A Message from Ian (GHA Chairman)

I hope you had a great Christmas and Happy New Year. This email is about a few important items for this season and next.

Firstly a reminder, if you want to enter a team for any of the GHA EH Clubs In2Hockey U10 and U12 girls and boys events, the deadline for me to receive both your entry form and payment is 14th January 2024. Three Clubs have already sent me their entries; Cheltenham Junior, Cirencester and Stroud so thank you to them. Please note that I intend to stick to the deadline as there is a lot to prepare and I have a number of significant personal commitments before the actual events themselves so need all the time I can get!

Secondly, I need to inform you that I am planning to step down from my role as GHA Junior Hockey Organiser at the end of this season. I have been doing this for 5 years now, ever since Angie Atherton who had run it for many years was taken ill and I feel it needs a change.

I appreciate you are all busy people, but I was hoping you could put out a request to your Club parents, grandparents and players to see if there is anyone who could take on the role. There is a small annual payment to cover expenses of £300.00. I appreciate that managing all the various Festivals takes up a fair amount of time so if several people were to come forwards then they could share it, each taking an age group?

Thirdly, the schools junior competitions organiser, Lisa Lundie, is also stepping down and we are looking for someone to take over that role, this also has a small stipend associated with it. This position would be better suited to someone who was retired (hence grandparent comment above) or free in the day as the events are in school time and the organiser typically is there on the day to run it.

These two roles are key for GHA in delivering and promoting junior hockey so please circulate this to as many people as possible. If people want to know more of what is involved then I am happy to talk them through it so do not hesitate to contact me. Also I will still be around next season if people want advice or guidance, I simply need more time for some of the other activities in which I am involved.

I can be called on my mobile; 07925 846775 or email clubs_comps@glos-ha.org.uk .

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards

Ian Harvey
GHA Junior Hockey Organiser