Dundee Wanderers Hockey Club News Articles

Wanderers 2nd Team Ladies Lift the Midlands Knock Out Cup

Iain Strachan — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:42:50 +0100

At Riverside on Wednesday 5th May Wanderers Ladies 2nds lifted the midlands knock out cup. It was a close game against a 10 player Kinross, which Jenny Gerrard sealed victory with a disputed late penalty flick.

Final Results: 3.1

Well done VWS Wanderers, this was a well deserved win add this to your 2nd in the league - what a successsful season. Well done and here's to more success next season.

Dundee Wanderers Ladies 1st Team - Indoor League Champions

Iain Strachan — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:46:42 +0100

Womens Awards BBQ - Winners

Iain Strachan — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:19:25 +0100

And the Winners are

Ladies 1st Team Player of the Year - Vikki Bunce

Ladies 2nd Team Player of the Year - Laura McKelvie

Ladies 1st Team Young Player of the Year - Jess Webb

Ladies 2nd Team Young Player of the Year - Amy Reid & Lindsey Docherty

Club Person of the Year - Jenny Gerrard

We want this event to grow, during this season the committee will devise specific awards categories and criteria for future events.

Rory Taylor Makes Scotland U18 Squad

Vikki Bunce — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:59:13 +0100

Manager, Dave Mackie and Head Coach, Kevin McNab have named a large twenty man squad for the quartet of games, mindful of a double header of contests taking place on Saturday in between the scheduled matches on Friday evening and Sunday morning. Please see below for the full squad.

Surname	Forename	Club	Position
Brown	Peter	Watsonians	GK
Coghlan	Stewart	Greaves Clydesdale	Defence
Davidson	Tim	Gordonians	Defence
Falconer	Craig	Menziehill	Forward
Hadfield	Sean	Watsonians	GK
Hibbert	Jake	Watsonians	Midfield
Hirst	Gregor	Greaves Clydesdale	Defence/Midfield
Irvive	Alasdair	Grange	Midfield/Forward
Lindsay	Scott	Greaves Clydesdale	Defence
McKenna	Christian	Bon Accord MBC	Defence
Mckenzie	Michael	Perthshire	Midfield
McNab	Scott	Bon Accord MBC	Defence
Morton	Craig	Kelburne	Defence
Peterson	Ben	Greaves Clydesdale	Forward
Taylor	Rory	Dundee Wanderers	Defence
Terris	Jamie	Greenock	Midfield
Waugh	Simon	Cala Edinburgh	Forward
Smith	Rhury	Western Wildcats	Defence/Midfield
Kemsley	Tom	Hillhead	Midfield
MacLeod	Niall	Stepps	Forward

European Indoor Club Championships

Iain Strachan — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:42:38 +0100

The competition will be in Abbeville in France over Feb 25 - 27th 2011 so a wee jaunt over the water for the famous Wanderers supporters club.

The full draw for the Competition looks like this;

Pool A Pool B

Leicester (Eng) DWHC (Sco)

SV Arminen (Aut) SC Abbeville (Fra)

ARA La Gantoise (Bel) Slagelse (Den)

TJ Slavia Hardec Kralove (Cze) Metrostroy St Petersburg (Rus)

To win promotion to the A Division we must finish in the top 2.

Wanderers Clean up at Scottish Dinner

Iain Strachan — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:25:19 +0100

At the Annual Scottish Hockey Awards Dinner in Edinburgh the club managed to take home a large haul of silverware for their efforts throughout the season.

First up Becky Ward picked up the NL Div1 Indoor cup from competitions convenor Bill Garland, after Katie Still had reminded everyone of our 80 goal season and overthrowing of the old guard.

Next up were the individual awards and Iain Strachan was given Womens Coach of the Year with Vikki Bunce getting the prestigious Womens Player of the Year award. This award is chosen by the press writers and no doubt Vikkis 46 NL Indoor and 29 Outdoor goals went a long way to helping. Katie Still also reminded everyone that Vikki has had a very successful International year as well and scored against Chile and Malaysia in the recent World Cup Qualifier.

To round off the evening Wanderers were also awarded Team of the Year for the strides taken to finish 3rd in the Outdoor league, make the semis of the Scottish Cup and obviously winning the Indoor league.

Overall it was a great night, we took full advantage of the wine on the table and as the night ended, we loaded up the boot with our winnings and headed home to Bonny Dundee.

Scottish Hockey Newsletters

Iain Strachan — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:27:14 +0100

Follow the link below to read the latest SHU newsletter;

Scottish Hockey June

Scottish Hockey May

Scottish Hockey April

Scottish Hockey March

Committee Meeting

Vikki Bunce — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:48:28 +0100

The next meeting will be at Vikki and Iains starting at 7 o clock.

Super Keen Students do Dundee Half Marathon

Iain Strachan — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:39:40 +0100

to be written

Wanted! Youth Committee Members

Vikki Bunce — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:41:54 +0100

The Club is currently very short of youth committee members, in particular someone to take care of the "books" if there is anyone who is interested in finding out more about how they can help out, please contact us through the contact forms on the website. We cannot stress how important it is that we get help to run the cub from volunteers and in particular parents. We want to ensure that the club continues to provide excellent hockey opportunities and we need your help to do so...please get in touch.

Ladies Sports Dinner

Vikki Bunce — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:49:26 +0100

To help raise funds for the forthcoming European Competition in Abbeville, France the club will be running a Ladies Sports Dinner at the Invercarse Hotel, Dundee. We are hoping to have over 150 people at the dinner, where there will be speakers and a fundraising auction. Tickets will be available soon. If you are interested in supporting the evening in anyway, donating an auction prize, sponsoring the event or simply coming along please get in touch via the contact pages on the website. We look forward to seeing you there.

European Support

Vikki Bunce — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:12:06 +0100

So far we have looked at a number of options, these include:

Bus to Abbeville
Flights from Glasgow or Edinburgh to Charles de Gaulle (Easy Jet) or Paris Beauvais (Ryan Air)

As yet we have not been contacted about tournament hotels etc - but as soon as we know more, we will post it here...Start saving, we're looking forward to sharing our 1st European experience with you!

DWHC World Cup Competition

Vikki Bunce — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:34:21 +0100

Thank you to all that supported this competition

Where there was more than 1 person with the same points, we looked at the closet to the amount of goals scored in the group stages.

Final Placing Table:

1	Luke Dolan	28
2	Callum MacDonald	27
	Mike Dolan	27
4	Dave McMahon	26
	Dave McMahon	26
6	Ross Stott	25
7	Lisa Maloney	25
	Jake McGeary	25
9	Duncan Thow	25
10	Mark McArthur	25
11	Scott Hodge	25
12	Walter Higgins	25
13	Craig Wallace	25
14	Gail MacDonald	25
15	Helen McCabe	25
16	Richard Muuray	24
17	John Bruce	24
18	Karen Ward	24
19	Lesley Sheach	24
20	Darren Kelly	24
21	Emma Rudman	24
22	Bruce Beckett	24
23	Shaun Mackie	24
22	Rory Malone	24
23	Royston Davis	23
	Ewan Jack	23
25	Ian Hadden	23
	Derek Biggans	23
27	Michael Clanton	23
28	Graeme Black	23
29	Billy Petrie	23
30	C McMahon	23
31	Rory Petrie	23
32	Russel Bennet	22
33	Graeme Dunn	22
34	Stevie Ward	22
35	Tristan Allen	22
36	Scott Rowan	22
37	Kenny Hamilton	22
38	David Snelle	22
	Florance McArtney	22
40	Petros Manoushkid	22
41	Donna Mitchelson	22
42	Tommy McGeary	22
43	Craig Webb	22
44	Ross Davidson	22
45	Robert Clark	22
46	Darren Kelly	21
47	Ian Donnelly	21
48	Graeme Spowart	21
49	Niall Gallagher	21
50	Randal Lumb	21
51	Maureen Perry	21
	Alan Sinclair	21
53	Gary Poland	21
54	Ashley Bunce	21
55	Susan Black	21
56	Drew Rumgay	21
	Bruce Rumgay	21
58	June Ward	20
59	Andy Saum	20
60	Laura Carstairs	20
61	Amy Rowan	20
62	Hannah Ward	20
63	Christopher Jamison	20
	Alex Robertson	20
65	Becky Ward	20
66	Mhairi Ferguson	20
67	John McMahon	20
68	Judy Hutchison	20
69	George Webster	19
70	Marie Ward	19
71	Claire Moir	19
72	Andy Johnson	19
73	Granny Betty	19
74	Gary Bannon	19
	May McGeary	19
76	Shiona McMahon	19
77	Matthew Robinson	19
78	Dannielle Worsley	19
79	Blair Williams	19
80	Debbie Rowan	18
81	Leanne Wallace	18
82	Vikki Bunce	18
83	Gavin Byers	18
84	Stephen Pullar	18
85	Margaret Lovett	18
86	Pat Donachie	18
87	Matthew Gevaux	18
88	Charlie Ward (Jnr)	17
89	Claire Moggach	17
90	Suzanne Petrie	17
91	Gillian Evans	17
	Claire Mitchelson	17
93	Craig Reynolds	16
94	Charlie Ward	16
95	Sarah (David Lloyd)	16
96	Carly Rowan	16
97	Michelle Hadden	16
98	Lorna Christie	16
99	Andrew Fairley	15
100	Maggie McMahon	15
101	Jackie Bunce	15
102	P A Smith	15
103	Katie Low	14
104	Susan Boyle	12
105	Ged Ward	11

Sportsmans Dinner Speakers Confirmed

Iain Strachan — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:31:37 +0100

Willie a Lawyer and former UEFA referee is an accomplished wit, raconteur and established after dinner speaker and has entertained us before; Paulo di Canio of Celtic, once asked him during a game, if he ''wanted to be manager of Rangers?'' and Dick Advocaat of Rangers once accused him, during a game, of being ''a Celtic supporter''. These comments tend to suggest that he was fairly impartial.

George was arguably one of Britain’s greatest ever sprinters but outside the professional circuit was little known. In 1981 at the age of thirty four, he won the richest professional race in the world called 'The Stawell Gift' carrying a first prize of 12,000 Australian dollars together with around 40,000 dollars from the bookmakers.

His marvelous collection of anecdotes covers a wide range, not merely confined to his unique and highly successful sporting career.

This should be another great night so book early.

Entry to Website

Vikki Bunce — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:21:00 +0100

There have been a few members that seem to be having issues entering the website under the members section. Here’s what you must do:

Look for the email that you received around the 16th June. Open the email and follow the link that is included.

You cannot simply log onto the website and join as we must ensure that members only can access the members section.

If you no longer have the email, please contact dundeewanderershc@gmail.com and we will resend you the link. If you did not receive an email with this link, then again, please email us using the above address, include your full name, date of birth and email that you would like to be registered under.

Any other problems please contact us.

Sunday Morning Sessions

Vikki Bunce — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:04:23 +0100

They have been very successful and we hope that you have enjoyed them. Keep an eye on the website for details for further development sessions.

Dundee Wanderers are very keen to continually develop the youth with in the club. However at the moment the youth committee is running very low on numbers, if you (or your parents) are interested in getting involved please get in touch. There are a number of positions available and even if you do not want a formal role, we are always looking for helpers with fundraising events, mini bus driving and much, much more. So don’t hesitate...if you are interested get in touch!

Club Fees - season 2010/11

Vikki Bunce — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:14:34 +0100

There are a number of different membership levels depending on the type of hockey you play, so have a look at the About our Club section and down the left hand side you will see Fees for Season 2010/11, this details each category.

Your fees cover all training and matches, including excellent coaching and fitness work, don't forget that your fees also go a long way in helping to provide development opportunities for our youths.

Womens Pre Season

Iain Strachan — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:32:26 +0100

Physical preparation will begin in earnest starting August 3rd. An overview of the year can be seen as a spreadsheet in the members area; this gives you an idea of all league and cup dates and the periodisation of the year.

We will meet at Riverside at 6 to go running with pitch sessions starting the week after. This is going to be a big year so lets all embrace it.

Wednesday Training at DISC

Iain Strachan — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:43:41 +0100

Training on the waterbased pitch at DISC starts again the Wednesday 18th. Mens non elite teams and Womens 2/3 should attend.

League games start for most teams about September 18th all details can be seen on the events calendar in the Members Area or a fixture guide is posted in Meet the Teams under your team.

Junior training

Vikki Bunce — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:02:22 +0100

All juniors are welcome to come along to Youth Training at DISC from 5.30 to 7pm. Sessions cost £2.50, payable at the gate. New members get the 1st two sessions free, so if you want to give hockey a try for the first time - fell free to pop along. Training is for Boys and girls aged 5 to 14 years old.

Pre season meeting 2010

Vikki Bunce — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:42:19 +0100

For further details please log into the members area where you will find an agenda and other information for the evening.

District & Reserve Cup Draws

Iain Strachan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:44:45 +0100

The draws are as Follows;

District Cup

Womens 2 v Kelburne 2 to be played Oct 3rd

Mens 2 v Inverleith 2 to be played Oct 24th

Reserve Cup

Grange 3 v DWHC Mens 3 to be played Oct 23rd

Watsonians 3 v DWHC Mens 4 to be played Oct 23rd

New Rules for 2010- 2011

Iain Strachan — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:32:30 +0100

Ged Curran, FIH Umpire delivered an entertaining session in regards to the practicalities of using the new rules for the coming season. A lot of healthy discussion and some debate was held by those attending, in relation to what it actually meant for them as umpires, coaches and captains.

Anyone receiving a green card will be off the pitch for a minimum of 2 minutes.
Players breaking the line at a penalty corner - Attackers and Defenders infringements

https://dundeewanderers.clubbuzz.co.uk/members/umpiring_information

Bells Trophy Competition

Iain Strachan — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:38:32 +0100

The Bells Trophy is a Midlands competition and we will enter a team from the 2s and 3s, selection will be out later this week.

Ladies Sports Dinner Success

Vikki Bunce — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:12:35 +0100

A massive thank you to everyone that contributed on the night. There was a great turn out with around 110 people in attendance. All communication so far was that the night was a great success, we raised over £3500, left with sore sides from laughing and bellies full with excellent food.

Thank you to June and Becky Ward for all the hard work they put into organising the night. The raffle prizes and auction items were also a success (with the top raffle prize in the shape of a home baked cake from Claire Hunter!) and a big than you to our "bouncers" for the evening, they did an excellent job collecting the pennies!

The speakers were excellent. Tom Dymock, led proceeds with experience and hilarity...he loved being the only male in attendance! Both Karen Bailey and Janice Phayre were beyond funny, they were hilarious!

CLUB SHOP NOW CLOSED

Iain Strachan — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:05:16 +0100

The shop has fixed opening dates for you to order. If you missed this opportunity to order kit - do not worry - the shop will open again on the 1st of Feb 2011.

http://zotisports.com/shop/

Interdistrict Representatives

Vikki Bunce — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:46:20 +0000

Well done to Georgina Black (Captain), Lucy Harley and Joanna Tait (u18) on their selection - well done girls and good luck!

U12s Win at Kilgraston

Iain Strachan — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:30:22 +0000

Prize Bingo Night

Vikki Bunce — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:43:33 +0000

All welcome. Tickets are now on sale (£1 each - including 1 free raffle ticket) To buy your ticket please contact Amy Rowan on 07584208359 or turn up on the evening. All members, friends and family welcome.

Also wanted are prizes for the evening, cake and candy for the stall and bums on seats. So spread the word, we'll see you there! All funds raised will go into the club funds which will be helping to pay for the Ladies first ever European Trip.

Ladies Indoor Europeans

Iain Strachan — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 08:18:11 +0000

The Europeans will be held in Abbeville, France from the 25th to the 27th Feb 2011. As Scottish champions we will be representing our country in this prestigious tournament

The pools fro the competition are

Pool A:
Leicester HC (ENG), SV Arminen (AUT), ARA La Gantoise (BEL), TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove (CZE)
Pool B:
Dundee Wanderers (SCO), SC Abbeville (FRA), Slagelse (DEN), Metrostroy St Petersburg (RUS)

The Match Schedule

Friday	25	February 2011
10.30	A	Leicester HC	v	ARA La Gantoise
11.40	A	SV Arminen	v	TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove
12.50	B	Dundee Wanderers	v	Slagelse
14.00	B	SC Abbeville	v	Metrostroy St Petersburg

15.30	A	ARA La Gantoise	v	TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove
16.40	A	SV Arminen	v	Leicester HC
17.50	B	Slagelse	v	Metrostroy St Petersburg
19.00	B	SC Abbeville	v	Dundee Wanderers

Saturday	26	February 2011
09.30	A	Leicester HC	v	TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove
10.40	A	ARA La Gantoise	v	SV Arminen
11.50	B	Dundee Wanderers	v	Metrostroy St Petersburg
13.00	B	Slagelse	v	SC Abbeville

16.00	D	4th Pool A	v	4th Pool B
17.10	D	3rd Pool A	v	3rd Pool B
18.20	C	2nd Pool A	v	2nd Pool B
19.30	C	1st Pool A	v	1st Pool B

Sunday	27	February 2011
10.30	D	4th Pool A	v	3rd Pool B
11.40	D	3rd Pool A	v	4th Pool B
13.00	C	2nd Pool A	v	1st Pool B
14.10	C	1st Pool A	v	2nd Pool B

The players and management will be staying at the following hotel please feel free to join us .

Mercure Abbeville Hôtel de France

19 Place du Pilori

80100 ABBEVILLE

Tel : 03.22.24.00.42.

Fax : 03.22.24.26.15.

e-mail : h5440@accor.com

site : www.mercure.com

Réservations : www.accorhotels.com code hôtel 5440

Visitez le Mercure Abbeville Hôtel de France sur

www.accorhotels.com/accorhotels/fichehotel/fr/mer/5440/fiche_hotel.shtml

If anyone requires any more information about this trip then contact Iain Strachan

Christmas Disco

Vikki Bunce — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:36:17 +0000

The Club is holding a Christmas Disco on the 11th December at the Muirhead Millennium Hall. Tickets are priced at £20 each; this includes your entry to the venue and refreshments for the entire evening.

Tickets are available from Carmin Dow and Bobby Ralph.

Indoor National League Cancelled 4 / 5 Dec

Iain Strachan — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:05:08 +0000

With the snow all around those that matter have decided all hockey is off this weekend. Although some venues are playable it was decided that it was unsafe to ask teams to travel in these conditions. Competitions will be issuing a revised schedule some time next week.

No hockey better do some training!

Revised Indoor Schedule from Scottish

Iain Strachan — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:53:14 +0000

The revised schedule will be put onto this website for each team during the Xmas / New Year period

http://www.scottish-hockey.org.uk/indoorfixturesupdatestba.aspx

Club Shop Xmas Order

Iain Strachan — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:00:59 +0000

Firstly let me say our suppliers have been on the phone to apologise for this but with the weather as it is I feel we need to accept that its not their fault. The order left their base and is in Heathrow somewhere and they are confident it will be up here between Xmas and new year.

We will do our best to get it all sorted as quickly as possible and more news will appear here as soon as we have it. Keep checking for updates.

Calling ALL Ladies Members

Vikki Bunce — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:04:14 +0000

There will be tea and coffee available, again it is essential that as many people come along as possible.

Ladies Retain Indoor Title

Iain Strachan — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:53:43 +0000

In the final games the girls strolled past Grove 2 with a 6 -1 victory after Grove 1 had defeated Western in the first game of the day. This meant that Western had to win the final game to take the league title whereas all we had to do was not get beat.

It was a tight game and had the crowd on the edge of there seats as we went onto the lead then they equalised. This was repeated to get it to 2 - 2 and we went into the half time break 3 - 2 up.The aim was then to kick on and score first but Western drew level and then took the lead for the first time in the match. This was the kick up the backside we needed and scored 3 great goals in 3 minutes to seal the game. They tried to fight back with a kicking back but were unable to break us down, and the season closed with 12 wins and 2 draws with a total of 130 goals scored. JOB DONE

Now we head off to Europe to compete for a place in the A division next year as we know we will be representing Scotland in 2012.

Ladies 2 Win Indoor NL 3

Iain Strachan — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:03:06 +0000

In their first season in the National League the Ladies 2 have lifted the leage title and get promotion to Div 2. Given that we only had one team until the start of this season and this team had never played together this is a massive result and will allow these players to play at a higher level and push for first team places.

The final game finished 6 - 2 with hat tricks for Morgan Hutchison and Jenny Gerrard and as a result the clubnow have 2 of the three womens NL titles.

Well done everyone.

Ladies off to European Indoor Champs

Iain Strachan — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:09:36 +0000

Off the back of a successful; defence of our league title the girls feel that they can finish top two in France and push themselves into the A division for next year.

The squad has a mixture of experience and some real young blood woth Morgan Hutchison and Jessica Ross both getting time off school to make the trip.

First up is the Danes and we are targetting the first game as a win then on Friday evening we play the French which will be our make or break game. Hopefully we will prevail and then its the Russians on Saturday morning and into the crossover games.

At this point its all or nothing so with a little luck and a lot of effort we will get the results we crave.

Follow all the action at http://www.eurohockeyabbeville.fr/Abbeville.html

Bon voyage

Girls arrive in Abbeville

Iain Strachan — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:25:59 +0000

Overall we are in good shape no complaints about the Hotel, or the venue and the whole squad is fit and raring to go.

First up tomorrow is the Danes then the game against the hosts at 7 in the evening. We will do our best to keep you all updated.

Iain

Girls win First Game

Iain Strachan — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:36:45 +0000

Ready for our first ever European game with high expectations the first few minutes were not as planned. Within 2 mins we were 1 - 0 down to a sloppy goal. Amy Rowan restored parity with a good goal but we again shot ourselves in the foot to go 2 - 1 down. We steadied the ship a little and 8 minutes later in the 13th minute Becky Ward brought it back to level. Two minutes later Rachel Osborne fired us into the lead from a good passing move and we went into half time with a slender lead.

We opened the scoring early in the second half with Amy making it 4 - 2 but immediately let it slip back to a single goal advantage. On 27 Vikki restored the 2 goal advantage and Amy increased it to 3 a few minutes later. This should have been the game sewn up but it was never really comfortable right to the end. They got 6 - 4 from poor defence but on 35 Vikki restored the 3 goal lead.

That was the catalyst for them to throw on the kicking back and with 90 secs remaining they managed to get it to 7 - 5 and on the final whistle they were awarded a corner. With a point to prove we saw it off for a 7 - 5 WIN.

5 points in the bag with the French up next. They managed a 6 - 1 win over the Russians so this will be the crunch game.

Watch this space for more news.

Scottish Cup Draw

Iain Strachan — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:43:25 +0000

In the semi final draw of the Scottish Cup the ladies were drawn against GHK whilst in the other semi Grove take on Western.

Could it be an all Tayside Final?

Girls Secure Medal Pool Games

Iain Strachan — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:33:32 +0000

Knowing that this was a 2 stage competition phase 1 was to secure a berth in the medal pool meaning we would have a shot at a medal and promotion to the top flight. We managed that this evening with a 3 - 0 win over the French. Because of the rules in this type of competition we are guaranteed a place in the promotion pool irrespective of what happens against the Russians in the morning. Coach Iain Strachan sees this as a real positive and a chance to play the younger members of the squad who are experiencing their first hockey on foreign soil. It is also a chance to rest those who have played long spells to get to this position and set us up for a massive game tomorrow night. In the other pool Arminen from Austria are through courtesy of 2 wins and if Leicester can beat the Czech's then they will also be there. Both these teams look very good.

This evening’s game was tight and although we looked most likely winners it was never really dead until the last minute or so. Only 1 - 0 up at the half was not enough and Heathers goal on the 28th minute eased the pressure her second on the 32nd minute pretty much secured the match. Her first goal was a belter; a flowing fast break finished with a reverse deflection had the crowd off their seats and when she was squared a ball wide of the keeper 4 minutes later she kept a cool head to finish. They threw on a kicking back but we held out for a clean sheet and a huge win for the club not only in this competition but also for the development of this team for the future.

Delighted and tired we thanked the support from home who only about 16 or so strong could be heard above the din of the French.

Tomorrow is another day and with nothing at stake in the morning game all eyes will become focussed on the Pool A games to determine who we play in the evening game.

Well as soon as we can we will let you know how it all went.

Merci Buckets

Final group game win in France

Iain Strachan — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 13:10:40 +0000

The final group game was a chance for the youngsters to get more court time and both Morgan Hutchison (16) and Jessica Ross (14) showed they are the future of the club. A slow start saw us go a goal down but the deflection queen, Heather deflected a ball over a diving keeper to end a nice passing move. Julie managed to put us into the lead but we gave away a soft goal to again level the scores. Not long before half time Vikki rounded the keeper and fired home for a 3 - 2 lead at the half.

A strong start to the second half saw us go 4 - 2 then 5 - 2 up through Vikki and Heather but a combination of knowing we were through and taking it easier for the next game let them claw their way back to 5 - 4.Amy dispelled any thoughts they had about getting level with a nice finish and despite them throwing on a KB we were safe to the end

Now the real tournament begins; we cannot be relegated but if we want promoted we will probably need to win both our next two games against a very good Austrian outfit and Leicester from England with heir 9 GB internationalists.

Bring it on

Girls go down to Arminen

Iain Strachan — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:30:11 +0000

This was the best game of the tournament so far and both sides put on a good show for the crowd. We typically went a goal down but Julie Bryce took a nice goal to level it soon after. A good 10 minutes followed where it was end to end but the Austrians managed to break the deadlock to take a 2 1 lead into the half.

The second half saw them get that vital first goal and open up a two goal cushion. Not deterred we won a series of corners to get back in the game and a beauty from Vikki sailed into the roof to bring it to a tight 3 2 game with about 4 to go. Try as we did we couldnt get that equalising goal and a last minute corner had promise but sailed just over the bar.

Our first defeat but all is not lost if we can win or draw against Leicester in the final game promotion will be ours.

Silver Medal and Promotion

Iain Strachan — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:30:18 +0000

This was all about not getting beat. They had a star studded line up but we were never phased by their superstars and showed no sign of nerves at all. A tight first half saw them take the lead from a short corner and we were denied an equaliser when Vikki rattled a penalty off the post. At half time the feeling was we were more than competing but had been unlucky.

The plan was simple we knew how to create chances we just had to take them. Amy Rowan did just that mid way through the second half finishing a planned move perfectly. From then on they threw everything at us knowing that a draw favoured us. Try as they might they just didnt have enough to break down our defence. CJ Becky and Carmin were all great at the back seiing them off time after time.

A brilliant day followed by a pretty good night and at the first time of asking we have joined the top flight of European Indoor hockey. Make no mistake its a big step up but bring it on. Anyone interested in a wee jolly to see some hockey??

Junior Fundraiser - Prize Bingo

Iain Strachan — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:44:19 +0000

The Junior section Bingo night will be held in Morgan Bowling Club in Maderia Street. Behind the Morgan school. The date is the 25th March, 6 30 start for Eyes Down at 7pm. Tickets are £2 and books cost £5.

Please support this event, the junior section do lots of good work and this sort of event is crucial to maintaining this.

Iain Strachan

Ladies 1 v Kelburne 12 03 11 Cancelled

Iain Strachan — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:35:51 +0000

The Hillhead game tommorrow is still on Meet 09 00 at Halfords.

Scottish Hockey Awards Dinner

Iain Strachan — Sun, 22 May 2011 13:04:07 +0100

In the dinner at the Apex Hotel in Edinburgh Dundee Wanderers collected the Ladies NL div1 winners trophy, the Ladies NL div 3 winners trophy, Vikki Bunce was again Scottish Ladies Player of the year and HEather Elder was again Scottish Ladies young Player of the year. Carmin Dow was also honoured with an Order of Merit award for the service she has given to the game.

In a very successful year it was nice to get these trophies and some recognition for our players who all work hard throughout the season.

Iain Strachan

Extraordinary General Meeting

Iain Strachan — Sun, 22 May 2011 13:08:02 +0100

There will be an EGM in the High School of Dundee Sports Centre on the 30th of May 2011. Proceeding will start at 6 30 so be there in plenty of time.

This is an important event for the club as we need to set out and decide on the future of the club. All members should be there so they can have their say on the way forward.

See you there

Club Disco 17th September

Vikki Bunce — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:13:46 +0100

There will be a club Disco held at the Unicorn on the 17th September. All members and friends are welcome. Tickets are £25 and include DJ and free bar!

To get your tickets contact Bobby Ralph pn 07809419811 or bushay04@hotmail.com

Sports Ladies Dinner 29th October

Vikki Bunce — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:36:11 +0100

We have been very fortunate to book the following speakers for this years dinner:

Jen Brister

After performing in front of the legendary Spike Milligan and receiving the luminous and prestigious title of having ‘a great pair of Bristols,’ Jen knew that comedy was the way forward. So with the help of two jokes and a push up bra she was on her way…

Since that heady day Jen has performed stand up in clubs all over the country (literally) as well as sketch comedy in numerous groups including the Loose Connection.

In 2006 she took up her first one woman show “Me My Mum & I” to the Edinburgh Festival where she recived excellent reviews. “Brister ticks all the boxes – she’s confident, energetic and knows how to deliver a line for maximum laughs”
THE SCOTSMAN

In 2007 Jen began working at BBC 6 Music where she presented a number of different shows including the weekend overnights, the weekend breakfast show and stand ins for Lauren Laverne, Liz Kershaw and Jon Holmes.

Jen also starred in Russell Brand & Trevor Lock’s ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ for BBC Radio 2.

In 2008 Brister teamed up with her comedy writing partner, Clare Warde to produce a two hand sketch comedy show called ‘Reception’ The Sunday Times applauded its “Bold sketches, surreal ideas and slick banter…keep an eye out” whilst The Stage highlighted “Two natural comic actors, the duo have an assured style and strong rapport that recalls the best of French and Saunders. This is one female double act that definitely deserves a promotion.”

In 2009 at the Edinburgh Festival Jen performed stand up at the Pleasance Cabaret Bar in the Comedy Zone as well as starring in Trevor Lock’s hilarious new play “The One & The Many”

She is currently writing a new solo show called, “Jen Brister is British(ish”) which she will be taking to the Adelaide & Melbourne Comedy Festivals in 2011, before heading once more to Edinburgh.

“Outrageously Funny”
Metro

“Gorgeously talented”
Tim Arthur, Time Out

Ruth E Cockburn

Ruth has been writing comedy sketches and plays since she graduated in 2005 from Manchester Metropolitan University School of Theatre, where she studied acting.

Her comedy plays have been performed in numerous festivals including Sydney's 'Short & Sweet' Festival, Lost Theatre companies One Act Festival, Buxton Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe.

Her play 'Saturday Boy' was also nominated for Best new writing in Buxtons' Fringe 2008.

She began performing Stand up comedy in May 2008. In her first year she was a 'Funny Women' Semi Finalist, 'So you think you're funny' Semi Finalist, and came third in Mirth on Monday's new act Competition.

She has also proved her worth at music festivals, having performed at Kendal Calling, Y-Not and The Green Man festival.

Ruth is primarily a musical act, with well timed audience interaction and serial stories that take the audience on a nice little journey.

Radio:
Manchester Radio online
BBC Radio Manchester
Key 103 & Galaxy (Hywel & Jamie)

Reviews
"Both clever & hilarious in style" Edfringe review

"Ruth Cockburn, the second act, was in my opinion the best of the night,... She does something the best comedians do; finds material that the audience recognises from their own lives, and simultaneously makes them realise how foolish they are whilst being comforted that they aren't the only ones who do it. In addition to telling jokes, she splits up her act with songs which, besides being as hilarious as the rest of the routine, were also both catchy and well played/sung. I could have happily carried on watching this watchable performer" Andy Howell, Barrel of laughs Buxton

"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED" Stoon Buxton Fringe

"Ruth's comedy is a particularly potent mix of spot-on, slightly surreal social commentary and brilliantly inventive, hummable and instantly hilarious songs." Spotlight Comedy

Remember - book your tickets soon as there is only a limited number of seats. All Ladies club members friends and family are welcome. As anyone that attended last year - it was a hoot!

Womens European Indoor Announced

Iain Strachan — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:00:28 +0100

Next year’s indoor champs are to be hosted by Sumchanka of Ukraine. This is an exciting and most likely costly affair. It is vitally important that the club pulls together to begin fundraising as this will be the first of 2 European trips for the ladies in the season.

Organisation will begin very soon, if anyone has any ideas or would like to help out then please contact Iain Strachan via the club email address (on the website) or contact one of the committee members.

London Olympics 2012 - young Games Maker Volunteer Programme

Carmin Dow — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:05:38 +0100

Over 2000 young people from across the UK are to be recruited to take up volunteer roles vital to ensuring the successful delivery of the Games. Approximately 25o teams of ylung people who must be aged 16 or over on 1 July 2012 and under 18 on 1 Jan 2012 will join adult Games Makers next summer to help stage the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

To review the roles, the skills required and find out more about the team application process, check out the following link - www.london2012.com/young-games-maker

If you fit the criteria and are interested then please get in touch to discuss.

secretary.DWHC@yahoo.co.uk

Coaches Required

Iain Strachan — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:49:30 +0100

As a club we are short of a number of coaches and anyone who fancies taking on a role within the club as a coach should put their name forward in the first instance to Iain Strachan

The most exciting of these opportunities will be with the ladies 2s. After many years hard work Jenny has decided to keep it local and is stepping down to the 3s this season. She has been a stalwart for many years and we all hope she has a great season with the 3s.

Seriously, coaching can be very rewarding so if your playing career is in decline and you fancy a new challenge then this is a good way to stay competative.

Iain

Youth Section Training Dates

Iain Strachan — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:37:24 +0100

Youth training outdoor at DISC runs from Tuesday 23rd August 2011 to 8th November 2011 start 17.30 finishing 19.00. Indoor in main hall at DISC from Thursday 20th October to 15th December 2011 starting at 18.00pm to 19.00pm. Indoor restarts after the holidays on Thursday 5th January 2012 to 23rd February 2012 - same times. Outdoor recommences on Tuesday 6th March 2012 through to 19th June 2012 times the same (17.30 - 19.00).

Cost per session is still £2.50

Community volunteering qualification

Kevin Farnan — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:58:30 +0100

Volunteers can use their current volunteering hours as evidence for the course and will be required to attend college once every two to four weeks to meet the course tutor and produce a folder of evidence.

An information evening is being held on Wednesday the 24thof August at 6pm at the volunteer centre in Dundee.

The course will start between September and October and costs £200.

Individuals that are eligible for ILA funding will be able to use this to cover the costs.

For additional information please contact Anne Leslie at anne@voluteerdundee.org.uk

UK Schools Games 2011

Vikki Bunce — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:56:34 +0100

Scotland's youth hockey internationals will have the chance to relish the experience of competing at a multi-sport international event when they take part in The Sainsbury's UK School Games in Sheffield from 1st-4th September.

A mixture of U16 and U18 players will feature for both boys and girls Scotland squads, competing in international fixtures against their British counterparts from England, Wales and Ulster. Sixteen players have been selected to represent Scotland, as well as reserves on stand-by.

The Sainsbury's UK School Games is a multi-sport event for the UK's elite young athletes of school age and will enable players to experience a four-day multi-sport environment that is designed to replicate the feel of major events such as the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Commonwealth Games.

The Games seek to create an inspirational and motivational setting, which not only provides elite young sports athletes to thrive and perform at the highest levels, but encourages more young people to take part and succeed in sport.

To find out how our boys get on please visit the Sainsbury's UK School Games website.

GOOD LUCK!

Womens Outdoor Venue Confirmed

Iain Strachan — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:19:16 +0100

EuroHockey Club Champions Challenge I - Wettingen (SUI) - 25-28 May 2012

Pool A Pool B

SG Amsicora (ITA) SK Slavia Praha (CZE)

HC Praha 1946 (CZE) HC Wels (AUT)

Dundee Wanderers (SCO) Hermes (IRL)

Lille MHC (FRA) HC Rotweiss Wettingen (SUI)

Great Weekend for Womens Teams

Iain Strachan — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:34:30 +0100

The thirds led off with a 4 - 0 win over Dundee Uni thirds, and the firsts crushed Grange 6 - 0 at Peffermill to keep their unbeaten record in tact. On Sunday the seconds began their league campaign with a very young side and played some great hockey to see off Perthshire.

Well done Girls

Club Shop

Iain Strachan — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:27:35 +0100

The shop is open until the 12th October and the password to get in is DWHC1010. Follow this link to shop http://www.zotisports.com/shop/

Happy Shopping

Women's Teams Clean Sweep Again

Iain Strachan — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:51:05 +0100

The first team saw CALA off on Saturday with a 5 - 1 mauling and on the same afternoon the thirds disposed of Kinross II by 7 goals to 0. Sunday saw the seconds play Brechin and in a one sided game they ran out 5 - 0 winners.

Well done ladies

Wednesday night training

Carmin Dow — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:38:59 +0000

Unfortunately there has been a mix up with bookings and the astroturf pitch is not available for club training on Wednesday evenings until further notice. If you wish to train at another time then please contact the ladies or men's first team manager to arrange this. Men-Kevin Farnan 01382 736588 Ladies- Iain Strachan 07799036669

Prize Bingo Night

Becky Ward — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:27:50 +0000

We are having a prize bingo night on Wednesday the 8th of December at Clyde Place Sheltered Housing, 52 Tummel Place, Menzieshill, Dundee.

Meet time is 6.30pm, eyes down for 7pm.

Donations for prizes needed before the 4th of December so we know what we have.

There will also be a cake and candy for purchase :)

For more info or for donations contact Amy on 07766253537

Bag Pack Fund Raising Event

Benjamin Gibson — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:02:14 +0000

Youth Section has secured a bag pack at ASDA Kirkton Dundee on Saturday 19th May from 12 noon to 17.00pm. Volunteers are required to man 6 checkouts during this period for an hour and forty five minutes each. This will cover the 5 hour allocation. Can I please ask those who have not yet been able to help with fundraising to consider giving their time to this fundraising event. If you can contact Ben or Marlyn Gibson on

marlyn.gibson1@hotmail.co.uk

if you want to book your slot early to avoid getting a slot which is not convenient to you.

Any further information available from Ben or Marlyn Gibson

Telephone: 01382 457161

or Ben Mobile 07803513797

Marlyn Mobile 07949597555

Indoor Europeans

Carmin Dow — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:16:48 +0000

The girls have been training and playing hard and are looking forward to the second half of the season. We now have a new first team coach in place-Dave Stott and he will be assisted throughout the remaining league games and at the Europeans by Scott Warden and Kevin Farnan.

Any club members or family and friends who are interested in coming along to help or just support the team, please contact Marlyn Gibson at the following email address: marlyn.gibson1@hotmail.co.uk

If there any questions regarding the above information then please contact the president of the club, Steve Mulgrew at the following: samulgrew1@btinternet.com

The Euiropean dates are 24-26th Feb, Vienna, Austria, for more information please visit http://www.eurohockey.org/ Competitions>Indoor>Club Euros (w)

Curry'n'quiz Night

Carmin Dow — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:49:45 +0000

We're looking for as much support as possible for this fundraising event. There will be a phenomenal quiz - put together by Julie 'the quizmaster' Bryce as well as a choice of four curries, a nan bread and rice!

The bar at David Lloyds will be open and there will be a cake and candy stall for dessert as well as a raffle with loads of prizes to be won!

Tickets are £15 and the evening starts at 7pm on Friday 3rd Feb.

The club minibus will be in use and available for pick ups and drop offs to allow everyone to have a drink and a good time!

For tickets and info or to donate a prize, please contact:

Amy Rowan amyrowan9@aol.co.uk 07766253537 or Carmin Dow carmindow@yahoo.co.uk 07790366451

Scottish Hockey Survey

Vikki Bunce — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:31:03 +0000

Dear Member

Scottish Hockey is carrying out a survey, aimed at understanding more about member involvement at different stages in their life. As a valued member of Scottish Hockey we would be grateful for your input and ask that you take 5-10 minutes to take part in the survey.

The survey will give us a better understanding of our members and, in particular, how they are introduced to hockey and develop in the sport. Based on the results we can then focus our energies into more effectively retaining and supporting members and also look at ways to encourage new members.

By clicking on the link below you will be taken to the survey operated by an independent website called Survey Monkey, once there simply follow the onscreen instructions. Should you have any problems completing the survey, please do not hesitate to contact memberprofilesurvey@scottish-hockey.org.uk

Click here to take the survey

Please note only over 16’s can take part in the survey.

Scottish Hockey would like to thank you in advance for helping us improve the game.

Club Fees - season 2011/12

Vikki Bunce — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:38:21 +0000

As you should be aware club fee payments are now well under way. Please ensure that you have completed the registration form from the website and have arranged how you are going to pay. Direct Debits have already started, please double check to ensure that your payments are being maintained.

As always if there are any problems, dont hide, speak to a member fo the committee, we are always here to help.

Good luck with the rest of the season...DWHC Committee.

Online Club Shop

Vikki Bunce — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:55:45 +0000

The online shop is due to close on the 1st March 2012, please ensure you have placed your order to avoid disappointment.

http://www.zotisports.com/shop/.

Password - dwhc1010

Happy shopping!

District Roadshow

Vikki Bunce — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:34:20 +0000

Midland Roadshow

Monday 26 March, 18.30

Lynch Sports Centre, South Road, Dundee, DD2 4SR

Lee Cousins (President) and Robert Heatly (Chief Executive) will provide updates in the following areas:

Youth Membership & Registration
Partnership with Aberdeen Asset Management
National Indoor Leagues restructure
Glasgow 'Home for Hockey'
Scottish Hockey 2012 Business Plan
2012 Olympic Games Activation

There will also be an open forum for members to raise topics for discussion and we would encourage you to submit topics for discussion or questions to us in advance of the meeting so that we make the most effective use of the time available.

We welcome and would encourage all members to attend, whether you are a player, coach, official, volunteer or combination of these roles.

You can submit topics for discussion or questions via the website oremail (please include 'District Roadshows' in your subject title).