Saturday Team Club @ Swindon Town FC

Saturday Team Club
DHUFC is planning a visit to Swindon Town FC as their "Saturday Team Club". This exciting, action packed day offers;-

• A comprehensive tour of the County Ground
• 75 minutes coaching with the Swindon Town Community Coaching Team
• A "Footie Grub" Lunch
• Match Ticket

Ticket prices are £22 per person (adults and children), £2 of which goes to DHUFC funds.

The visit is planned to coincide with the local derby:

Coca-Cola League 1 Fixture, Swindon v Bristol Rovers FC
The County Ground, Swindon
Saturday 6th March 2010, Kick-off 3.00pm

Visit this link to book your tickets to this event. Deadline for ticket orders is February 3rd.

Club Opens For Activity This Weekend (23/24 January)

A Welcome Return To Weekend Football
Fingers crossed it looks like the weather will remain favourable and football will commence for the first time this decade! Chip the caked pre-Christmas mud from your boots and prepare to come along and enjoy a lung full of fresh air as the Club opens all of it's venues to all of our squads this weekend.


Refreshment helpers needed
As you are probably aware Colette and the refreshments team have now got the kitchen up and running. This is a welcome stop for parents, players and coaches on a Saturday morning.

The current refreshment team take a turn running the kitchen once every 2 or 3 weeks. We are keen to extend the length of time between turns and are looking to recruit more helpers to join the team. Even if you can only help once a month your assistance and support would be most welcome.

The kitchen is fast becoming the hub of operations, helping in there is fun, rewarding and guaranteed to be nice and warm even on the coldest days!!

In addition if you would like to run refreshments to support your team at a time other than Saturday morning e.g. Sunday afternoon matches, then please let us know. Normally only drinks and pre-packed snacks would be served at these sessions so no great culinary skills are required!! Colette co-ordinates the activity in the kitchen and maintains the stock/float etc so she can arrange for everything to be available for you.

The kitchen can only be used by those volunteers who are authorised by the Club to do so. This means all refreshment helpers need to undertake a brief induction before you will be able to use the kitchen.

If you would like to help on Saturdays, or at any other time, please contact Colette.

I hope you can find a couple of hours to help out your Club.

DHUFC Closed - Jan 16/17

Bowood Sports Ground, John Bentley School & Springfield School are all closed this coming weekend as there is still too much snow on the ground. There will be no matches or training at DHUFC venues Saturday or Sunday. Be aware that those teams who have away games may still be playing.

Activity this weekend - January 16/17

The Club hopes to open the ground this coming weekend however this is dependent both on the weather and the amount of snow and water at our venues. We will make a decision on whether we open by mid-day this coming Friday. Please monitor the usual channels after this time to see if your training or match is to go ahead over the weekend.

Pitch Status: Get the latest pitch status by ringing our hotline on 0845 5272886 or get status texts sent directly to your phone via the Club twitter page.

Swindon Wildcats
This is your last chance to reserve tickets for the Swindon Wildcats English Premier League Ice Hockey match.

An excellent opportunity to see the fastest game on earth at a heavily discounted price. Half the usual admittance price at £5 per adult, £2 per child. Bring a crowd; your friends and family members are welcome to join you and take advantage of this great offer.

The match takes place at the Link Centre, Swindon on Saturday 30th January where the Wildcats take on top of the table Milton Keynes Lightning. Face-off is at 5.45pm.

Book your tickets on-line here. Ticket applications must close on the 20th January.

Ground Closed. No Activity This Weekend

Pitch Status
Due to the amount of snow on our pitches and a prolonged forecast of temperatures remaining below freezing I see no prospect of the conditions allowing use our facilities over the coming weekend. In the spirit of keeping you informed early so you can make plans for your weekend I am making closing all our grounds to all activities for Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th January.

I hope to be able to open the ground on Saturday 16th January.


Swindon Wildcats
Discounted tickets are available to see the Wildcats play the Milton Keynes Lightning. Tickets are less than half price at £5 per adult and £2 per child.

This English Premier League match takes place at the Link Centre, Swindon on Saturday 30th January. Face-off is at 5.45pm.

Ticket applications close 20th January.


Keep safe and warm, enjoy the snow and your football free weekend.

Welcome to 2010

I hope you and your family had an enjoyable Christmas break. Just a few notes for you as we commence our Club activity for 2010.

DHUFC Open
The Club commences its activity this coming weekend, Saturday 9th January. Most squads have training and matches scheduled over the course of the weekend and with the weather forecast to continue bitterly cold and snowy I ask that you keep a close eye on the pitch status to see whether our facilities are open or not.

Swindon Wildcats
I have arranged to visit the Swindon Wildcats to watch another game of Ice-Hockey. This represents a excellent opportunity to see the fastest game on earth. An exciting battle of brute force and speed. And at a heavily discounted price. Tickets are £5 per adult, £2 for children (which is less than half the normal price). Members, families and friends all invited. It would be great to see you there.

This English Premier League match takes place at the Link Centre, Swindon on Saturday 30th January where the Wildcats take on top of the table Milton Keynes Lightning. Face-off is at 5.45pm.

Book your tickets on-line here. Ticket applications close 20th January.

Derry Hill Dug-Out
Support your Club, use the Dug-Out to purchase your training and match day refreshments. A warming hot drink to counter the effects on a cold winter's day. And that big favourite; a bacon roll served warm. Other refreshments are available too. Open most Saturday mornings. All profits go toward Club funds.

Keep Up To Date With Club Activity
Make these two websites essential visits each time you use the net:

• DHUFC Calendar
• DHUFC News

And don't forget to get the latest pitch status by ringing our hotline on 0845 5272886 or via twitter.