Old Kingstonian Hockey Club

Turf Fundraising

The current appeal total stands at £11,056

The 2002-03 season is a landmark in the history of the Old Kingstonian and Scorpions Hockey Clubs and Kingston Grammar School. With OKs approaching its centenary year, for the first time ever, the Club and School are sharing the same home base at Ditton Field. This is the result of the OKs and Scorpions joining forces with the School in its appeal to raise funds for the newly laid sand dressed artificial hockey pitch and for the upgrading of the pavilion, which is planned for the next few years. This exciting project will provide one of the finest and certainly most picturesque hockey venues in the region with two pitches and the clubhouse at the same site on the banks of the Thames opposite Hampton Court Palace. This excellent facility will help the club to maintain the spirit of the 'Wick' that is an increasingly rare commodity in this age of dispersed astro pitches and anti-social start times. It will also help to reinforce the links with the school.

The OKs and Scorpions have committed to raising a total of £40,000 towards the appeal over the next five years. We would like to ask for your help in reaching this total. By making a contribution you'll be helping to ensure the future of the club, by providing the quality of playing and social facilities that are essential if it is to celebrate its centenary in 2007 in a state of robust good health.

Please click the following attachment for a description of the full scope of the project:

[Brochure.pdf]

Please click the following attachment if you are interested in making a contribution to the appeal:

[Gift Aid Donor Form.doc]

If you are a UK taxpayer it is possible for the school to recover gift aid on any contributions thus increasing their value by 28%. Please see the following attachment for an indication of how the value of your gift can be increased:

[Gift Aid Impact.doc]

If you would like a hard copy of the brochure or donor form please contact us at

Whilst all contributions of whatever size are greatly appreciated, we intend to erect an honours board in the new pavilion to commemorate all Platinum, Gold and Silver donors.

Contributions

The OKHC, the Scorpions and Kingston Grammar School would like to thank the individuals named below for their generous support of the appeal fund. We would particularly like to thank Charlotte Shaw for her generous contribution. As the widow of long standing OKHC stalwart Len Shaw who represented the club for over 62 years, we will be delighted to comply with her request to relocate Len's memorabilia from the Wick to the new pavilion in due course.

Should you wish to find out more about the appeal please do not hesitate to contact the club either by e-mail at or by phone on 07768 645 486 (Gary), 020 8977 4935 (Dave) or 01932 853 724 (Don). We hope to see you at the school field or one of our social functions in the near future.

Regards,