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Contents Official Programme 2012

5 Welcome to Blackpool 17 Important Information Message from the Festival President Everything you need to know... - - 7 Festival Committee 18 Fixtures Your 2012 Committee Friday 6th April - - 8 The New Look BHF 20 Fixtures Message from the Festival Committee Saturday 7th April - - 10 Festival Teams 22 Fixtures Mens, Womens & Mixed Sunday 8th April - - 11 Festival Umpires 24 Fixtures 2012 Panel Monday 9th April - - 12 Festival Social Events 25 Blackpool Club We know how to party... Food, beer, cricket, social marquee and more... - - 14 Locations map Finding your way... 26 Previous Award Winners Festival, Bunny Wain & Blackpool - Centenary Winners 16 Festival Hockey Rules A few basic rules...

Official Programme 2012 4 Blackpool Easter Hockey Festival 5 61 Years and Counting

Welcome to Blackpool Message from the Festival President

There are key dates in our Festival’s long calendar and a spectacular finale to the regular history and 2012 is one of them. With sixty hockey season. These bodies and individuals Festivals having past it feels like a new are mentioned elsewhere in this programme beginning at this, the 61st. The organising which I encourage you to read thoroughly. committee has been largely reformed following Time and time again players tell me how the retirement of most of its members at the much they appreciate the Festival having a end of the 2011 Festival. Our new Secretary large group of qualified and reliable umpires. is David Gee, a well known figure in North- This year there is a pool of 27 and I want to West hockey circles, and who has seized the stress my appreciation of all they do. I would opportunity to lead a festival he has attended mention particularly the Sunday evening for many years and which is dear to his heart. Umpires’ Dinner when via ‘fines’ and generous The new committee has a number of donations goodly sums are raised each year for young, energetic and committed enthusiasts specific charities - Help the Heroes last year. and it has met a number of times, deciding I have attended every Festival since 1965 to maintain the successful formula of recent and have a feeling this year is to be really years but with the addition of a number of new extraordinary. Enjoy! features. I am sure those of you who have been to past Festivals will spot the new ventures and George Robson we hope you will approve of them. Festival President We have had an association with Blackpool Cricket Club, to mutual advantage, since around 1970 and you will find this year truly amazing new social events centred at their Club! There a number of bodies who sponsor and encourage the Festival and without this support the Blackpool Festival would not enjoy its reputation as a major event in the hockey

Blackpool Easter Hockey Festival 7 61 Years and Counting

Management Committee BHF 2012

George Robson President & Chairman - David Gee Head Organiser & Secretary - Debs Huyton Social Secretary & Treasurer - David Wright Fixtures & Team Entries - Simon Allen Marketing & Digital - Clive Dennis Umpires - Shaun Bent Head of Digital - Michelle Smith Charity Representative - General Committee Dominic Chadwick Aaron Gee Stephen Parker Steph Smith Official Programme 2012 NEW LOOK FOR 2012 Blackpool Easter Hockey Festival Committee, would like to welcome you all to the 61st Blackpool Easter Hockey Festival! With a new committee and a new look this year, we still promise the same hockey, beer and banter but with a much greater emphasis on the social aspect of your tour. We trust you will all have a fantastic weekend and appreciate the changes that we have made to improve your Blackpool experience. The most noticeable change you will find is that there is no longer the need to travel to Lytham which was always an inconvenience. Without doubt, the most exciting addition to the Festival is the new social marquee. This is situated next to the Cricket Club and our thanks go to them for supplying this venue along with DJs and live bands on the Friday and Saturday nights. Another new addition is the informal pre- tour get together on Thursday night. This is a chance for early arrivals, local teams and umpires to sample what the rest of the weekend holds. If this is a success, we plan to make this an official extra night from 2013! We have also secured several new sponsors and partners (both local and national) and we hope to add to this list next year. However, our proudest achievement to date is our partnership with Blackpool Carers Centre; a local charity which provides support for unpaid carers in Blackpool. We aim to raise as much money as possible over the weekend, with a target of £5000. We hope you will support all the various fundraising ideas we have put in place. Any voluntary donations would also be greatly appreciated. A tremendous amount of hard work has gone into organising this year’s event, and a special thanks must go to David Gee, Simon Allen, Debs Huyton, David Wright, George Robson and Clive Dennis. Without their help, the Festival would never get off the ground. Now all that remains to be said is that we hope you enjoy the hockey, the changes and all that Blackpool Hockey Festival has to offer. And we look forward to seeing you all back in Blackpool in 2013! David Gee Festival Secretary

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Festival Teams Mens, Womens & Mixed

Team Name Club Colour Team Name Club Colour

Colin’s Camels Brigg HC Adders Atherstone Adders HC

Drunken Munkys & Colour Purple Combined Services HA Touring Team () Cheeky Chimps Custom Sticks Harlow HC Emma Lions Emmanuel College HC Dyabas Touring Team FAME Touring Team (Lancashire) Exeter Pirates Exeter University Mens HC Gee Force Army Blackpool & The Fylde College Fizz Bucks Buxton HC Gee Force Navy Blackpool & The Fylde College Hugo Boss Blackpool HC Hockily Ever After Macclesfield HC Jersey Bullocks Jersey HA Husseys & Homos Leeds Medics & Dentists HC Lads Sausage Bedford HC Incredibles Newark HC Lizzie Lovers Richmond HC Little Misses & Mr Men Southgate Adelaide HC Mr Men Southgate Adelaide HC Minxes & Molesters Leeds Medics & Dentists HC Old Peculiers Leeds HC Misfits Dalston HC & Guests

Team Name Club Colour Pheasant Pluckers Spalding HC

Adel Allstars Leeds Adel Carnegie HC Reale Madrid Shrewsbury HC

Dushe’s Bitches Bedford HC RIP TBC Westleigh HC

Hagrid’s Ho’s Staveley Ladies HC Rock Solid Miners Royal School of Mines

Hookter Chookters Eskvale HC Sheps Little Kids Wisbech HC

Kazza’s Krazy Kats Kington Ladies HC Skanky Tarts Cannock HC/Wednesbury HC

Keswick Goes Spicy Custard Touring Team Keswick Ladies HC Kommando Spider Naevi Touring Team Knockers Cannock HC SWAT Writtle College HC Pretty Skilful On & Off Matlock Baileans HC The Pitch The M Team Manchester University HC

Scouting for Cubs Watsonians Ladies HC TOWIE On Tour Southend HC

Toontastics Blackpool HC Weigh Anchors Maltese Olympic Touring Team

Touring Team Touring Team TBC

Welsh Wallys Rhyl HC Blackpool Easter Hockey Festival 11 61 Years and Counting

Festival Umpires 2012 Panel

Team Name Hometown

Simon Allen Blackpool

Ross Anderson York

Kendal Baggott Brigg

Bob Barlow Thornton-Cleveleys

Andy Barnes Sutton-on-Trent

Chris Barnes Blackpool

Charles Cordery Buckley

Christine Dennis Chesterfield

Clive Dennis Chesterfield

Eric Dickinson Timperley

Alex Diver Thornton-Cleveleys

David Eggleton Barnstaple

Jerry Gough South Shields

Stephen Hamblett Timperley

Linda Hamilton Tamworth

Mark Hogan York

Neil Johnson Lichfield

Peter MacLellan Washington

Bob Maltby York

Stephen Parker Leeds

John Pell-Reynolds Birmingham

John Reiss Tyne & Wear

Duncan Walker Penrith

Phillip Walker Sheffield

Simon Widdison Mansfield

David Wright Blackpool

Jerry Yates Leicester Official Programme 2012 12

Festival Social Events We know how to party...

Thursday 5th April Friday 6th April Unofficial Opening Party Official Opening Party 18:00 - Blackpool Cricket Club 18:00 - Marquee, Blackpool CC Join Committee Members, Umpires and early New to the Festival for 2012 is the Social travelling teams at Blackpool Cricket Club Marquee at Blackpool Cricket Club. With a for the Unofficial Opening Party. Music in the capacity of more than 500 we hope to get marquee from 19:00. you in the party mood with a live band and DJ playing all your favourite party anthems! With Umpires Festival Briefing two bars, the beers, cocktails and spirits will be 21:00 - Blackpool Cricket Club in full flow. If you are a Festival Umpire, join the Committee Flares Festival Party and fellow colleagues for a meet and greet 22:30 - Flares including a free drink courtesy of Blackpool Cricket Club. Followed by the Umpire briefing. Take a taxi or jump on board one of the Red Bull buses for a direct ride to Blackpool town Blackpool Town Centre centre! We continue the party at Flares, where 23:00 - Queen Street there is definitely something for everyone, with Start your Festival by embracing the amazing DJs playing party tunes from the 70s atmosphere in the many bars and clubs in the to the 00s. Flares is the only place in Blackpool central social hub of Blackpool town centre that to strut your ‘funky’ stuff. is Queen Street. Sanuk Sunrise If this evening is a success, next year we will look at the 01:00 - Club Sanuk possibility of making it the formal start to the Festival. Finish your Friday and start your Saturday in Sanuk through to the early hours. See you bright and early for your first game on Saturday! FREE entry to all the above venues with Festival wristband only. Need a Taxi? C Cabs - 01253 292929 Radio Cabs - 01253 293222 Premier Cabs - 01253 401000 J Cabs - 01253 623456 Blacktax Taxis - 01253 596596 Tower Taxis - 01253 626262 Streamline Taxi - 01253 623535 Gold Line Taxis - 01253 590500 Blackpool Easter Hockey Festival 13 61 Years and Counting

Saturday 7th April Sunday 8th April Marquee Madness Umpires’ Dinner 18:00 - Marquee, Blackpool CC 19:30 - TBC Join us for a second night of fun in the Social If you are a Festival Umpire, make sure you Marquee at Blackpool Cricket Club. Live band keep an eye out for details about the Umpires and DJ playing all your favourite party anthems Dinner. Be sure to behave yourself over the until late! weekend as at the dinner it may cost you in fines! Walkabout Aussie Session 22:30 - Walkabout Walkabout Closing Pre-Party Take a taxi or jump on board one of the Red 19:30 - Walkabout Bull buses for a direct ride to Blackpool town Start your night early with the Official Closing centre! We go down under for an exclusive Pre-Party at Walkabout. Festival party upstairs in Walkabout, home of the awesome spirit of Australia. Entry is via the Festival Closing Party side door to the left of the club. 21:00 - Club Sanuk FREE entry to all the above venues with Join us at Club Sanuk for FREE food on the Festival wristband only. Beer Terrace and get psyched for the Festival Fancy Dress Finale. Make sure you get your team organised with a theme. The 20 best dressed teams will be invited to strut their stuff in the famous Festival Dance Off for a chance to win team prizes courtesy of Club Sanuk! You will have 60 seconds, to a song of your choice, to show us your team moves! FREE entry to all the above venues with Festival wristband only.

REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR FESTIVAL WRISTBAND TO ALL SOCIAL EVENTS OR YOU MAY BE REFUSED ENTRY!

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Locations Map Finding your way...

Locations Directions to Bispham from Stanley Park 1 Festival HQ Blackpool Leisure Centre Car Park to Blackpool 2 Astro 1 & 2 & Fylde College, FY2 0HB (3.9 miles) 3 Grass • Turn right onto West Park Drive (0.3 miles) 4 Blackpool Cricket Club & Social Marquee • At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto 5 Festival Camp Site Mere Road (0.2 miles) 6 Walkabout • Turn right at Whitegate Drive (160 metres) 7 Club Sanuk • Bear left at Devonshire Road (1.2 miles) 8 Queen Street • At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto 9 Blackpool Town Centre Devonshire Road (56 metres) 10 Blackpool Victoria Hospital • At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto 11 Whitegate Drive Walk-in Centre Devonshire Road (1.1 miles) Train Station/Tram Stop • At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Red Bank Road (127 metres) Bus Stop • Continue on Ingthorpe Avenue (0.2 miles) Taxi Rank • Turn left at Ashfield Road (0.6 miles) • Turn left into the College (52 metres) Car Park First Aid To Bispham

Festival First Aid is provided by St. John’s Ambulance Service. If you require First Aid please call 07966 719 935. ONLY in an EMERGENCY should you call 999. Official Programme 2012 16

Festival Hockey Rules A few basic rules...

FIH RULES APPLY Safety Duration & Player Eligibility The Festival cannot be held responsible for any injury, however sustained, during the Festival. All matches are 25 minutes duration one-way, We advise individuals to obtain insurance, first named team to choose direction. personally or through their hockey club. No show for games (or not being ready to start Umpires are provided by the Festival so 10 minutes after the hooter) will result in a 5-0 please respect their decisions as they are win for the opposing team. there for your safety. They will not tolerate any Only team members with a Festival wristband threatening or abusive behaviour including foul will be eligible to play in a team unless language. approved by Festival Committee. If you choose to wear flip-flops, this is at your Mens and Ladies teams are not allowed to play own risk. However if you receive a card from members of the opposite sex. an umpire instructing you to wear adequate Mixed teams must have a minimum of 5 footwear, please respect their decision. outfield ladies players at one time. DEFINITELY no studded/spiked footwear on Pitches ANY pitch. Marked out pitches are for MATCH PLAY ONLY. Shin guards for all games is HIGHLY Please do not use them at any other time. RECOMMENDED. In the event of bad weather, preventing play on The umpires are equipped with a special the Grass Pitch, Astro 1 will be converted into Tangerine Card. If you are cautioned with two 8-a-side pitches. Once the Grass pitch is this card please respect the decision and playable then the normal schedule will resume. remember what they may ask you to do is just Games on Astro 2 and Bispham will not be for fun and in the spirit of the Festival! affected during bad weather. The umpires will be responsible for handing in No food, beverages, bottles or glasses are results at the Festival HQ in the Arena (or the allowed on any pitch during any game. Sports Centre reception at Bispham). NO SMOKING AT ANY TIME WITHIN THE ASTRO-TURF ARENA. ANYBODY CAUGHT SMOKING WITHIN THIS AREA WILL BE FINED AND THIS WILL BE DONATED TO THE FESTIVAL PARTNER CHARITY. Blackpool Easter Hockey Festival 17 61 Years and Counting

Important Information Everything you need to know...

Headquarters Lost Property will be situated at the Festival Headquarters. Please contact a member of the The daytime Headquarters of the Festival is Committee if you have lost something. situated beside the grass pitch in Stanley Park. Council A LIVE score centre will broadcast fixtures, results, social events and announcements on Please remember that we are guests of large screens. You can get up to the minute Blackpool Borough Council and that we are Festival information on Twitter and Facebook. deeply indebted to them for their courtesy and facilities made available to us. Please If you need to speak to a member of the bear this in mind throughout the weekend. Committee, they are easily identifiable - they Please remember to conduct yourself in an will be wearing black jackets or black t-shirts. appropriate manner as there are families and Festival Partners children using the facilities at Stanley Park. NO There will be a number of Official Festival OBSCENE CLOTHING/BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS Partners exhibiting products and services THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL BE TOLERATED. including SilverFX, selling hockey equipment Physio and Official BHF Merchandise. This year we will have the services of a Photography Trainee Physiotherapist based at the Festival There will be a Specialist Sports Photographer HQ. Treatment is administered with special at Stanley Park. You can also have a team permission of their university and only once photograph taken, available to purchase with a specific disclaimer has been signed by any proceeds going to Blackpool Carers Centre; our client prior to treatment. There will be no Official Charity Partner. charge for any therapy but any donations would be greatly received which will go to the Festival Car Parking Partner Charity Blackpool Carers’ Centre. There is free parking at the Sports Centre, Camping Stanley Park and also at Bispham. If you are camping for the duration of the You can also park for free at Blackpool Cricket weekend, we have a few basic rules we would Club, however parking is limited due to the like you to be aware of: social marquee being located here. Although the Festival will endeavour to ensure the safety - Parking and camping in designated areas of vehicles parked on these sites, vehicles and ONLY at Blackpool Cricket Club. their contents are left at the owners’ risk. - Please stay within the designated camping areas. YOUR TENT WILL BE REMOVED IF NOT Synthetic Pitch Use IN THE CORRECT ZONE. We must look after them: - NO fires or barbecues. - NO campervans or caravans - Tents only. - Put rubbish in the bins provided. - NO pets. - NO smoking. - NO glass. - NO chewing gum. - NO glass or can tops. Please look after the club during your visit, - NO ‘knocking up’ on sides of pitches remove and dispose of any unwanted litter in during matches. the bins provided, consider the clubs users and - Wear clean trainers. respect the surrounding areas. - NO bladed trainers. Damage to any Blackpool Cricket/Hockey All venues have changing rooms, showers and Club property or any sort of vandalism will not toilets. Please respect their facilities. Please be tolerated, your team will be immediately take great care to protect your belongings from REMOVED from the Festival and further action theft. will be taken if necessary. Official Programme 2012 18

Fixtures Friday 6th April

Game Time Format Venue Home Team Score Away Team

1 10:00 Grass Touring Team Pretty Skillful On & Off The Pitch

2 10:00 Astro 1 Misfits Minxes and Molesters

3 10:00 Astro 2 Emma Lions SWAT

4 10:30 Grass Dushe's Bitches Hagrid's Ho's

5 10:30 Astro 1 Skanky Tarts Adders

6 10:30 Astro 2 Gee Force Army Husseys and Homos

7 11:00 Grass Toontastics Kazza's Krazy Kats

8 11:00 Astro 1 RIP TBC Rock Solid Miners

9 11:00 Astro 2 Spicy Custard Drunken Munkys & Cheeky Chimps

10 11:00 Bispham Jersey Bullocks Colin’s Camels

11 11:30 Grass Spider Naevi The M Team

12 11:30 Astro 1 Knockers Adel Allstars

13 11:30 Astro 2 Hockily Ever After Gee Force Navy

14 11:30 Bispham Old Peculiers Fizz Bucks

15 12:00 Grass Welsh Wallys Hookter Chookters

16 12:00 Astro 1 Sheps Little Kids Incredibles

17 12:00 Astro 2 Reale Madrid Pheasant Pluckers

18 12:00 Bispham Colour Purple Dyabas

19 12:30 Grass Kazza's Krazy Kats Keswick goes Kommando

20 12:30 Astro 1 Adders Misfits

21 12:30 Astro 2 TOWIE on Tour Weigh Anchors

22 12:30 Bispham Lads Sausage Hugo Boss

23 13:00 Grass Pretty Skilful On & Off The Pitch Dushe's Bitches

24 13:00 Astro 1 Spider Naevi FAME

25 13:00 Astro 2 Husseys and Homos Emma Lions

26 13:00 Bispham Jersey Bullocks Lizzie Lovers

27 13:30 Grass Adel Allstars Toontastics

28 13:30 Astro 1 Incredibles Minxes and Molesters

29 13:30 Astro 2 Skanky Tarts Gee Force Army

30 13:30 Bispham Fizz Bucks Custom Sticks

31 14:00 Grass Knockers Touring Team Blackpool Easter Hockey Festival 19 61 Years and Counting

Game Time Format Venue Home Team Score Away Team

32 14:00 Astro 1 Rock Solid Miners Gee Force Navy

33 14:00 Astro 2 Drunken Munkys & Cheeky Chimps SWAT

34 14:00 Bispham Dyabas Old Peculiers

35 14:30 Grass Scouting for Cubs Keswick goes Kommando

36 14:30 Astro 1 Hugo Boss Exeter Pirates

37 14:30 Astro 2 FAME Little Misses & Mr Men

38 14:30 Bispham Mr Men Lads Sausage

39 15:00 Grass Welsh Wallys Knockers

40 15:00 Astro 1 Lizzie Lovers Colour Purple

41 15:00 Astro 2 The M Team RIP TBC

42 15:00 Bispham TOWIE on Tour Reale Madrid

43 15:30 Grass Hagrid's Ho's Scouting for Cubs

44 15:30 Astro 1 Custom Sticks Hugo Boss

45 15:30 Astro 2 Misfits Incredibles

46 15:30 Bispham Weigh Anchors Hockily Ever After

47 16:00 Grass Adders Rock Solid Miners

48 16:00 Astro 1 Colin's Camels Mr Men

49 16:00 Astro 2 Dushe's Bitches Hookter Chookters

50 16:00 Bispham Pheasant Pluckers Spicy Custard

51 16:30 Grass Little Misses & Mr Men Sheps Little Kids

52 16:30 Astro 1 Fizz Bucks Dyabas

53 16:30 Astro 2 Hagrid's Ho's Pretty Skilful On & Off The Pitch

54 16:30 Bispham Hockily Ever After Reale Madrid

55 17:00 Grass Skanky Tarts The M Team

56 17:00 Astro 1 Old Peculiers Lizzie Lovers

57 17:00 Astro 2 Keswick goes Kommando Adel Allstars

58 17:00 Bispham TOWIE on Tour Spicy Custard

59 17:30 Grass RIP TBC FAME

60 17:30 Astro 1 Jersey Bullocks Lads Sausage

61 17:30 Astro 2 Toontastics Welsh Wallys

62 18:00 Astro 1 Custom Sticks Exeter Pirates Official Programme 2012 20

Fixtures Saturday 7th April

Game Time Format Venue Home Team Score Away Team

63 09:30 Grass Sheps Little Kids Spider Naevi

64 09:30 Astro 1 Colour Purple Colin's Camels

65 09:30 Astro 2 Knockers Keswick goes Kommando

66 09:30 Bispham SWAT Pheasant Pluckers

67 10:00 Grass The M Team Adders

68 10:00 Astro 1 Exeter Pirates Mr Men

69 10:00 Astro 2 Touring Team Hookter Chookters

70 10:00 Bispham Gee Force Navy Emma Lions

71 10:30 Grass Minxes and Molesters Little Misses & Mr Men

72 10:30 Astro 1 Dyabas Custom Sticks

73 10:30 Astro 2 Welsh Wallys Dushe's Bitches

74 10:30 Bispham Gee Force Army Weigh Anchors

75 11:00 Grass Rock Solid Miners Misfits

76 11:00 Astro 1 Lizzie Lovers Fizz Bucks

77 11:00 Astro 2 Adel Allstars Kazza's Krazy Kats

78 11:00 Bispham Gee Force Navy Husseys and Homos

79 11:30 Grass FAME Skanky Tarts

80 11:30 Astro 1 Jersey Bullocks Exeter Pirates

81 11:30 Astro 2 Touring Team Toontastics

82 11:30 Bispham Emma Lions Drunken Munkys & Cheeky Chimps

83 12:00 Grass Little Misses & Mr Men Incredibles

84 12:00 Astro 1 Colour Purple Lads Sausage

85 12:00 Astro 2 Scouting for Cubs Kazza's Krazy Kats

86 12:00 Bispham Weigh Anchors Husseys and Homos

87 12:30 Grass Hockily Ever After Spicy Custard

88 12:30 Astro 1 Colin's Camels Old Peculiers

89 12:30 Astro 2 Hagrid's Ho's Hookter Chookters

90 12:30 Bispham Keswick goes Kommando Dushe's Bitches

91 13:00 Grass RIP TBC Sheps Little Kids

92 13:00 Astro 1 Dyabas Hugo Boss

93 13:00 Astro 2 Pretty Skilful On & Off The Pitch Scouting for Cubs

94 13:00 Bispham Adel Allstars Welsh Wallys

95 13:30 Grass Reale Madrid Gee Force Army

96 13:30 Astro 1 Spider Naevi Minxes and Molesters Blackpool Easter Hockey Festival 21 61 Years and Counting

Game Time Format Venue Home Team Score Away Team

97 13:30 Astro 2 Fizz Bucks Colin's Camels

98 13:30 Bispham Keswick goes Kommando Touring Team

99 14:00 Grass TOWIE on Tour SWAT

100 14:00 Astro 1 Little Misses & Mr Men Misfits

101 14:00 Astro 2 Custom Sticks Mr Men

102 14:00 Bispham Dushe's Bitches Toontastics

103 14:30 Grass Pheasant Pluckers Drunken Munkys & Cheeky Chimps

104 14:30 Astro 1 The M Team Rock Solid Miners

105 14:30 Astro 2 Hugo Boss Jersey Bullocks

106 14:30 Bispham Kazza's Krazy Kats Welsh Wallys

107 15:00 Grass Gee Force Army Spicy Custard

108 15:00 Astro 1 Adders FAME

109 15:00 Astro 2 Dyabas Lizzie Lovers

110 15:00 Bispham Scouting for Cubs Adel Allstars

111 15:30 Grass Gee Force Navy Weigh Anchors

112 15:30 Astro 1 Minxes and Molesters RIP TBC

113 15:30 Astro 2 Old Peculiers Lads Sausage

114 15:30 Bispham Knockers Hagrid's Ho's

115 16:00 Grass Emma Lions Pheasant Pluckers

116 16:00 Astro 1 Incredibles Spider Naevi

117 16:00 Astro 2 Exeter Pirates Colour Purple

118 16:00 Bispham Pretty Skilful On & Off The Pitch Hookter Chookters

119 16:30 Grass Husseys and Homos Reale Madrid

120 16:30 Astro 1 Skanky Tarts Sheps Little Kids

121 16:30 Astro 2 Lizzie Lovers Custom Sticks

122 16:30 Bispham Toontastics Hagrid's Ho's

123 17:00 Grass SWAT Hockily Ever After

124 17:00 Astro 1 FAME Rock Solid Miners

125 17:00 Astro 2 Fizz Bucks Lads Sausage

126 17:00 Bispham Knockers Pretty Skilful On & Off The Pitch

127 17:30 Grass Incredibles RIP TBC

128 17:30 Astro 1 TOWIE on Tour Drunken Munkys & Cheeky Chimps

129 17:30 Astro 2 Jersey Bullocks Mr Men Official Programme 2012 22

Fixtures Sunday 8th April

Game Time Format Venue Home Team Score Away Team

130 09:30 Grass Husseys and Homos Drunken Munkys & Cheeky Chimps

131 09:30 Astro 1 Sheps Little Kids Adders

132 09:30 Astro 2 Skanky Tarts Minxes and Molesters

133 10:00 Grass Touring Team Kazza's Krazy Kats

134 10:00 Astro 1 The M Team Misfits

135 10:00 Astro 2 Reale Madrid Emma Lions

136 10:00 Bispham RIP TBC Little Misses & Mr Men

137 10:30 Grass Hookter Chookters Scouting for Cubs

138 10:30 Astro 1 Custom Sticks Colour Purple

139 10:30 Astro 2 Hockily Ever After TOWIE on Tour

140 10:30 Bispham Little Misses & Mr Men Spider Naevi

141 11:00 Grass Lizzie Lovers Colin's Camels

142 11:00 Astro 1 Hagrid's Ho's Keswick goes Kommando

143 11:00 Astro 2 Spicy Custard Weigh Anchors

144 11:00 Bispham Rock Solid Miners Sheps Little Kids

145 11:30 Grass Old Peculiers Exeter Pirates

146 11:30 Astro 1 Pretty Skilful On & Off The Pitch Toontastics

147 11:30 Astro 2 Gee Force Army Pheasant Pluckers

148 11:30 Bispham Misfits RIP TBC

149 12:00 Grass Colour Purple Hugo Boss

150 12:00 Astro 1 Kazza's Krazy Kats Dushe's Bitches

151 12:00 Astro 2 SWAT Gee Force Navy

152 12:00 Bispham Spider Naevi Skanky Tarts

153 12:30 Grass Colin's Camels Dyabas

154 12:30 Astro 1 Hookter Chookters Knockers

155 12:30 Astro 2 Emma Lions Hockily Ever After

156 12:30 Bispham The M Team Minxes and Molesters

157 13:00 Grass Custom Sticks Jersey Bullocks

158 13:00 Astro 1 Adel Allstars Touring Team

159 13:00 Astro 2 Reale Madrid Spicy Custard

160 13:00 Bispham Misfits Spider Naevi

161 13:30 Grass Mr Men Colour Purple Blackpool Easter Hockey Festival 23 61 Years and Counting

Game Time Format Venue Home Team Score Away Team

162 13:30 Astro 1 Scouting for Cubs Welsh Wallys

163 13:30 Astro 2 TOWIE on Tour Gee Force Army

164 13:30 Bispham Sheps Little Kids FAME

165 14:00 Grass Fizz Bucks Exeter Pirates

166 14:00 Astro 1 Hagrid's Ho's Kazza's Krazy Kats

167 14:00 Astro 2 Gee Force Navy Drunken Munkys & Cheeky Chimps

168 14:00 Bispham Incredibles Skanky Tarts

169 14:30 Grass Hugo Boss Old Peculiers

170 14:30 Astro 1 Keswick goes Kommando Pretty Skilful On & Off The Pitch

171 14:30 Astro 2 Pheasant Pluckers Husseys and Homos

172 14:30 Bispham Adders Minxes and Molesters

173 15:00 Grass Dyabas Lads Sausage

174 15:00 Astro 1 Weigh Anchors SWAT

175 15:00 Astro 2 Little Misses & Mr Men Rock Solid Miners

176 15:00 Bispham The M Team FAME

177 15:30 Grass Mr Men Hugo Boss

178 15:30 Astro 1 Toontastics Hookter Chookters

179 15:30 Astro 2 Spicy Custard Emma Lions

180 15:30 Bispham Adders Incredibles

181 16:00 Grass Lizzie Lovers Exeter Pirates

182 16:00 Astro 1 TOWIE on Tour Husseys and Homos

183 16:00 Astro 2 Touring Team Welsh Wallys

184 16:30 Grass Mr Men Fizz Bucks

185 16:30 Astro 1 Drunken Munkys & Cheeky Chimps Weigh Anchors

186 16:30 Astro 2 Dushe's Bitches Adel Allstars

187 17:00 Grass Jersey Bullocks Old Peculiers

188 17:00 Astro 1 Knockers Scouting for Cubs

189 17:00 Astro 2 Hockily Ever After Gee Force Army

190 17:30 Grass Colin's Camels Lads Sausage

191 17:30 Astro 1 Gee Force Navy Pheasant Pluckers

192 17:30 Astro 2 Reale Madrid SWAT Official Programme 2012 24

Fixtures Monday 9th April

Game Time Format Venue Home Team Score Away Team

193 10:00 Grass 23rd Place 24th Place

194 10:00 Astro 1 21st Place 22nd Place

195 10:00 Astro 2 19th Place 20th Place

196 10:30 Grass 11th Place 12th Place

197 10:30 Astro 1 17th Place 18th Place

198 10:30 Astro 2 11th Place 12th Place

199 11:00 Grass 15th Place 16th Place

200 11:00 Astro 1 13th Place 14th Place

201 11:00 Astro 2 11th Place 12th Place

202 11:30 Grass 9th Place 10th Place

203 11:30 Astro 1 9th Place 10th Place

204 11:30 Astro 2 9th Place 10th Place

205 12:00 Grass 7th Place 8th Place

206 12:00 Astro 1 7th Place 8th Place

207 12:00 Astro 2 7th Place 8th Place

208 12:30 Grass 5th Place 6th Place

209 12:30 Astro 1 3rd Place 4th Place

210 12:30 Astro 2 5th Place 6th Place

211 13:00 Grass 5th Place 6th Place

212 13:00 Astro 1 (Women’s Final) 1st Place 2nd Place

213 13:00 Astro 2 3rd Place 4th Place

214 13:30 Astro 1 (Men’s Final) 1st Place 2nd Place

215 13:30 Astro 2 3rd Place 4th Place

216 14:00 Astro 1 (Mixed Final) 1st Place 2nd Place

Presentations The Danson Trophy - 13:55 Val Robinson Cup - 13:25 Presented to the Men’s Festival Champions Presented to the Women’s Festival Champions Steve Kennedy Cup - 14:25 Bunny Wain Trophy - 14:25 Presented to the Mixed Festival Champions Presented to the Umpire’s Fair Play Team 2012

NB: All Cups and Trophies must not be taken away. Award winners will be presented with a replica to take back to their respective club. Blackpool Easter Hockey Festival 25 61 Years and Counting

Blackpool Cricket Club Food, beer, cricket, social marquee and more...

Blackpool Cricket club is delighted to welcome all teams to use the club and its facilities during what will be a fantastic Festival. A special feature this year is the Festival Marquee located in the car park at the club and adjacent to the clubhouse. With a capacity of more than 500 the marquee will have a DJ and live bands on Friday and Saturday evening. The party starts after the final game on each day. The marquee will also be open before the Official Festival closing party at Club Sanuk, on Sunday evening. • Party Marquee with DJ and live bands on Friday and Saturday evenings. Full bar facilities including draught and bottled beers and ciders. • Team 4 pint pitchers available.* • Watch cricket matches due to be played on both Saturday and Sunday.

LIVE Euro Hockey League action from Rotterdam on British Eurosports over the Festival weekend. Please go to ehlhockey.tv for TV schedule.

LIVE Premiership Football on Sky Sports and Viasat!

www.blackpoolcricket.co.uk

Opening times: Thursday - 17:00 - 00:00 Open on Thursday evening for teams arriving early and welcoming the Festival Umpires! Friday/Saturday/Sunday - 10:00 - 00:00 Bar open from 12:00 to 00:00 with the Clubhouse open each day from 10:00 to serve breakfast barms. Food available from 12:00 till late, including fresh homemade pizzas. Cloakroom facilities available for kit bags on Friday and Saturday evenings. Early access will be available on the following days. All proceeds will go to the Festival Charity Partner; Blackpool Carers’ Centre. *£5 Deposit required. Official Programme 2012 26

Previous Award Winners Festival, Bunny Wain & Blackpool Centenary Winners

Festival Mens’ Winners Festival Mixed Winners 1987 - 2011 1987 - 2011

Year Team Name Club Year Team Name Club

2011 Lads Sausage Bedford HC 2011 Incredibles Newark HC

2010 Colour Purple Combined Services HA Drunken Munkys & 2010 Blackpool HC Cheeky Chimps 2009 Buckfast Bandits Banbridge HC (Northern Ireland) 2009 Bladders HC Atherstone Adders HC 2008 Colour Purple Combined Services HA 2008 FAME Fylde & Manchester Met Uni. 2007 Colour Purple Combined Services HA 2007 Go Commando Lytham St. Annes HC 2006 Coy Boys City of York HC 2006 L.S.A Lytham St. Annes HC 2005 Colour Purple Combined Services HA 2005 L.S.A Lytham St. Annes HC 2004 B.O.B.’s Birmingham University Old Boys 2004 Merry Bisexuals Nottingham Uni Medics HC 2003 Wally Polly St. Albans HC 2003 Fast Breeders Springfields HC 2002 Who R They Heywood HC 2002 F.U.B.A.R Peterborough Hospital 2001 Disillusioned Aardvarks Touring Team 2001 All Saints Touring Team Shared: Bernard/ Nottingham Trent University HC/ 2000 Disillusioned Aardvarks Touring Team 2000 Pinkies & Winkies Touring Team 1999 Odyssey Lewes HC/Brighton Poly OB’s 1999 Hornets Bury St Edmunds HC 1998 Yorkshire Stags Ben Rhydding/Brookland HC 1998 Pebbles Stone HC 1997 Disillusioned Aardvarks Touring Team 1997 Pebbles Stone HC 1996 Bernard Nottingham Trent University HC 1996 Super Heroes In Training Charles Keene HC 1995 Disillusioned Aardvarks Touring Team 1995 Hornets Bury St Edmunds HC Shared: Baker’s Dozen/ Nottingham Trent University HC/ 1994 Rancid Racoon Bandits York Civil Service HC 1994 Hornets Bury St Edmunds HC

1993 Grape Tonkers Melton Mowbray HC 1993 Hornets Bury St Edmunds HC

1992 Pink Gorillas Bury St Edmunds HC 1992 Scanky Tarts Wednesbury HC

1991 Yorkshire Huzzars Yorkshire Civil Service HC 1991 Fast Breeders Springfields HC

1990 Disillusioned Aardvarks Touring Team 1990 Fast Breeders Springfields HC

1989 Durham Lions County Side 1989 Fast Breeders Springfields HC

1988 Minster Men York University Old Boys 1988 Fast Breeders Springfields HC

1987 Pheasant Pluckers Spalding HC 1987 Belvoir Bandits Egerton Park HC Blackpool Easter Hockey Festival 27 61 Years and Counting

Festival Womens’ Winners Blackpool Centenary Trophy 1997 - 2011 1989 - 2011

Year Team Name Club Year Recipient

2011 Club Tropicanna Watsonians Ladies HC 2011 Leeds Medics & Dentists HC

2010 Too Posh To Wash Longridge HC 2010 Blackpool Sports Centre

2009 Knockers Cannock HC 2009 Peter MacLellan

2008 Cub Scouts Lytham St. Annes HC 2008 Ross Anderson

2007 Granite City Wanderers Granite City Wanderers 2007 John & Mary Bosworth

2006 M.Y.O.B.B Wilmslow HC 2006 The Umpires

2005 Anderson’s Adventurers Royal Logistic Corps 2005 Keith Jones

2004 Cloggers Cleckheaton HC 2004 Blackpool Cricket Club

2003 Keeled Over Keele University Old Girls HC 2003 Mike Casey

2002 Polly’s Posse Bury St. Edmunds HC 2002 Kevin Fish

2001 Rock Hard Stonkers Mariners HC 2001 Peter Danson

2000 Sex On Legs Paviours HC 2000 George Robson

1999 Morpeth Girlies Morpeth HC 1999 Leeds University. Medics & Dentists HC

1998 Giffnock Int. Touring Team Giffnock/Hutchesons HC 1998 Jen & Mike Danson

1997 Witches Of Eastcote Eastcote HC 1997 St. John Ambulance Brigade

1996 Blackpool Hoteliers

1995 National Westminster Bank

1994 Blackpool Borough Council Bunny Wain Trophy for Fair Play Previous Winners (Awarded by the Umpires) 1993 The Hughes Family - 1992 The Umpires Smurfs On Tour - Writtle College HC 1991 Steve Kennedy Fillers & Feelers - Leeds Uni Medics & Dentists HC Colour Purple - Combined Services U23 1990 The Danson Family Tubes - Kirkcaldy HC 1989 Anne Johnson & Josie Baker Wally Polly - St Albans HC Old Johnny Knoxvilles - York St John’s Uni. Old Boys HC Drunken Dragons - Rhyl HC Trophy provided by Blackpool Borough Council. Emma Lions - Emmanuel College, Cambridge University HC Presented to those who have made a major Stelios Tours - Liverpool Sefton HC contribution to the Festival.

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As the nation’s leading first aid charity, St John Ambulance is committed to ensuring that no one dies because they needed first aid and didn’t get it.

We need volunteers to help us reduce unnecessary deaths. If you are interested in volunteering as a first aider at events, or want to learn about the range of roles available in areas such as first aid training, fundraising, PR, volunteer support and logistics, call 08700 10 49 50 or visit sja.org.uk to find out how you can get involved.

THE ONLY WAY IS WALKABOUT!

We at Walkabout pride ourselves on being the number one sports and late night venue in town. With a 1000 person capacity and open till 3am six nights a week (2am on Sundays) the party never stops at Walkabout! Come join in one of our awesome party nights and embrace the awesome Aussie experience!! Or why not try out our national treasure, Kangaroo steak! Walkabout is proud to sponsor Blackpool Hockey Club, a relationship that has been ongoing since 2004 and this year we are proud to sponsor the Blackpool Easter Hockey Festival. BCC Hockey Brochure A4 Ad_Layout 1 14/03/2012 10:12 Page 1

Blackpool Carers Centre A better life for Carers Registered Charity Number: 1114558

WWhhiillee yyoouu aarree ccaarriinngg ffoorr ootthheerrss…… Blackpool Carers’ Centre care about YOU! Whatever your age, if you look after your wife, husband, mum, dad, child, brother, sister, friend or neighbour who is frail, has a physical or mental illness, disability or problem with drugs or alcohol, you are their carer and we are here to help support you.

There are thousands of carers in the • Carers’ Hospital Support Project area. Many juggle work, school or other • Coffee Mornings commitments along with their caring • Counselling role, and most don’t think of themselves • Support & Consultation Groups as carers, nor realise the range of • Trips, Activities & Pamper Sessions services available to help them. • Citizens’ Advice Sessions We offer numerous services and support • Quarterly Magazine for Young and Adult Carers and their • Carers’ Grants & Benefit Help families including: • Volunteering & Training • Information & Signposting • Dementia Awareness Training • Emotional & Practical Support • Residential Trips & Youth Clubs

For more information on how we can help you, please contact Kay at Blackpool Carers’ Centre, Norman House, Robson Way, Blackpool, FY3 7PP Tel: 01253 393748 Email: [email protected] www.blackpoolcarers.org