About the LRHA:

 

Introduction:

  The new Leicestershire & Rutland Hockey Association (LRHA) was formed at an innaugural AGM held at 7.00pm on 11th June 2001, following which, players formally belonging to the Mens, Womens and Mixed Hockey Associations came under one of three new Sections of the new LRHA, namely Mens, Womens or Mixed.  

  At the 2007 AGM, provision was made to finally recognise the work being carried out for juniors in Leicestershire and a new Schools and Youth Section was also added. Jo Mould had prime control for this role, although Dave Cawthorn was later appointed President for the group. It remains to be seen whether Schools and Youth is broken down further into a Boys and Girls Sections later.

  Changes driving the amalgamation of hockey associations were led by our own Midland Area Association as well as the England Hockey Association (now England Hockey).  Many other counties also looked at this process, which should bring the best benefits to hockey and provide a sustainable future for our sport. 

     

Aims:

 The Association's stated aims are continually under review and, with later amendments are :
 "The Leicestershire & Rutland Hockey Association will endeavour to become the top Hockey County in England by 2011. It will measure its progress by achieving more success nationally in competitive hockey, having more people involved and playing and by making a greater contribution to the development of the game than any other County Association.
  It will focus its efforts by working in three main areas; Hockey, Hockey Development and Business through inter-Section Cross Functional Teams (CFTs). It will pursue the highest possible standards in each.  


A primary 5-year target will be to increase involvement in the game by all available means, including new youth programs linked to the Active Sports initiative, encouraging the growth of veteran hockey, retention of adults in the game and re-introducing indoor hockey. Special emphasis will be placed on equity in the game ensuring access by all groups."

LRHA Executive Committee
Post December 2002

 

 

As a result of a report on the consequences of adopting a high target rate of expansion of hockey, particularly the impact on availability of pitches, a new Cross Functional Team was set up under Cath Arter with the following remit:-
a) To identify the factors inhibiting the expansion of hockey in Leicestershire & Rutland.
b) To propose a realistic rate of expansion for the Plan period (2001 - 2006), taking into account the identified factors and to formulate a plan to achieve it.

Since then, nothing more has been heard and Cath Arter has moved on!

 

 Organisation:

 Various LRHA officers were elected at the inaugural AGM and those elected at the last AGM are shown on the Organisation Structure, which should provide a more complete understanding of LRHA operations.

 The Contact details of all the main LRHA officers can be found on our Contacts page.

 

Rules:

 By accepting the LRHA, each Section has to abide by Section Rules, which are agreed at the LRHA AGM and clubs have to accept the new Constitution, which remains in force until the following AGM.  

 

Appointments:

  At the 2004 AGM, the first President of the LRHA, David Cawthorn, was bestowed Life Membership of the LRHA and Margaret McLoughlin was bestowed a Life Membership in 2008 to acknowledge her term of office which had ended in 2007.
  Historically, the old Association's also had many honorary members whose positions were filled in varying ways: the Women had been made Life Members, Men made Vice Presidents and Mixed made Honorary Life Members. For continuity and to recognise and respect the contribution and many years of service they had made to the sport, these honoured people were automatically also made Life Members of the new LRHA. For the record, these were :

 

Women Section Mixed Section Mens Section

Diane Batterham (deceased)

Pam Parker

Jan Perry

Peggy Potts (deceased)

 

 

Pamela Brooks

Janet O'Connor

Angie Shenton

Janet Trewick

 

Jim Burford

Dave Eabry

Mike Langley

Geoff O'Connor

Colin Roberts

John Smith

Ernie Smithard

Norman Day (deceased)

 

 

PS Burgess             P Kingsley

N Burnett                 AS Matharu

DJ Cawthorn            RJ Moore

RE Colomb              N Mullinger

H Dayman               A Stanley 

MJ Eary                  RA Walker

BF Forrester            Dr GL Ward

CCT Forde               J Watson

AT Goodchild           AR Weston

MA Hamilton            C Wickstead

S Hardwick              M Wilkinson

DP Hecks                 P Willis

P Haywood              CGW Wilks 

RH Hills-Smith 

 

  In due course, the previous Presidents may become Honorary Life Members to distinguish them from ex-Presidents..........
 

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