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Cheshunt Hockey Club
Cheshunt Hockey Club are a field hockey club based in Cheshunt Cheshunt ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London on the River Lea and Lee Navigation. It contains a section of the Lee Valley Park, including much of the River Lee Country Park. To the north lies Broxbourne and Wormley, ..., Hertfordshire, England. The club trains and plays on an astroturf pitch at Turnford School and has its clubhouse at the Wormley Sports Club. The club has four adults teams, the men playing in the East Hockey League system and the ladies playing in the 5 Counties League system. History Cheshunt Ladies have been in existence since pre-war and were originally based at Grundy Park, Cheshunt. In 1972, the club moved base to the Cheshunt Club, Albury Ride, Cheshunt. In 1974 the Men's Section was formed. In 1997, the two respective sections of Cheshunt Club merged to become The Cheshunt Hockey Club.http://www.cheshunthockeyclub.com/history.html Cheshunt Hockey Club Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turnford School
Haileybury Turnford (formerly Turnford School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Turnford, Hertfordshire, England. Previously a community school administered by Hertfordshire County Council, in September 2015 Turnford School converted to academy status and was renamed Haileybury Turnford. The school is now sponsored by Haileybury and Imperial Service College, an independent school in Hertford Hertford ( ) is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. The parish had a population of 26,783 at the 2011 census. The town grew around a ford on the River Lea, n .... However, Haileybury Turnford continues to coordinate with Hertfordshire County Council for admissions. Conversion In July 2015, the school closed its gates for the last time as 'Turnford School'. It shall re-open under the new name 'Haileybury Turnford Academy' in September 2015. Haileybury College, a private ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheshunt
Cheshunt ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London on the River Lea and Lee Navigation. It contains a section of the Lee Valley Park, including much of the River Lee Country Park. To the north lies Broxbourne and Wormley, Waltham Abbey to the east, Waltham Cross and Enfield to the south, and Cuffley to the west. Historically an ancient parish in the Hertford hundred of Hertfordshire, it was granted urban district status in 1894. Waltham Cross, which became a separate ecclesiastical parish in 1885, historically formed the southern part of Cheshunt, and remained part of the Cheshunt Urban District until its abolition in 1974. The urban districts of Cheshunt and Hoddesdon merged in 1974 to form the Borough of Broxbourne, the area's current local authority district. Cheshunt was not re-established as a successor parish. At the 2011 census, Cheshunt had a population of 45,832. History and geography The Prime Meridian passes to the east of Cheshunt. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting circle and then into the goal. The match is won by the team that scores the most goals. Matches are played on grass, watered turf, artificial turf, synthetic field, or indoor boarded surface. The stick is made of wood, carbon fibre, fibreglass, or a combination of carbon fibre and fibreglass in different quantities. The stick has two sides; one rounded and one flat; only the flat face of the stick is allowed to progress the ball. During play, goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with any part of their body. A player's hand is considered part of the stick if holding the stick. If the ball is "played" with the rounded part of the stick (i.e. deliberately stopped or hit), it will result in a penalty (accidental touc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
