{"id":18256,"date":"2025-11-17T20:16:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northdownhc.com\/staging\/?page_id=18256"},"modified":"2026-03-05T17:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:02:54","slug":"membership-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northdownhc.com\/index.php\/membership-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Membership Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id18256_0835f2-f9 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id18256_0835f2-f9 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id18256_0835f2-f9 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id18256_0835f2-f9 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns18256_794083-1f{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns18256_794083-1f .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns18256_794083-1f .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns18256_794083-1f .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns18256_794083-1f .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns18256_794083-1f .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns18256_794083-1f .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns18256_794083-1f .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns18256_794083-1f .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns18256_794083-1f\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn18256_58d516-3d.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn18256_58d516-3d kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"mailto:info@northdownhc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Join Our Club<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We welcome new members in our Men\u2019s, Ladies\u2019 and Youth Sections. Here you will find the training times of our various teams and our Club&#8217;s annual subscriptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competitive hockey season runs from September to April, with all teams training regularly throughout this period. Pre\u2011season begins in July or August, depending on each squad\u2019s schedule. During the off\u2011season (May to July), we continue to stay active through <strong>veterans leagues<\/strong>, <strong>friendly matches<\/strong> and <strong>in\u2011club competitions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Youth Section trains from early September until the end of April. We also run <strong>summer hockey camps<\/strong> during the school holidays, which are open to both members and non\u2011members.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-18256_9c82c9-6e .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-18256_9c82c9-6e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-18256_9c82c9-6e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our Men\u2019s Section includes both our Senior squads (1st XI and 2nd XI) and our Junior squads (3rd, 4th and 5th XI). Training times are listed below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Senior Men<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday Nights &#8211; Comber Leisure Centre &#8211; 7.00pm to 10.00pm<br>Wednesday Nights &#8211; Comber Leisure Centre &#8211; 8.30pm to 10.00pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Junior Men<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday Nights &#8211; Comber Leisure Centre 8.30pm to 10pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our Ladies Section includes both our Senior squads (1st XI and 2nd XI) and our Junior squads (3rd, 4th and 5th XI). Training times are listed below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Senior Ladies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday Nights &#8211; Lagan College &#8211; 7.00pm to 8.30pm<br>Wednesday Nights &#8211; Comber Leisure Centre &#8211; 8.30pm &#8211; 10pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Junior Ladies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday Nights &#8211; Comber Leisure Centre &#8211; 8.30pm to 10.00pm<br>Wednesday Nights &#8211; Comber Leisure Centre &#8211; 7.00pm to 8.30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Youth Section<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note our Youth Section is currently closed to new members for the 25\/26 season. We will re-open for new members during the summer months (updated 27.01.26).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a vibrant Youth Section open to players from P1 through to Year 11. Our age groups and training times are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading18256_d09003-24, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading18256_d09003-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading18256_d09003-24\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading18256_d09003-24 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading18256_d09003-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading18256_d09003-24\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading18256_d09003-24 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading18256_d09003-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading18256_d09003-24\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading18256_d09003-24 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading18256_d09003-24\">Comber Leisure Centre \u2013 Sundays&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>U7 Boy &amp; Girls: 1.00pm \u2013 2.00pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U9 Boys &amp; Girls: 1.00pm &#8211; 2.00pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U11 Boys: 2.00pm \u2013 3.15pm<br>U11 Girls: 2.00pm \u2013 3.15pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U13 &amp; U15 Boys: 15:15 \u2013 16:30<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading18256_b31a5c-1b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading18256_b31a5c-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading18256_b31a5c-1b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading18256_b31a5c-1b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading18256_b31a5c-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading18256_b31a5c-1b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading18256_b31a5c-1b 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October 2025 will be suspended and not selected until payment has been made.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscriptions to North Down may be paid by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Electronically directly into our bank account. &nbsp;Sort code 98-04-45, a\/c 64788082. &nbsp;Please ensure that your payment can be identified to you.&nbsp; Three or four payments between July and September will spread the load at the discounted rate or you can set up a 12 monthly payment also at the discounted rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cash or Cheque. &nbsp;Make your cheque payable to \u2018NORTH DOWN HOCKEY CLUB\u2019 and pass the payment to either your team captain or Kathryn Rogers, Honorary Treasurer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We do not operate a \u2018pay and play\u2019 system as an alternative to paying a full sub<\/strong>.&nbsp; However. we will consider this option for a senior member who is only able to play occasionally, in which case the match fee payable on the day is \u00a315.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Youth Coaching <\/strong>&#8211;  Each youth section category has a costs budget and youth coaches will receive an appropriate reduction to their annual subscription in line with the budgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Information: Hockey Ireland Membership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All playing members, new members and casual players must re-register their annual membership with Hockey Ireland. The fees have increased and are now price locked for the next three seasons through 2026\/27. The fees are as follows: Senior membership (players 18+) is \u00a326 and Junior membership (players under 18) is \u00a317.50. To register or re-register, please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hockey.ie\/membership\/\">https:\/\/hockey.ie\/membership\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We welcome new members in our Men\u2019s, Ladies\u2019 and Youth Sections. Here you will find the training times of our various teams and our Club&#8217;s annual subscriptions. 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