WELCOME TO BANBRIDGE HOCKEY CLUB

🔥WEEKEND FIXTURES🔥

Ladies 1stXI kick off the weekend with an away game to Armagh in the Premier League, while the 2s take on Dromore at home on Saturday. Ladies 3s & 4s are both on the road travelling to NICS and Mossley🏑

Men’s 1stXI face a big game at Garvey at 4:45pm on Saturday, while the 2s & 4s both face Bangor in the Junior League Cup. Men’s 3rdXI take on CI Annadale away on Friday night🤩

⭐️25/26 season sponsors⭐️

A shoutout to all of our main sponsors for the 25/26 season. Without the support of these local businesses, Banbridge Hockey Club wouldn’t be where it is today. Their generosity helps us grow, develop, and keep the game thriving💥

@ulstercarpets
@midulstergranite
@eosits
@anchor_eng_ltd
@emtek_ireland
@niprecision
@crmorrow

💥 WEEKEND RESULTS 💥

A 5/5 weekend for the men’s club, all teams coming away with a win🤩
Men’s 1s gained 6 points in their double header weekender in EYHL, scoring 12 goals in total! Also solid wins for the Men’s 2s, 3s & 4s in the Junior League Cup🔥

A great 3-0 win away from home for Ladies 1stXI in the Premier League against Omagh, goals from Stef Ardis and Paula Atkinson! Unlucky loses for the 2s, 3s and 4s🏑

Thanks to all of our sponsors💥
@ulstercarpets
@emtek_ireland
@midulstergranite
@anchor_eng_ltd
@eosits
@crmorrow
@niprecision

Congratulations to our monthly winners of our friends of Banbridge draw!

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🎃🏑 Banbridge HC Halloween Fun Camp 🏑🎃

Back by popular demand – and better than ever!

📅 27th – 29th October
⏰ 9am – 1pm
👦👧 Open to Primary 3 – Year 9
💰 £75 per player

✨ Train with the stars – including international players & coaches!
🥅 Special sessions on goalkeeping, drag flicking & advanced skills
⚡ A fun-packed three days of hockey, learning, and laughter

Last year’s camp was a huge hit – here’s what one parent said:

“It was brilliant – the best hockey camp he’s ever been to! He only wished it lasted a full five days.”

📍 Don’t miss out – places are limited!
👉 Book your spot today and give your child a Halloween to remember

Link in bio 🔗 book via spond

🔥WEEKEND FIXTURES🔥

The Ladies’ 2ndXI kick off the weekend with an away game to Lisnagarvey, while the 1stXI travel to Omagh in an important game in the Premier League. Ladies 3s & 4s both play at the Academy facing Priorians and Mossley🏑

Men’s 1stXI have a double header weekend, playing Cork CoI and YMCA both at Havelock. The 4thXI play at home on Friday night, with the 2s & 3s facing Instonians and Harlequins both at Havelock in the Junior League Cup🤩

Lots of exciting action at home this weekend, so make sure to get down to Havelock💥

💥WEEKEND RESULTS💥

The Men’s 1stXI kicked off their EYHL campaign with a huge win over Three Rock Rovers at Havelock, goals from Louis Rowe and Matthew McKee🔥 The 2s put 5 past Kilkeel to secure their victory, with a close draw for the 3s and an unfortunate loss for the 4thXI🏑

The Ladies’ 1s faced a tough game against Belfast Harlequins in their first game of the Premier League, finishing with a 2-0 loss, however the 2ndXI secured their place in the next round of the McConnell shield after beating Coleraine on sudden death run ins🤩

📖 One for the Record Books! 📖

According to ChatGPT, never before have four brothers lined out together in the same EY Hockey League match… until today! 🙌

🔥 Huge congratulations to Jake, Edward, Louie and Charlie Rowe – what a moment for the Rowe family and for BHC history!

👏 Big shoutout to proud parents Sonya and Ken, who’ve managed to produce nearly half a hockey team all on their own. 💪

And of course, we can’t forget brother Josh Rowe – the one who “taught them everything they know” 😉 – who also picked up a fab win today!

Family, hockey, and a little bit of history made. 💙🏑

#BHC #EYHL #HistoryMakers #RoweBros #familygoals

🎉 Senior Debuts! 🎉

A huge congratulations to our players making their senior debuts today:
👏 Jack Martin and Oliver Anderson for the 4s
👏 Katie Leslie for the 1st XI

We’re sorry we didn’t get photos of everyone today – we’ll be sure to grab some next week! 📸

A special moment too for proud dad Dougie Anderson, who lined up alongside his eldest son Oliver – a fantastic milestone for both! 💙🏑

Well done to all – we’re excited to see what’s ahead for your senior hockey journeys!

#BHC #BanbridgeHockey #debutday

💥UPCOMING LADIES FIXTURES💥

Our Ladies’ 1stXI kick off their Premier League Campaign tomorrow, with plenty of exciting games before the Christmas break🤩

The Ladies also have The Ulster Shield & Irish Hockey Trophy competitions to look forward to in October and November, games tbc🏆

**fixtures subject to change**

🔥UPCOMING MEN’S FIXTURES🔥

Lots of exciting games coming up for our Men’s 1stXI side who kick off their season tomorrow.
Particularly EHL KO16 in Barcelona on the 11th of October🇪🇸

Fixtures include EHL games with the Kirk cup in December. Plenty other games to follow after the Christmas break along with Irish Senior Cup & Anderson Cup in January🫡

**fixtures subject to change**

⛳️ RYDER CUP ON THE BIG SCREEN🏌🏼‍♂️

On Saturday the 27th of September we are hosting the Ryder Cup on the Big Screen💥

Held in the clubhouse from 6-11pm with £5 entry, takeaway pizza will be ordered alongside a pool and darts tournament hosted by Gmatt🎯🎱

See you there‼️

We are back🤩🔥

The Ladies are back for their first game of the Premier League on Saturday, facing Harlequins at 2:15pm at Havelock. This is followed by the Men’s 1s who are also back in their first game of EYHL, taking on Three Rock Rovers. Two exciting games at Havelock for our 1stXI squads on Saturday!💥

The Men’s 3rdXI are kicking off the weekend on Friday night in the Junior League Cup, with the Men’s 2s & 4s playing Kilkeel and CI Annadale away🫡

The Ladies 2ndXI kick off the McConnell Shield at 12:45pm also at Havelock, facing Coleraine🤩

Lots of exciting action at home this weekend, so make sure to get down to Havelock‼️

🏑✨ Junior Hockey is BACK this week! ✨🏑

👋 If you played with us before, check your Spond app (and make sure it’s up to date!).
🙌 New to the club? You can now register using the QR code below – super quick and easy.

⚡️ Be quick though… some sessions are nearly full and we don’t want anyone missing out!

We’re so excited to get everyone back on the pitch – bring the energy, the smiles, and let’s make this season the best yet! ❤️💛🖤

🏆 Congratulations to Ulster U16s who won 4 out of 4 games to win the interpros!

Well done to Mollie and Katie 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

#banbridgehc #interproseries2025

Many thanks to Surbiton HC for hosting our 1st XI this weekend for a couple of pre-season friendlies.

Best of luck to Surbiton for the season ahead 🏑

It is with regret that we announce the death of Robena McCandless. Wife of our immediate past President William and mother of Scott, Ross, Alex and Bruce. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to the entire family circle at this extremely sad time.

Funeral Service in Magherally Parish Church on Friday August 29th at 2.00pm followed by interment in Magherally Parish Graveyard.

Donations if desired for Cancer Research UK NI, cheques made payable to Brian Poots & Sons, Funeral Services, 106 Skeagh Road, Dromore, BT25 2PZ.

“Banbridge Hockey Club was Robena’s favourite place to be, spending time with her family and friends and for her there was no team like The Bann”

Training times for junior club season 25/26 🏑

More info will follow, keep an eye on socials and spond- please update the app if needed!

Training is due to start week beginning 8th September!

Ladies club coaching team🤝🏼

This year we welcome Finlay Marney to Banbridge Hockey club as Ladies 1stXI high performance coach alongside Richard Glover, both pictured.

“I’m delighted to take on the role of Ladies 1st XI High Performance Coach at Banbridge Hockey Club and work with this talented group of players. With six years of playing experience at the highest level of domestic hockey — including the Ulster Premier League and EYHL1 with Instonians 1st XI- I bring a deep understanding of the game at a competitive level, alongside a strong tactical mindset and technical understanding. My coaching background spans both club and representative levels, including Head Coach positions with Instonians U15s and Pegasus U15s, and as an Assistant Coach with Pegasus 1st XI. I’ve also served as Assistant Coach for the Ulster U16 Girls and contributed to the Ireland U16 Boys regional programme as both a Goalkeeping Coach and regional Coach. Currently, I am the Video Analyst for both the Ireland U21 Women and R.B.A.I 1st XI, where I also serve as Assistant Coach for R.B.A.I 1st XI.
I’m passionate about creating a positive, high-performance culture and am fully committed to helping Banbridge Ladies grow, compete, and succeed in the season ahead.”

We also welcome Luke Roleston to the team as goalkeeper coach for the Ladies club and underage teams!

Welcome back to Jake who is coaching the Ladies 3s & 4s, and to Philip Rankin & Mark Barlow who will be helping out the Ladies 1stXI also.

An exciting season ahead!

🏑 UNI SEND OFF SOCIAL🎾

On Saturday 23rd August the club are hosting an end of summer social🌞

We have a number of preseason games at Havelock followed by our first ever Pickleball social‼️

4pm - Banbridge Academy 1stXI v BHC select
6pm - Banbridge Men’s 1stXI v Brooklands HC
8pm - Pickleball on the pitch

🆓 No charge - any donations welcome, all donations will go towards EHL 2025
🍺 Beer & Aperol Spritz promo 🥂
🍔 Burgers available

🚨PRESEASON🚨

Our Men’s 1stXI preseason is already underway with our Women’s 1s & 2s preseason starting this Monday from 7-9pm, everyone welcome!!

The remainder of Ladies teams start back on the 11th of August, with junior Men’s training commencing on the 28th of August.

Get in touch for any further details & if you want to come along🤝🏼

Well done to Tommy Dobson, Mark Cowan, Denver Golbey, Ben Walker & Matthew McKee who finished off their Ireland Breakthrough series against England with a 1-0 victory in Lilleshall, with Matthew scoring the only goal 👏

It’s been a great week in Holland for Daniel and Charlie, representing Ireland U16’s - playing against Europes top nations. A brilliant achievement boys-well done!

U18 European Champions - well done to Adam and Max - great achievement for the Ireland U18 Boys team! ☘️ 🏑

After another impressive performance from the Bann boys playing for Ireland Breakthrough against the India Senior Development side, the game ended with a familiar shootout success from MC (bringing back memories of the EY Champions Trophy final 😃)

Well done to Mark Cowan, Louis Rowe, Tommy Dobson, Denver Golbey, Matthew McKee and Ben Walker who played for the Ireland Breakthrough Squad against an India Development XI in Eindhoven. Ireland won the subsequent shootout 5-2 with Louis and Ben scoring, and Denver saving three India attempts. 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼

Congrats to some of guys from Banbridge HC who got presented with their Irish jerseys last night in Dublin; ahead of the U18 & U16 European Tournaments in July. Good luck! 🤞🏼

More information and Registration link will be up in the next couple of weeks!!!

Keep an eye out!!
Great camp for kids!

Congratulations to Ireland with their win over Belgium today!

Congratulations to Sharon Wilson who is playing for the Irish 55 Masters this weekend in Wales☘️🏴󠁧�󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Good luck to Sharon and the rest of the team!👏🏼

Congratulations to Fergus, Luke, Louis and Mark who took on India on Friday as part of the Irish Development team. Good luck to Luke R, Luke W, Fergus, Louis and Kyle as they play 2 further games against India this week 🏑

2 Friends of Banbridge HC draws took place on Saturday night!

Well done to all our winners!

If you haven’t already signed up please do so, great way to support your club!

Men’s Teams Awards

Men’s 1st XI
• Player of the Year: Pete Brown
• Top Goal Scorer: Jonny McKee (33 goals)
• Supporters’ Player of the Year: Luke Roleston

Men’s 2nd XI
• Player of the Year: Denver Golbey

Men’s 3rd XI
• Player of the Year: Christian Fee

Men’s 4th XI
• Player of the Year: Stephen Grattan

Men’s Junior Top Goal Scorer (2nd, 3rd & 4th XI Combined)
• Christian Fee
• 2nd XI: Stevie Dowds (13 goals)
• 3rd XI: Christian Fee (13 goals)
• 4th XI: Ross McCandless (12 goals)
• Christian Fee awarded top scorer due to 6 additional goals for the 4th XI

Club-Wide Awards

• Young Players of the Year: Young Players of the Year: Cliona Cochrane & Adam McKee
• Coaches of the Year: Mark Carson & Paddy Grimes
• Club Person of the Year: Kirsty McCandless

Ladies’ Teams Awards-well done to all! 👏🏼

Ladies’ 1st XI
• Top Goal Scorer: Orla Magee
• Coaches’ Player of the Year: Gina Woods
• Players’ Player of the Year: Holly Hanna
• Supporters’ Player of the Year: Ruby Wilson

Ladies’ 2nd XI
• Top Goal Scorer: Ciara Patton
• Coaches’ Player of the Year: Ellie Walker
• Players’ Player of the Year: Zara McCormick

Ladies’ 3rd XI
• Top Goal Scorers: Julie McCandless, Julie Pollock, and Sara Rankin (3 goals each)
• Coaches’ Player of the Year: Elayne Nolan
• Players’ Player of the Year: Danielle Black

Ladies’ 4th XI
• Top Goal Scorer: Punam McGookin
• Coaches’ Player of the Year: Sophia Brown
• Players’ Player of the Year: Amy Brown

Young player of the year : Cliona Cochrane

Vote now for Supporters player of the year!

Link in bio or go to our stories for direct link! 🔗

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Club AGM
Thursday 12th June at 7.30pm
Banbridge HC
All welcome

What a weekend🔥🔥🔥

A massive shoutout to everyone who helped out at the club last weekend, to all volunteers, supporters, officials and Hockey Ireland for all their work.

Thank you to @pulse_online_radio24 for supplying the sound system & to all of our main club sponsors🤩
@ulstercarpets
@eosits
@midulstergranite
@anchor_eng_ltd
@emtek_ireland

Finally a huge congrats again to our Men’s 1stXI and coaching team🤝🏼 @ehlhockeytv

📸 Billy Pollock

Congrats to our winners from@our last Friends Of Banbridge HC Draw!

Next draw is this Saturday!

We really appreciate every person that supports this, as a club it is essential! If you haven’t signed up please think about doing so!!

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That’s a wrap on our U15 Girls & Boys 2024–25 season
We ended in style with a fab dinner at the Halfway House and our much-anticipated awards night!

A massive well done to everyone who trained, played, and gave it their all this year — and best of luck to those moving up to senior hockey! We’re so proud of you all!

Here are your award winners

U15 Girls
🥅 GK of the Year: Caitlyn Topping
⭐ Junior Club Person: Nancy McCusker, Abi Cherry & Evie Hobson

Development Team
⚡ Coach’s Award: Ella Dodds
⬆️ Most Improved: Poppy Smyth & Ava Dunbar

Intermediate Team
⚡ Coach’s Award: Darcy Walton

Performance Team
⚡ Coach’s Award: Millie Dowds
⬆️ U14 Most Improved: Zoe Kennedy
⬆️ U15 Most Improved: Evie Hobson & Faye Simms
🏆 U14 Player of the Year: Mollie Tumilty
🏆 U15 Player of the Year: Katie Leslie

U15 Boys
🥅 GK of the Year: Oliver Wakeling

Development
⚡ Coach’s Award: Nathan Clarke
⬆️ U14 Most Improved: Reuben Cowan
⬆️ U15 Most Improved: Micah Anderson

Performance
⚡ Coach’s Award: Joshua Bingham
🏆 U14 Player of the Year: Harry Stevenson
🏆 U15 Player of the Year: Adam Liggett & Daniel McKee

Thank you all for an amazing season — we can’t wait to see what the future holds!

#BanbridgeHockey #U15Squad #HockeyStars #FutureIsBright #ClubFamily #HockeyLife #AwardWinners #ProudClub

🏑MIDWEEK & WEEKEND RESULTS🏑

Our midweek matches saw two scoreless draws for our Men’s 2s and Ladies 3s against Instonians and South Antrim.

A huge 5-0 victory for the Men’s 1stXI over Avoca, sending them into the Semi Final of EY Champions Trophy weekend at Havelock next Saturday🔥

Also a great win for the Men’s 4s over Newry, while the 2s finished 2nd in the League Cup with a narrow loss to Lisnagarvey in the final🏑

Thanks again to all of our sponsors🤩:
@midulstergranite
@eosits
@ulstercarpets
@emtek_ireland
@anchor_eng_ltd

💥WEEKEND FIXTURES💥

Huge games this weekend for the Men’s club, as the 1stXI take on Avoca at Havelock at 2:30pm in the EY Quarter Final! A win would bring them to finals weekend the following week🤝🏼

The Men’s 2s have their League Cup Final on Saturday at Playball at 2pm taking on Garvey🔥

The 4thXI also face Newry at home on Friday night, passbavk at 7:45pm🏑

💥MIDWEEK FIXTURES💥

Tonight we have 2 games at Havelock, Ladies 3s are playing South Antrim at 7pm, with the Men’s 2s playing Instonians at 8:30pm🫡

𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄

We’re firing up the grill and turning up the tunes!

𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗕𝗕𝗤 & 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁
𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 | 𝟳:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 – 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲

🍔 Free burger or hotdog
🍻 Free drink
🎧 DJ on the decks
🎟️ Raffle + Friends of Banbridge HC draw

𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒗𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒔, 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆��𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒄 – it’s going to be a night to remember!

#BanbridgeHC #BBQAndAwards #ClubNightVibes #SaveTheDate #HockeyFamily

Want to enjoy Hockey Ireland’s blue riband club event in style? Then why don’t you and your friends, company or club take up the opportunity of corporate hospitality at this year’s 2025 EY Champions Trophy at Banbridge Hockey Club over the weekend 3rd and 4th May 2025.🏑🍽️🎉

The packages including ground admission, lunch and drinks start from only £40 per person and are available on either of the two days. Please note that these bookings require a minimum number of 8 guests per group. Packages are also available for junior club/school groups aged under 15 consisting of 12 or more guests to include lunch and a drink at £7.50 per head (1 x supervising adult per 12 guests would receive free admission).

All bookings must be confirmed by Monday 21st April 2025 and paid for in advance. For further information please contact Banbridge HC at info@banbridgehockeyclub.com.

🏑WEEKEND RESULTS🏑

Some tough results this weekend, however 1 point secured by the Men’s 3rdXI in their final game of the season!

Thanks again to all of our sponsors🤩:
@midulstergranite
@eosits
@ulstercarpets
@emtek_ireland
@anchor_eng_ltd

Huge congratulations to our U12 & U13s players!
What a brilliant season it’s been – packed with commitment, progress, and team spirit!

We’re so proud of all our players who show up week after week, giving it their all. A special shoutout to our award winners:

Girls
U13 Player of the Year: Nina Alderdice
U13 Most Improved: Alyssa Curry
U12 Player of the Year: Lila Nicholson
U12 Most Improved: Emma McBurney

Coached Players:
Stuart – Phallyn Crossley
Neil – Jenny McQuiston
Andrew – Sarah McClugan
Charley – Rebecca Dawson
Ruby – Ellie Harshaw
Cameron – Amelia Hobson

Boys
U13 Player of the Year: Teddie McCandless
U12 Player of the Year: Jacob Lindsay
U13 Most Improved: Jack Bush

Well done to all – your hard work and dedication never go unnoticed!
#BanbridgeHockey #JuniorHockey #YouthSport #U12U13 #FutureStars #teambanbridge

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