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  The Mens 1st XI are back at the Gate this Saturday, hoping to not just maintain their solid unbeaten home record, but to start to turn superiority on the pitch into points on the table. The squad have been very dissappointed that although they have consistently been the better team on the day, they have often struggled to turn this into wins.  Consequently, they are well behind the leaders in Prem A with only Read more…

Dear Friends, It is with deep regret that I must inform you that Norman Saltmarsh died on Monday 11th November in Peterborough Hospital Critical Care Unit after suffering a heart attack on Sunday.  Our thoughts are with Bella and Jonathan at this time. It is only 2 weeks since Norman attended the “Crawthorne Road” Reunion Dinner at Milton Golf Club and enjoyed the nostalgia of the occasion and seemed to be in fine form. Norman had long associations with Read more…

City of Peterborough had an historic day last Saturday, with ten wins and a draw out of thirteen league matches.  All those teams will want to be take this form forward to this weekend, especially for those that are building towards being genuine promotion contenders.   The one draw came for the Men’s 1st XI at home against Wapping – even with the strong defensive record for last weeks’ opposition, this was a big disappointment Read more…

Saturday 2 November produced one of, if not, the best set of results in club history, with ten league wins and a draw from thirteen East League Matches.   The day started off with a bang, as the Men’s 6th team put six past St Ives 3rds in the 10am pushback.  With rivals Louth failing to win, this saw them go up to second in the Division 4NW table.  Next up, the Men’s 2nd team Read more…

For the first time this season, both the Men’s first team and the Men’s second team are at home at Bretton Gate this Saturday. Last weeks’ good performances away at Chelmsford and at home to Cambridge City in the EH Cup will have really boosted the confidence of the Men’s 1st team squad, and they will look to take this forward into this weekend.  The visitors Wapping will be a tough test though this week Read more…

Six City of Peterborough teams have derby games on Saturday, so as well as the need for all teams to pick up points there is that extra spice of trying to get “one up” on local rivals from Spalding, Bourne / Market Deeping, Wisbech and Cambridge.   The weekend is topped off on Sunday with the biggest derby of the season so far – the Men’s 1st XI hosting Cambridge City in the 3rd round Read more…

The City of Peterborough Junior Teams have all made a good start to their England Hockey age group competitions.  Teams with boys and girls aged 11 to 18 have now all played their first fixtures and there have been goals galore in some impressive results.   Under 18 Boys City had a bye in their first round, but hosted Dereham in the second round.  A comfortable 14-1 win was the result for the boys who Read more…

I can confirm the following details for our first social event which is a race night.   Saturday 23rd of November  The evning will be starting 19:00 hours. The Race night will also include a buffet and free glass of fizz on arrival and a prize for the best dressed – it will be a glamorous night at the races!! LIMITED Tickets are available from the Bar, Office or Amanda Ayres 07793 025209 Juniors £6.00 Read more…

There is another bumper set of home fixtures this Saturday, with five fixtures at Bretton Gate and another three off-site at the Thomas Deacon Academy. Understandably, the biggest and most anticipated home match of the day is the Men’s 1st XI game, who entertain Dereham at 1pm.  They will be desperately hoping to get back to winning ways after the disappointment of the loss away at Harleston Magpies.  The squad have been hit badly recently Read more…

  Club coach Neil Evans will be running two one day Junior Hockey Training Camps in the upcoming half terms.  The sessions are open to all (not just club members) and designed for boys and girls aged between 8 and 15 years old on their school half terms. He will be assisted by first team coach Gareth Andrew, with the day focusing on skills development and improving individual techniques.  This is a great opportunity to Read more…