clubs for a pre-season tournament day! Thank you to all the teams for coming! It was a lovely sunny day here at Pellies with lots of solid efforts across the board well done everyone!

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