The Club marked another milestone in our 142 year history on 28th September 2019 with the opening of our new floodlights. The replacement floodlights the latest investment at the club and will be benefit our member as well as the local community, schools and universities.

The project is phase 1 of Project 18 the start of the next phase of development at the club that will include replacement of its two artificial turf sports pitches, improvements to access and parking and improvements to its clubhouse over the next three years.

The £38,000 project is being funded entirely by the club,sections and member fund-raising and there are a range of ways members can support the fund-raising. The project follows on the back of the £100,000 project to replace the cricket square and install drainage to improve its grass pitches in 2017-18.

The new floodlights were officially opened by Cllr Jan Baugh, Executive Lead for Culture and Leisure, Trafford Council and Chris Reece, Vice President of England Hockey as part of day to the opening weekend of the National League hockey season. For the first time Timperley Hockey has both its Women’s and Men’s 1st XI’s playing in the Conference North following the men’s promotion last season.

Nick Burnett, President of Timperley Sports Club said, “as well as investing in improved lighting for our community, school and club users of our artificial pitches, the new lights meet the requirements to play evening matches for our national league hockey”.
Timperley are the first club in the area to install 500Lux lights and will be playing evening national league hockey matches this season. The next home fixtures are on Saturday 5th October with the Timperley Men’s 1st team v Lichfield HC at 18:00.

Nick Burnett said “the lights provide a springboard for hockey at Timperley and how we encourage more people to come and watch the sport that captured the nations hearts when GB women won Gold at the Rio Olympics”

Cllr Jane Baugh said “It’s fantastic to see how Timperley Sports Club has developed its facilities over the last 30 years and offer some of the best facilities in the region to members, our local residents, schools and community groups”

Thank you to all club members who were able to attend and support the opening of the lights

PHOTO CALL Left to Right
Cllr Jane Baugh - Executive Lead for Culture and Leisure, Trafford Council
Anna - club member
Nick Burnett, President, Timperley Sports Club
Ella - club member
Chris Reece Vice President England Hockey
Shelagh Everett, Chair, Timperley Hockey Club

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