The England Hockey Awards are here again, and this year’s event takes place at Bisham Abbey, the home of English Hockey, on the evening of Saturday 24 May.

The event will bring together hockey lovers from all over the country to celebrate the achievements and contributions of volunteers, umpires, coaches and players over the past nine months. Tickets have now sold out, but you can still lend your support on Twitter or Facebook to who you think should win!

MC for the evening will be three-time Olympian Simon Mason and several current England squad athletes will also be in attendance.

Awards will be made in a total of 17 categories. Nominations for the open awards are now closed and the short list has been announced as follows:

Award	Short List
Club of the season	Bicester HC Brooklands HC Felixstowe HC Marton Furness HC Old Silhillians HC
Mens team of the season	City of Bath 1st XI Marlow 2nd XI Sonning 6th XI
Womens team of the season	Bromsgrove 3rd XI Canterbury 1st XI Neston South Wirral 1st XI
Best marketing campaign of the season	Cambridge City HC Wapping HC
Coach of the season	Chris Glover Mark Menear
Club volunteer of the season	Stuart Burnside Matt Lovell Lynne Morgan
Hockey Maker of the season	Bruce Danbury Indigo Hull
HA or League volunteer of the season	David Cawthorn Eilish MacBean
Club or HUA umpire of the season	Steve Godwin Chris Withers
Young umpire of the season	Jake Charles Ben Garrod

Congratulations to those shortlisted above and everybody who was nominated.

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For further information, please contact Richard Glynne-Jones, Officiating and Volunteer Manager, on 07736 722324 or at richard.glynne-jones@englandhockey.co.uk.