A New Home for our Hockey Family

Building a Modern Clubhouse. Strengthening our Community. Securing our future.

Why We Need to Act Now

Over the past few years, Havant Hockey Club has worked hard to create a realistic, achievable plan to upgrade our facilities – one that delivers on our long-term vision, but in more manageable stages.  This plan highlights the challenges we have faced and shows the areas that require our immediate attention;

⚠️ No long-term lease in place with HSDC, and in danger of losing access to our pitch

💡 Halogen Floodlights not suitable for competitive evening matches

🚿 A broken pitch-watering system

🚪 Outdated (and frankly embarrassing) changing rooms

🍻 Clubhouse too far from the pitch – losing social connection of 30-50% of players and supporters after games, and juniors who have never been to our clubhouse

🏑 Only a single pitch, in need of replacement in the near future

Our Vision

Our vision has not changed, To be a Club where people of ALL ages, backgrounds and abilities, come to play hockey and enjoy friendship, and fellowship, on and off the pitch.

We all want Havant Hockey Club to be THE destination club for our sport on the South Coast of the UK. In practice this means we are aiming to;

  • Deliver a Measurable, Significant and Positive impact to the local Community
  • Provide excellence in Coaching and Playing facilities across the club, to all age groups
  • Retain a distinctive and inclusive Club Social Identity, having fun both on and off the pitch
  • Maintain our “Centre of Excellence” position within England Hockey for Junior, Senior and Talent Academy facilities
  • Have our Women and Men’s 1st XI’s playing National League Hockey
  • Build on the standards and procedures exemplified in our Clubmark and Talent Academy accreditation

In order to deliver on these ambitious goals, we have plans in place across Coaching, Development, Membership, Technology, Social Media, Operations and other areas – we now need to address our Facilities.

Our Facilities Plan

Phase 0: TODAY

  • New 15 Year Lease signed with HSDC – at a time where other clubs on the South Coast are facing challenges
  • Increased lease demise, taking ownership of Changing Room block
  • Upgraded Halogen lights to LED – Not only can we host evening games, and train safely, we also save up to £10,000 of electricity
  • Pitch deep cleaned to improve playing surface and extend life
  • Planning Permission APPROVED from Havant Borough Council to build a new Clubhouse above Changing Room Block, complete with Balcony overlooking the pitch. To access plans, drawings, elevations, etc please use this link to the HBC planning portal

Phase 1: Now to Sept 2026 (What We Are Voting On)

  • 🚿 Four modern changing rooms
  • 🏠 New open-plan clubhouse (above changing rooms)
  • 🌅 Balcony overlooking the pitch
  • 💧 Pitch watering system repaired

We have created an ‘Artists Impression’ video which gives you some idea of the new Clubhouse, Changing Rooms and Balcony. As always with these kinds of projects, specifics are subject to change. Click here to watch the video, at this time it is for voting members only, please DO NOT share on social media or other media outlets, the club has a communications plan already in place.

Phase 2: circa 2030

🏑 Replace playing surface at HSDC, already in conversation with EH on new playing surface opportunities

Phase 3: circa 2035

➕ Second pitch

Charity Status

At the EGM, we will be asking members to vote for a change in our legal construct to become a Charity.  The move to having Charity status more closely aligns to the impact we are making in the Community, not only to hockey players, but much wider across schools and colleges, critically helping those who find themselves in more challenging social-economic situations, to have access to better health and mental wellbeing.  Being a Charity also helps us unlock new funding and grants, and better protects the future of the club for generations to come.

How You Can Help

🛠 Skilled Volunteers

If you work in construction, electrical, plumbing, decorating or related trades – your help can save us thousands, and allow us to build our vision before the start of next season.

💷 Fundraising & Support

  • We need our members, supporters and families to make use of the Bar and attend social gatherings
  • Buy club merchandise
  • Help run fundraising events
  • Help find new sources of funding, such as sponsors

IF you feel you could help in any way, from building work to leading fundraising efforts we want to hear from you.  This is your club and our future is in your hands, it will take a big family to make this happen. 

Please Email: facilities@havanthockeyclub.org.uk if you are able to offer your support.

Confidentiality: This web page, associated media links and files are intended for the members and families of Havant Hockey Club only. To be used for the purpose of voting at the upcoming EGM. Please DO NOT distribute or share this information outside of the Havant Hockey Club membership. If you are unsure, please contact secretary@havanthockeyclub.org.uk who will be able to advise.

YOUR VOTE MATTERS

At the EGM, members will vote on:

  • ✔ Motion 1: Approve last years Financial Accounts (held over from our AGM)
  • ✔ Motion 2: Move to charity status
  • ✔ Motion 3: Approve the new facilities plan and funding for Phase 1

We encourage all members to vote YES

If you would like to vote but are unable to attend in person or online, please send your Proxy Vote to Peter Symonds.