Sportsman's and Charity Dinner

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The first social event of the new season is almost upon us with the upcoming Sportsman's and Charity Dinner

  • 3 course Dinner
  • 2 Excellent speakers: John Gahagan & Bill Copeland
  • Charity auction & raffle
  • Price £35 each (including a game of Kings and Queens)
Tickets can be paid for in advance using the link below or speak to your team captain. 
Date: Saturday September 12th, 7pm start. 
Venue: Abercorn Bowling Club, Paisley, PA1


The night will be supporting the Accord Hospice and St Vincent?s Hospice, both charities that are supported by our sponsors Pro-Life Fitness Centre

A fantastic evening to start the season and to raise money for both the club and two great charities

Summer Fete a Success

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Hi All,

On behalf of the club I would just like to say a massive THANK YOU for all of your time, effort, donations and general goodwill in regard to the Fete/Fun day last Sunday.

Thankfully the weather was kind this year and we were able to raise a sum in the region of £3,500. All of the monies raised at the fete are essential for the running of the hockey club in the coming season. 
           
Can I ask that you all pass this message on to to all your friends and family members who helped out in any way on Sunday.
 
Thank you again for a job well done.


Mark Fulton
                                                                                             

Summer Camp a HUGE Success

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The club held its annual Summer Camp last year and another great time was had by all 

in attendance. 
With over 70 kids taking part and despite some bad weather, they were put through a week of intensive coaching as well as developing their game skills and teamwork skills. 
The club was delighted to welcome back Scottish Internationalist and Summer Camp 'Legend' Willie Marshall who was on hand to pass on handy hints and tips to the clubs up and coming young players. 
The camp offers a good introduction to hockey for newcomers, as well as allowing those with experience the opportunity to develop and refine their skills. They are then given the opportunity to try the new skills learned in games and challenges throughout the week. 
Thanks go to all the coaches who made the week a success particularly during the poor weather. 
Plans are already under way for next years Camps, which will aim to be even better! 
 

Summer Fete and Fun Day

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On Sunday 9th August, the club will be running its largest fundraising event of the year


THE SUMMER FETE AND FUN DAY!! 

We require YOUR HELP for the day to be a success!

We require ALL CLUB MEMBERS to volunteer their assistance on the day. We will need help to set everything up from 9.00am on the Sunday Morning. 
We will also require members to help out with some of the stalls, even if it is just for a few hours. 
Please try and encourage as many of your friends, relatives, workmates etc to come along on the day and lend their support to the event. We need to get as many people through the gates as we can!!

In the two weeks prior to the fete, we will be handing out advertising flyers around the town at various locations. We will also require club members to help hand out the flyers. 

Why not take some flyers and hand them out to your friends, neighbours and workmates?
We also require LOTS OF DONATIONS!!!
  • Bottles (alcoholic and non- alcoholic), 
  • New items for the Tombola stall (anything from a can opener to a car),
  • Bric-a-brac (collectables etc)
  • Home baking for the Tea Tent  (cakes, pancakes, scones, cup cakes, biscuits - anything that is edible!!)
  • Books, CDs, DVDs, Games, Videos etc.........

Everyone at the club benefits from the cash raised at this day, so please make the effort to give your donations and your time. 
                 
If you have donations to make, or any questions in regard to this event, please contact one of the following members:
Harry Coles, Raymond Nelson, Mark Fulton, Chris Nelson or email info@kelburne.com

Halliday in U18 Action

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Kelburne Ladies 1st team star Ellie Halliday has been chosen to represent Scotland at U18 level in the upcoming EuroHockey U18 Nations Championships in Santander, Spai. They will face top sides France, Belgium and the Netherlands,  as they look to retain their place among Europ's elite. Ellie has developed through the youth system at Kelburne and is now a key player for the ladies and the U18 team. 
Everyone at Kelburne wishes Ellie and the team good luck for the tournament. 
More information as well as how to view the games online can be found at the tournament website. 

Bremner in European Action for Scotland

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Bromac Kelburne star Michael Bremner has been selected to represent Scotland at the upcoming EuroHockey Nations Championship II in Prague, Czech Republic. Taking place from 19-26 July, the Scots will face Croatia, Poland and Ukraine in Pool A of the competition, while hosts Czech Republic, Austria, Azerbaijan and Switzerland make up the teams participating in Pool B.


Bremner has been a key player in Burne's recent title wins and will be looking to use his strong direct play to benefit the team. A number of ex Kelburne players are also part of the squad including, Gavin Sommerville, Willie Marshall, David Forsyth, Alan Forsyth, Kenny Bain, Gordon McIntyre & Ross Stott. The team is also coached by ex 1st team coach Derek Forsyth. 


Everyone at Kelburne wishes the team the best of luck in their quest for promotion. 

Barshaw Gala Day

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Calling all Members

The club is looking for volunteers to support the Barshaw Gala Day event. This has been a good fundraiser for the club in the past.

Barshaw Gala Day
Saturday 27th June
11-4pm

The club will be operating 2 Stalls on the day. You don't need to be available for the whole day. If you can manage a couple of hours that is great.

We are also looking for donations for our 2 stalls, the bottle stall and tombola. Items for the tombola should be new (e.g. unwanted Christmas presents etc) all bottles, cans either alcoholic or non alcoholic are welcome.

If you are able to help on the day please email info@kelburne.com indicating which part of the day you can help.

Kelburne players past and present face Spain.

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Scotland Senior Men will travel to Barcelona this week to play Spain in three international matches on 13/15/16 May. These games are the first step in preparation for the upcoming EuroHockey Nations Championship II event. 

Included in the squad are current Burne players Lee Morton and Ross McIntyre, as well as a host of ex players including Gavin Sommerville, Willie Marshall, Alan Forsyth, Ross Stott, David Forsyth and Kenny Bain. 

Full details can be found at the link below:


Fete Planning Meeting

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As mentioned at the club AGM, it is important that we start looking ahead to some forward planning for this summer?s Fund Raising Fete, which this year will take place on Sunday 9th August. It is very important that as many members as possible are involved in this event in order that we can raise a substantial sum towards next years budget.
To this end it is our intention to hold an initial short planning meeting on Wednesday 13th May with a 7.00pm start.
It would be appreciated if you could make every effort to attend.
Harry Coles

Women's 1s Vital Showdown

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Kelburne Ladies face the final chapter in a season long battle to avoid relegation as they face up to Division 2 side Inverleith in the Relegation Play Off. The loser of the 2 legged affair will be playing in DIvision 2 next year. 

Reflecting on the importance of the upcoming game, Ladies coach Adam Bain offered his thoughts:

After a really good start to the 1st round the girls can't help but be disappointed in their own performance in the second leg. Conceding 2 early goals was always going to make it hard against a team who defended with all players behind the ball.  Especially with the loss of captain and heartbeat of the team Stevie McInally.  The girls did step up to the task but too late and just couldn't put the ball in the net after creating many chances!

However, going into this weekends fixtures versus a very good young Inverleith side desperate to be back in the Nat 1, the team will be looking to turn the possession and dominance shown in last weeks games into results. The team have made a name for themselves as a recovery team...all season they have faced difficulties and obstacles and each and every time the girls have reacted and pulled together to get through.

This weekend the girls have must show a hunger for blood and start to be more clinical and ruthless I front of goal.
Last week was all heart...this week it needs to be a blend of heart and brain.

Young players Maddie Cleat and Lexi Sabatelli showed last weekend that they have no fear and its vital that this attitude is mirrored by all.
The coaching staff have full faith in the squad and it's time that they start to have the same faith in themselves.
This weekend the girls must show who they are and what we as a group are all about.

Both games take place at Glasgow Green starting on both days at 11am. 

Men's 1s chasing more silverware

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This coming weekend proves to be a big date in the diary as the 2 top teams in Scotland will be clashing in the play off final resulting in European places being decided. Both Bromac Kelburne and Grange will be full of motivation to end the season on a high with both days of hockey proving to be a great spectacle.

The side from Edinburgh will be looking forward to travelling to Glasgow having recently been crowned Scottish cup winners for the 2nd year running, finishing 2nd in the league yet again and now reaching the play off final. Grange will have taken heart from winning against Kelburne on their home turf during the season postponing any title celebrations that day for the Paisley side.

Kelburne are packed with big game players who have experienced it all, many individual's capable of winning games themselves with moments of fast flowing hockey but one thing that can never be doubted is there desire to win season after season and being at the forefront of Scottish hockey.

With the amount of talent on show over the 2 games this weekend it will prove to be a fantastic occasion for both teams to prove there worth. 

Captain Johnny Christie will be making sure that the boys are focused and pumped up to get of too a flier this Saturday demanding all players are playing to there "A game".

Knowing Kelburne's preparations and the quality of players they have in there ranks the team will be full of confidence and will be looking to lift the last trophy of the season in front of there home support.
Both games are at Glasgow Green and push back is at 5pm on both days. Entry is also free.