Yes, it’s that time of year again...and tickets are NOW on sale. The event has been an oversubscribed sell out in the past and though we have had greater capacity at our recent venues we are still expecting demand to be very high so, getting your tickets early is strongly advised to avoid disappointment.

This year we will return to the Tortworth Court Hotel, which is under new ownership and has recently undergone a major refurbishment. This is the club’s BIG annual event, where we come together to celebrate another successful season.

Ticket prices are £35 each and the format of the evening is as follows (signage will be in reception to guide you on arrival):
• Dress code for the event is 'Black Tie'
• 1830: Drinks reception in the Atrium Bistro Bar
• 1930: Three course dinner in the Westminster Suite with private cash bar, followed by speeches, the presentation of player awards and disco in the same area.
• The cash bar is available until 0030 and the event finishes at 0100.

This will be a ticketless event again, so your gocardless receipt via Pitchero is confirmation of your attendance. Prices have been kept as low as possible and only cover the costs of the evening.

Tickets can be purchased via our website – www.wottonhockeyclub.org;
• Please log in using your normal details, click on ‘Payments’,
• scroll down to ‘tickets',
• click on ‘Annual Dinner-Dance Ticket 2018’ and select your menu options – easy!
A payment will then be processed via Pitchero/Gocardless just like any other club payment – don’t be alarmed by the ‘direct debit’ bit on the payment processing – rest assured this is a one off payment!

If buying more than one ticket, repeat the process above but please ensure that partner or guest names are included where indicated – this helps with the table plan! Also, if under 18 this prompts you to insert the name of your ‘responsible adult’ (see below)

The dinner is open to all players from senior XIs and their partners (incl players u18 who have played senior XI hockey), parents, supporters, umpires, volunteers and other guests of members and the committee. Note there will be SEPARATE Junior & Badgers/Vixens end of season events again this year, details will follow in due course…
Please also note that at the dinner:
(a) Any players under 16 who have played for a Senior XI must be accompanied by a parent who will be responsible for them.
(b) Players aged 16-18 who have played for a Senior XI must be accompanied by a parent OR nominated adult (e.g. team-mate) who will be responsible for them.
These players are, as ever, very welcome to celebrate with the squads they play for but this is a senior event and there will be drinking (for over 18s!) so it’s up to parents to judge whether the event is suitable for their child.

*** Also, please can last year’s winners arrange to return their trophies as soon as possible ***

Overnight Stay at Tortworth Court
For those who wanted to stay overnight at the venue, Tortworth Court have offered us a preferential room rate.

To book you need to contact and deal with the venue DIRECTLY; phone the hotel (01454 263000) or visit their website at www.tortworthcourthotel.co.uk and quote/use the ref ‘FUN20’.

This will provide you with 20% off of the best available rate at the time of booking. There are an unlimited number of rooms available at this rate – but please note that other offers online are available and the 20% off cannot be used against any other offers. The published room rates may change - and payment needs to be made at the time of booking.

Look forward to seeing you there,
Stuart Emms, Chairman