Comments on: Reading Hockey Section Development http://www.readinghockeyclub.org.uk/news/articles/790/ Virtual Clubhouse Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:19:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: RHC http://www.readinghockeyclub.org.uk/news/articles/790/#comment-9816 RHC Mon, 19 May 2008 22:03:00 +0000 http://www.readinghockeyclub.org.uk/news/articles/790/#comment-9816 We are fully supportive of the Sonning situation – but from where we started with them – a jv of 2 hockey pitches one for each club (blocked by Wokingham) to 2 pitches, one with a football orientated surface not approved by FIH for hockey and currently banned for competitive hockey by the London League (unless the surface gets changed), any usage we can get is going to be very occasional (on a Saturday) and possibly a bit better on Sunday for colts. In short, the Sonning situation looks unlikely to provide any major solution to our Saturday pitch shortage – although there may yet be some twists and turns to come. Jo Newman We are fully supportive of the Sonning situation – but from where we started with them – a jv of 2 hockey pitches one for each club (blocked by Wokingham) to 2 pitches, one with a football orientated surface not approved by FIH for hockey and currently banned for competitive hockey by the London League (unless the surface gets changed), any usage we can get is going to be very occasional (on a Saturday) and possibly a bit better on Sunday for colts.

In short, the Sonning situation looks unlikely to provide any major solution to our Saturday pitch shortage – although there may yet be some twists and turns to come.

Jo Newman

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.readinghockeyclub.org.uk/news/articles/790/#comment-9682 Anonymous Thu, 08 May 2008 20:02:23 +0000 http://www.readinghockeyclub.org.uk/news/articles/790/#comment-9682 Hows does the current situation with Sonning HC sit with us? I was under the impression that there astro is going down very soon and will pretty much be next to ours ?! Hows does the current situation with Sonning HC sit with us? I was under the impression that there astro is going down very soon and will pretty much be next to ours ?!

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