Welcome back to Football @ Derry Hill

Welcome back to the DHUFC football season which kicks off again this weekend, Saturday 1st November. Just a few messages to help you get the most from the Club's activity.


Squad Photos
The squad photos taken on Saturday 18th October by Frances McCormack, our new Club Photographer, are now available to view and purchase on line at her website.

All profits made from the sale of photos will go towards funding Frances' school expedition to Kenya.


Planning Permission
Thanks to the 93 of you who showed your support for the Club's planning application by registering your support on the NWDC website. We are pleased to know that these folks had strong enough views to support this project which will improve the environment for your child whilst at Bowood Sports Ground. Your support is essential to the success of our applications for funding and planning. Please do take the time to support us as our application and funding activity progresses.


Maintenance
Look out for our new maintenance scheme. We will be introducing a new scheme shortly where each squad's parents will have responsibility, during one month in the year, for completing simple maintenance tasks at BSG e.g. painting the goalposts. Your Team Secretary will be in touch when it is your squad's turn to explain what needs doing and ask for your help. Please give them your support.


Ice Hockey Trip
If you have never joined us on our ice hockey trip before why not do so now? It's a great opportunity to see something a bit different.

Tickets are _5 per adult, _2 for children (which is less than half the normal price) Members, families and friends all invited.

Book your tickets here


U15s Girls
Last years U14s had great success winning their league and several of that squad have now gone on to play for the Wiltshire Centre of Excellence and Bristol Academy. The remaining squad now play in the U15s 11 a-side league and are keen to recruit more players. If you know a girl who is in year 10 at school and might be interested in trying out football please drop us an email


Keep Up To Date With Club Activity
Why not make these two essentials web visits each time you use the net?

DHUFC Calendar
DHUFC News

Squad Photos (Saturday 18th October)

Many thanks to all who have supported our planning application. Activities to get the Clubhouse funded and built are progressing well. We will need your support for other phases of the project, please support these when requested.

Squad Photographs
Our new Club Photographer, Frances McCormack, will be at Bowood Sports Ground this Saturday, the 18th October, to take squad photographs. Please send you child to this Saturday's session dressed in full Club kit.

Half-Term Break
Derry Hill United is closed to all activities the weekend 25th/26th October. This closure is in alignment with our standard policy of giving all squads the opportunity to have a break from football the first weekend of the school holidays. Activity recommences the first weekend in November (1st/2nd)

The DHUFC calendar which offers details of all Club events can be found at http://www.dhufc.org/calendar.html

DHUFC @ Swindon Wildcats
Our annual visit to see the Ice-Hockey at the Swindown Wildcats is just being finalized. Pencil a date in your diary for Saturday 6th December when the Wildcats hosts Sheffield Scimitars at the Link Centre in Swindon. Keep an eye on your email for confirmation of this event and how to book your tickets.

Car-Parking
If you are just dropping off/picking up your child from football then please help us avoid congestion at the ground by using the Soho Inn car-park. The Soho is available for Club use as long as it is clear of football traffic by mid-day.

Young Volunteers
The Club has an active youth volunteer program which offers opportunities for teenagers to develop their skills through a number of voluntary activities. We have lots of opportunities available for enthusiastic teenagers from Refereeing and Coaching to Web-Design and Marketing (and lots in between). If you know of someone who would like to join our scheme, develop their skills and experience whilst gaining satisfaction from knowing they are helping out in their community then please get in touch with me.