Front of the queue

There is a long queue of boys and girls in the process of stepping up to adult hockey in the club right now, with several boys having trained with the men this season and several girls looking to make the same move soon. However, with a goalkeeper crisis in the men’s section, William Lester was … Read more

First competitive fixtures on the new pitch

So the new pitch is open and seems to be meeting with a favourable reception from everyone. We are now one of only a handful of clubs in Scotland to own their own pitch, and the smallest club by some distance. The first competitive match saw the M1s seeing off Grange Development in fine style, … Read more

More Korinthian spirit

The club is in something of an injury crisis at the moment, with both men’s and ladies’ seconds struggling to put eleven players out yesterday. The ladies at least can call on their trusty colleagues in the Korinthians, who always step up to the mark when required. So thanks to Vicky and Lesley for answering … Read more

The big match

The men’s firsts had a big game today in the shape of the semi-finals of the District Cup at Peffermill. Taking on the might of Watsonians 2s, who are currently not far off the top of Central Division 1-which is to say a long way above us- the boys did a great job to only … Read more

Cuttin’ a rug

There has been a bit of a delay on the pitch installation, with the contractor getting problems in completing another job. But I’m pleased to say that the carpet started going down this morning. 

Carpet delivered

The shockpad was completed as planned over the weekend and the new carpet was delivered to KGV today. Installation should start on Thursday.

Rebuilding begins

Rebuilding work has now begun. That’s the new shockpad being put in place. This phase of the project should run up to Saturday or Sunday.

Shockpad nearly gone

By the end of today, the old shockpad should be fully removed. You can see in the picture above that there is less than half of it left.  In the background of the picture, you can see the materials for the new shockpad, which were delivered today – bales of rubber pellets and drums of … Read more