Each month, the club is entitled to elect a Jack Petchey Achievement Award Winner. Recipients do not have to be the best at sport, work or anything else, but they must have contributed to the club or community in a significant way. Award Winners must be aged between 11-25.

Date Award winner & reason Money spent on  Nov 07 Sam Richardson - Sam has been a regular member of the Men’s 3rd XI.  He has also helped with coaching the U13 boys group on Sunday mornings.  He has also participated in the Young Leaders Hockey Award Scheme. Towards funding a Young Leaders Award Course  Dec 07 Oliver Tymm - Olly has been a regular member of the Men’s 3rd XI.  He has also helped with coaching the U13 boys group on Sunday mornings.  He has also participated in the Young Leaders Hockey Award Scheme Towards funding a Young Leaders Umpiring Course Jan 08 Laura Sugar - Laura has been a member of the very successful Ladies 1st XI that were promoted from the Five Counties Premier Division at the end of the 2006-7 season and who are currently at the top of the East 2C Division. She has also become a Level 1 umpire and has regularly umpired adult games Set of shirts for U15 girls Feb 08 Katherine Langridge - Katherine has been a member of the very successful Ladies 1st XI that were promoted from the Five Counties Premier Division at the end of the 2006-7 season and who are currently at the top of the East 2C Division. She has also become a Level 1 umpire and has regularly umpired adult games Level 1 Umpiring Course Mar 08 Harry Bambridge - Harry has been a member of the junior section of the club for many seasons.  He has been one of the most consistent at turning out for training.  This past year he has moved up to play for the Men’s 7th XI where he has shown the same commitment and perseverance. Set of shirts for U11 boys Apr 08 Lindsay Willson -  Lindsay has been playing regularly for the club for the past 7 years.  For the past two seasons she has taken over as captain of the Ladies 2nd XI.  In her first season as captain they just missed out on promotion but this season they have won promotion as champions of Five Counties Division 2 having lost only one match during the whole season. Training balls for the junior section. May 08 Joshua Coote - Joshua has contributed a lot to the club.  Firstly he played at the club for many years starting as a junior and working his way up to the men’s 1st XI.  During this time he represented England at U16 level.  He also qualified as a Level 1 umpire.  He then moved on to play for Southgate but this past season he has been back coaching both the men and ladies on Wednesday evenings as well as supporting them whenever he has been available on a Saturday. To pay for extra training slots at our second pitch for the junior section on Sunday mornings. Jun 08 Ben Wyatt - Ben has been playing for the club for the past four years.  Both last summer and this summer he has taken on organising and leading one of the teams in the club’s internal summer league.  He has always led by example and made sure that all members of the squad were fully involved. To help purchase a set of goalkeeping equipment for the U9s  July 08  Alfie Goddard-Smith - Alfie has been playing at the club for eight years.  He has assisted with coaching in the junior section.  He has also taken the theory part of his Level 1 umpiring award and is umpiring adult matches in preparation for being assessed.  He has played regularly for the men’s 3rd XI To help purchase goalkeeping kit for the U15s Aug 08 Maia Lamb - Maia has helped with training in the junior section of the club as well as playing regularly for the ladies 3rd XI To help purchase goalkeeping kit for the U15s Sept 08

Achievement Winners will receive:

·  a gilt boxed medallion ·  a framed certificate £200 to spend on a club project of their choice

In addition you are able to nominate one adult each year with at least two years service in the club for an annual Leader Award.

·  a gilt boxed medallion ·  a framed certificate £1000 to spend on a club project of their choice

Further details are available on www.jackpetcheyfoundation.org.uk

Nomination forms should be placed in the Jack Petchey Nomination Box in the Clubhouse

Message from SWHC Chairman THE JACK PETCHEY FOUNDATION I am delighted to be able to tell you that Saffron Walden Hockey Club has been accepted as a member of the Jack Petchey Achievement Awards Scheme. Jack Petchey was born in July 1925 in the East End of London. From a background with very few advantages he became a leading entrepreneur and one of the most successful businessmen in Britain.  He is still actively involved in many businesses and charitable enterprises. In 1945 at the end of the Second World War, Jack Petchey left the navy and became a clerk.  He was told by the personnel officer of his firm “You’ll never make a businessman”.  However, this discouraging remark did not prevent him from becoming one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Britain! Although many charitable projects have been supported in recent years by Jack Petchey, a Charitable Foundation was formed in 1999 to support projects in East London and West Essex although the areas of benefit have since been reviewed and extended to include the whole of Essex. The aim of the Foundation is to help develop the potential within young people aged 11-25, especially those struggling with 21st Century problems.  The Foundation is eager to help young people take advantage of opportunities and play their part in society. ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS – GOLD SCHEME Jack Petchey Achievement Awards are given to young people between 11 and 25 years of age who make a wholehearted contribution to their club, group or community project and in doing so perform above and beyond the normal expectations. The recipient is given a framed Certificate of Achievement and a boxed gilt medallion to keep and £200 to spend on a club project of their choice.  (Grants cannot be used by the winners).  The awards are made monthly. LEADERS AWARDS Jack Petchey Leaders Awards are given to adults who have been associated with youth organisations for at least two years and who have demonstrated, in an outstanding way, an ability to encourage and motivate young people. Each organisation is entitled to choose one adult Leader Award each calendar year.  Leader Award winners receive a framed certificate, boxed gilt medallion and £1000 for their club.  These are presented at an annual event. WEB SITE For further details of the Jack Petchey Foundation and the work that the organisation does please visit the web site www.jackpetcheyfoundation.org.uk NOMINATIONS In order to nominate someone for an award there is a form in the clubhouse to complete and a box in which to place the forms.  Please take the opportunity to make nominations.  Nominations can be for all sorts of contributions to the club by anyone between the ages of 11 and 25. The committee will decide each month to whom the award will be made PROJECTS Each recipient of an award will be able to choose the project within the club that they would like their award to be spent on.  Initial ideas are                 Goalkeeping equipment -                 Junior Hockey Leaders Award Course – costs of trainers                 Set of shirts for U15 girls                 First Aid course                 Set of shirts for U11 boys                 Foundation umpires course Any further suggestions would be welcome and should be given/sent to Gordon Scott Gordon Scott Chairman