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Awards for All grant Bulldogs £5,000
The Awards for All organisation has granted the Banbury Bulldogs £5,000 to improve the equipment and qualifications within the club.
Under the conditions of the award, it must be spent on safety equipment and formal training. Look out for future announcements about what we have on the way. High on the list will be sets of goal keeper equipment for the pee wees, as some of Hayley's kit is borrowed from Kidlington at the moment and we need good quality equipment in order to enter the league.
In addition, we shall be looking to have enough safety gear to ensure any new players can join in safely, right from the start. All kit will have to be fully safety marked, where appropriate.
We also have a proportion of the award earmarked to send two people on refereeing courses and three people on first aid courses. This will raise the level of safety on the pitch by making sure games are fully and properly controlled and ensure we have cover at the league in case first aid is required. If you are a regular attendee at the Bulldogs and would like to become either a referee of a qualified first aider, please apply in writing to the committee.
Pee wees to play in SASH league 2002
The Banbury Bulldogs pee wee team will be competing in the Southern Area Skater Hockey (SASH) league from the start of the 2002 season.
Subject to confirmation, the SASH league has found a new home for the new season. The games will be played in Farnborough, Hants, instead of Newbury. League matches will continue to be played on Sundays and the team managers (Matt and Jamie) will issue the full fixture list as soon as it is available.
For those of you in the squad (well - your parents, probably), there will be some paper work to fill in and some fees to pay to register you for the league. There is never much time between the issue of the registration forms and the start of the league program, so please make sure you return the completed form as soon as possible.
The other thing would-be league players need is a complete set of kit. League rules insist that all players under senior level wear all of the following:
 | Helmet with full face visor. These must be to full ice hockey standard, with the relevant sticker. |
| Neck guard. |
| Shoulder pads. |
| Padded shorts. These must protect the kidneys and coccyx (tail bone). |
| Knee to shin guards |
| Padded gloves. These must have a reinforced thumb. |
| Elbow pads. |
If you do not have a Bulldogs shirt, let Matt know. We will be ordering a batch from Rhino in the very near future. If you want one with your name or nickname on, let us know as soon as possible. We'll let you know the cost before we order.
Knee-shin guards must be fully covered either by socks or long trousers, so make sure you have them, too. Trousers cost from £50 upwards, while socks are £15 a pair. Both will get ripped to shreds over the course of a few games.
Bulldogs introduce membership fees
It has been decided by the committee to introduce an annual membership fee of £6, to move the membership of the club to a more formal footing.
For the last two years the Bulldogs have operated an informal membership system, defining a member as anyone who plays regularly. The committee has decided that it is time to introduce a more formal process from the start of 2002, charging a membership fee to all playing members. This has been kept to a minimum - £6 is only two week's rink fees - but allows us to ensure we have a measure of commitment from our players. This becomes especially important for the league squad, as all league players must have club membership.
In addition, we are keen to make sure that those who benefit from the equipment and training we will receive from the Awards for All grant are committed members of the club and are not just freeloading.
There will be a number of benefits to paid up members. The list below is just the start:
| An official membership card, which you can use to obtain discounts on hockey gear from Skate Express. |
| Allowed to represent the club in matches. |
| Loan of club equipment at reduced cost. |
| Priority attendance at club trips (e.g. Laserquest, Coventry Blaze). |
| Discount on ticket prices for club trips. |
The money raised from the fees will, of course, go towards the club's needs. Remember, we have other expenses which cannot be covered by the Awards for All grant, for example; league registration, spare shirts and sticks, to name but a few.
