• Community

South Central Hockey AGM follow up information

Thank you for those that attended the South Central Hockey AGM in record numbers on Thursday 18th July. It is gratifying to note the high number of the hockey community who are wanting to vote on proposals and put forward their club position for discussion to a wider audience.

We undertook to provide further information to you within 48 hours of the AGM which you will find in the content and attached to this email.

  1. Electronic Voting results
    • The proposal presented to the AGM is to reduce membership subscription fee from £10 to £5 for the 2024/25 season
    • Alternative is to keep membership at £10 for the2024/25 season and reinvest the funds raised to the benefit of hockey within the South Central Hockey  Area.
    • The votes have been counted and verified with one club one vote, resulting in proposal a. receiving 32% and b. 68%. Therefore the membership subscription will remain at £10 per team and the rate card unchanged for season 2024/25
  2. South Central hockey has a vacancy on the Board of Directors for the Governance of the area. Expressions of interest are sought the deadline for which is 4th August to operations@southcentral.hockey . The Job Description is attached.
  3. During the Q&A clubs asked where the centralised calendar can be found. This is the link to the live page which is updated regularly during the season:

https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/competitions-and-events/centralised-calendar

  1. A guide for clubs who travel to and from the Isle of Wight for Hockey to claim expenses will be produced and published in August. In the meantime contact the Finance Director finance@southcentral.hockey He is on leave current and returns in August.

Please keep an eye out on our Social media channels and website for future updates. If you have news you wish to share and publish on www.southcentral.hockey or the newsletter contact operations@southcentral.hockey