Wisbech Mixed Hockey Festival 2008

A mixed 11-a-side tournament on grass and astroturf hosted by Wisbech Town Hockey Club. We will be taking a squad of 14, minimum 6 ladies and 6 men.

Cambridge South has entered teams at Wisbech before. Last year was particularly notable for James Raikes damaging his teeth while playing in goal when body-slammed by the opposition keeper in a Zulu start, James Pope drinking a whole case of beer before, after and even during matches and Simon Ta doing his "Bangkok Chick-Boy" impression playing up front (in every sense) in a bikini.

Pictures from the South team who went to last year's tournament are available here and here. Photos from this year's tournament are in the Gallery.

Tournament Details

Dates

The evening of Friday 27th to Sunday 29th June.

Location

Wisbech Town Cricket & Hockey Club, Harecroft Road, Wisbech, PE13 1RR

Format

Teams are invited to arrive Friday evening for registration and to set tents up. There is an exhibition game on the Friday evening. Matches start Saturday morning and run until mid-afternoon on the Sunday. A round-robin series of short games lasting 25 minutes one-way is played over the Saturday and Sunday culminating in a final.

Cost

£5.50 per person based on a squad of 14 (£75 per squad).

Facilities

Camping is available at the site next to the grass pitch.

Food

Food will be available to purchase throughout the weekend from the club house. This includes breakfast on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, and rolls. A (paying) barbecue is provided next to the club house on Saturday and there is an Asda five minutes walk from the site.

Entertainment

The club house bar is open from the Friday evening throughout the Festival. There will be a disco (maybe themed) in the club house on the Saturday night.

How To Sign Up

To secure a place, e-mail Neil Sneade (njs1005 at cantab.net) and send a cheque payable to "Cambridge South Hockey Club" or alternatively pay directly by bank transfer to the club account (details provided on request)

Players who have signed up for the Ely Mixed Tournament can also sign up for Wisbech but, with the squad for Ely now filled, in the event of numbers being oversubscribed priority will go to those who are not playing at Ely.

The squad so far is:

Ladies	Men
Louise Gutteridge*	Rob Barton*
Helen Niblock	John Benedikz
Eleanor Raffan	Wilco Dijkstra
Hayley Sharpe#	Lino Di Lorenzo
Lou Tonkin	Rob Garrett
Jodee Webb	James Raikes
	Neil Sneade
	Simon Ta#
	Rupert Webb