IMPORTANT NOTICE – FETTES ACCESS
There are some simple arrangements which we must adhere to when utilising the Fettes pitch. If we fail to meet these basic and minimum expectations, Fettes have stated that they will review our utilisation of the pitch. These arrangements extend to our opposition to; captains it is your responsibility to ensure that the visiting team comply.
1) Access to the pitch is from Crewe Road South only. No other entry points are to be used.
2) No parking anywhere in the Fettes grounds or in the Westwood’s Gym car park.
3) Warming-up outside of the pitch is to be done only in the area of grass behind the southern goal (nearest to the entrance) and nowhere else.
4) Access to toilets is via the front door of Westwood’s Gym only. No player should be utilising the surrounding area.
5) Please change shoes prior to playing on the new surface, particularly if you have just warmed-up on the grass.
6) If goals are pushed into the pitch for training or warm-up purposes, they should be placed back where they were, i.e. outside of the pitch.

Hockey Club Website http://www.grangehockey.org
The Hockey section is developing a Club website in collaboration with Pitchero. Pitchero is an established Club/Team website provider. The aim of the website is to communicate information cross the Men’s, Ladies, Indoor and Youth sections relating to the 27 teams organised by the hockey section.
Please can you logon to the site and confirm your contact details, particularly you email address and mobile number. Please confirm your availability for the games throughout the season. Download the Pitchero ‘app’, this will provide Club News, team selection, match details and results. The success of the website is dependent on accurate information and membership details. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Anyone holding onto an 8th XI shirt (halved navy & royal blue), please return it to Ali Ross, Iain Ogilvie or behind the bar ASAP.

Results from the weekend
1st XI lost 3-1 to Clydesdale
2nd XI drew 0-0 with Rottenrow 1s

East District squads
Congratulations to the following who all made the final East District squad for the inter-district tournament which will take place on 27-28 September at Glasgow Green.
Under 18s
Alex Egerton-King, Ruairidh Grossart, Jack Hogarth & Will Shepherdson

League fixtures, Saturday 20th September
1st XI play Watsonians at Peffermill, 1500 start
2nd XI play Western 2s at Auchenowie, 1130 start
3rd XI play Inverleith 2s at Fettes, 1100 start
Dev XI play Watsonians 3s at Forrester HS, 1230 start
5th XI play ESM 3s at EA, 1230 start
6th XI play Stirling Uni 2 at Stirling, start tbc
7th XI play WIT 2 at Bangholm, 1400 start
8th XI play Falkirk 5s at EA, 1400 start

Ladies fixtures
1st XI play Borders at Fettes, 1230 start
2nd XI play Aberdeen 1s away
3rd XI play Inverleith 3s at EA, 1530 start
4th XI play Dunbar 1s at St. G’s, 1430 start

Locker keys
Locker keys are available for the length of the hockey season to all section members for a £10 deposit. Please e-mail Neil Fraser directly (Neil.Fraser@andersonstrathern.co.uk) and keys will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis on receipt of the deposit.

150 Club
The forms can be downloaded from the website at http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/grangemenshockeyclub/d/documents.html, or they can be found behind the bar, or can be requested from Ross Parker.
Please follow the instructions on the form and make sure it gets to the Hockey Treasurer.

Section & Club Social events
Please put these dates in your calendar
Grange Quiz Night – Friday 3rd October, 2000 start.
Grange Ball – Saturday 25th October – ask behind the bar about tickets
Fireworks Night – Saturday 8th November

The Club Fireworks Night is an important night for the section, as is it ourselves that organises the event and it raises a sizeable chunk of our annual funding. We are looking for somebody to help with the pre-organisation of the event – I hope that Frank Armstrong will continue to run the pyrotechnics on the evening.
Anyone who wishes to volunteer should e-mail Ross Parker.

Message from the Club Secretary
At last……..the 18th September is almost upon us! After two years of endless campaigning, we are about to find out the result of the only Opinion Poll which counts.
This Referendum is a truly historic moment in the history of both Scotland and the rest of the UK. To mark the event, the Club Bar will be open until 1am and, thereafter, members are welcome to stay on to watch the results come in on a BYOB basis – no corkage after 1am. Likewise, folk are welcome to use the kitchen (as long as it is left tidy!) or bring in food. Guests and Friends are particularly welcome.
There is no charge for this and I simply thought that it would be fun for interested members to watch the results as they are announced in an informal, relaxing environment. People are welcome to pop in and out as it suits. The building will be open all night and I may lay on some hotdogs………..although it may have to change to Haggis as the evening progresses!
It would appear that the outcome is now on a knife edge, so there may be quite a crowd of voters, of both persuasions, with whom to celebrate or commiserate.

If you no longer wish to receive these weekly mailings from the club, please reply to Ross Parker.