Sunday saw the club’s sponsored walk around Loch Leven, mercifully coinciding with the arrival of Spring. So from early afternoon a steady stream of club members staggered, strode, jogged, and in one case juggled a hockey ball, back to the clubhouse, where they were welcomed with juice and pizza organised by Gerrold Kuijpers (for which … Read more
The Ladies Seconds had their last league game of the season over the weekend and handed out yet another debut, this time to Abi Hall, a long-time member of the Kobras. In what was, by all accounts, a glorious victory Abi managed to get herself an assist in a resounding victory over Perthshire 3s. Abi … Read more
Scottish Midland District has really been pushing forward on getting a programme of fixtures in place for the juniors this year and we are now onto our third indoor tournament of the winter, with outdoor matches to follow on close behind. Rumour has it that there will be still more frequent matches in 2016/17. This … Read more
The Ladies seconds were short of a full team for today, so many thanks are due to the Kobras who stepped into the breach, particularly to Katie Leslie, who was making her debut at this level. That the Kinross team dominated the game and came away with a 2-nil victory over Grove Menzieshill says a lot … Read more
The ladies section has now signed up a second sponsor in the shape of Gowrie Contracts Ltd. This is a three-year deal at silver level, which means that Gowrie’s logo will appear on the back of the ladies strips from the start of next season. Gowrie are a Dundee-based firm, specialising in demolition and asbestos … Read more
We’re pleased to announce that Kinross Hockey Club has agreed a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with Soho Wealth, a finance house with offices in London and Edinburgh. The deal will cover the men’s section and the Kobras too and will start next season. It brings a healthy cash injection to the club just when we … Read more
The Daily Record website currently features an article about the ladies section! Before anyone gets too excited, its about the new sponsorship deal with Clark Thompson. It comes via the Perthshire Advertiser so presumably we are featured there too. Hitting the big time…
We’ve just had another significant donation to the pitch fund, this time from Persimmon Homes, who are currently redeveloping the old High School site in downtown Kinross. They have just sent a cheque for £1000, which takes us over halfway to our funding target. We’re getting there.
We’re pleased to announce some excellent news for the Pitch In campaign. We have had a pledge of support from the Arthur and Margaret Thompson Trust, a significant funder of community projects in the Kinrossshire area. The trustees have pledged the sum of £80,000 to the fund (subject to a few conditions that we believe … Read more
As well as having to come up with a new club logo for the combined hockey club, we have also set ourselves the task of developing a new club kit, with everyone playing in the same colours. According to the club constitution, we are to play in purple. The kit committee has come up with … Read more
