North Down (Ladies) have been fined £100 for not reaching the minimum percentage (80.00%) of availability of panel umpires in the period up to 31 December 2016, our actual availability was 63.6 %. This represents 4 games not covered in October from a total of 11 before the Xmas break. During the pre season in…
Our second Last Man Standing fundraiser of the season starts with this coming weekend’s Premiership football fixtures. Get your entries and first picks to Jim Patterson asap. Usual rules apply. Our last two winners, Kathryn and Gatch, won so much, they haven’t spent it all yet!!
All ladies games today are OFF due to frozen pitches. The mens 1sts, 2nds and 3rds games are also OFF for the same reason. The mens fourths game is ON at Regent HS at 2.30 pm.
Training will resume for the mens and ladies squads on Monday 2 January at usual times.After the Xmas break coaches expect a 100% turnout
The annual Charity game between the cricket and hockey clubs took place on Boxing Day resulting in a narrow 2-1 win for the hockey club. However, in controversial circumstances, the result has been overturned as not only did the cricket club have a perfectly good goal disallowed, further examination of the match squads has revealed…
We have heard this morning of the tragic death last night of Austin Hunter as a result of a traffic accident in Bahrain. Austin played several lead roles in his time at North Down and despite in latter years being more associated with Bangor HC he maintained his close links with North Down throughout. Austin…
Are you in a team yet?
Just a reminder that there will be NO Youth training on Sunday 16th October 2016. We are hosting the North Down regions first, Under 11 & 13 Girls Blitz of the season. With over 25 teams attending it will be a busy day. We ourselves have two teams in each category. The Under 11s commence…
North Down Hockey Club has been re-accredited with the prestigious Clubmark NI award. Awarded by Sport Northern Ireland, in conjunction with Ulster Hockey, this quality standard award recognises high quality junior sports clubs and the contribution they make to the development of sport in Northern Ireland. In order to gain Clubmark NI accreditation, clubs are…
The 1st XI ladies kick off the new season with a 7.45 pm game away to Banbridge in the Ulster Shield on Wednesday night. This is followed up by a home game against Randalstown at 1.00 pm at Comber Leisure Centre on Saturday. The 1st XI men play Annadale at Loughmoss Leisure Centre on Thursday…