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
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Short List
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Club of the season |
Bicester HC Brooklands HC Felixstowe HC Marton Furness HC Old Silhillians HC
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Mens team of the season |
City of Bath 1st XI Marlow 2nd XI Sonning 6th XI
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Womens team of the season |
Bromsgrove 3rd XI Canterbury 1st XI Neston South Wirral 1st XI
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Best marketing campaign of the season |
Cambridge City HC Wapping HC
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Coach of the season |
Chris Glover Mark Menear
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Club volunteer of the season |
Stuart Burnside Matt Lovell Lynne Morgan
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Hockey Maker of the season |
Bruce Danbury Indigo Hull
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HA or League volunteer of the season |
David Cawthorn Eilish MacBean
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Club or HUA umpire of the season |
Steve Godwin Chris Withers
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Young umpire of the season |
Jake Charles Ben Garrod
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Congratulations to those shortlisted above and everybody who was nominated.
For further information, please contact Richard Glynne-Jones, Officiating and Volunteer Manager, on 07736 722324 or at richard.glynne-jones@englandhockey.co.uk.