Hockey teams for all abilities
Welcome to the website for Market Deeping Hockey Club (MDHC) 
MDHC now plays in the following leagues: East Div 2 N; E Div 4NW and E Div 6NW covering all levels and abilities.
Our ladies, who re-formed as recently as 2004, were promoted to Cambs. League Premier Division last year. Our Ladies 2nd XI, launched two years ago, continue to improve their standing in Cambs Div. 2 and reached that league’s cup final last year.
This year we will continue our regular coaching sessions from qualified coaches.
We also welcome regular or aspiring hockey umpires at all levels.
Market Deeping is in south Lincolnshire - approximately 8 miles due north of Peterborough. Club colours are maroon shirts, white shorts, maroon socks (home); all white away. Last season we used pitches in Deeping St James and Stamford.
Whats new
Ladies Trials
The ladies trials date has been arranged for Saturday 19th july, 10:30am til 12:30. There will be a £2 charge which will go towards teas at the Rose afterwards.
If you know any ladies that will be interested then let them know they will be most welcome on the day. For further information then please contact Sarah Smith or Nicky Buckby whose details are on the Contacts page.
Training changes
Reminder hockey starts 6.30 pm at Bushfields and will be 6.30 - 7.30 for forseeable future.
NB - we are not on the main astro but the 5-a-side pitch to the right of the main astro.
Follow the path keeping the main astro to your left hand side and go past the tennis courts and it's on your right.
Dave Hull & Gary Bridle Tournament
Market Deeping Hockey Club are holding a mixed tournament on Saturday 21st June. It will be a 7 a side (3 men, 3 women and a keeper of your choice). We have held the Tournament for a few years now and a good mixture of great hockey and fun atmosphere has made it a great success raising funds for the NSPCC & MacMillan Nurses.
We will be looking to start the games at 10am and with a bit of luck holding a final around 5pm time, if all goes well. Each game lasting 20 minutes.
Cost - We will be charging £40 per team and with 10 entries available this year. Please make this payment to me on the day.
Entertainment - Feel free to bring the family as there will be a bouncy castle and face painting to keep the children (and the young at heart) entertained throughout the day.
The bar will be open throughout the day this year (Ali has booked it well in advance this time), there will also be hot drinks available too.
Food - We're striking up the BBQ and serving Sausages & Burgers from Grasmeres (the best butchers in Deeping) throughout the day.
If you fancy entering a team for this year if you could let us know by the 6th June that would be greatly appreciated.
We look Forward to hearing from you.
Many Thanks
Kirsten Hackett
Ali Rowledge
Joe Wray
Co-Social Secretaries
Market Deeping Hockey Club
Going to Division 2 as Champions!
After the ladies' success in Cambridgeshire Div one, the men have clinched the East Div 3NW championship. They didn't exactly do it in style (see report here) but there was relief all round as the news trickled through that Cambridge University had lost. As the Evening telegraph put it "Deeping are worthy champions having scored 141 goals in 21 matches...".
Paul Tancred is probably in line for the East's Top Scorer trophy (again) and the club may well win the NE14 trophy for top scoring team in the east league.
Now the planning begins, with Division two looking challenging in lots of ways. Please get yourself to the AGM (see below - it starts at 7.30pm) and have your say about a potentially exciting future.
Ladies are the champions
Deeping’s first team ladies were celebrating despite Bourne conceding their game on Saturday. With St Ives 2nd losing, Deeping took the necessary three points to be Cambs league Div One champions after promotion last season. They’ll hope to celebrate with a win in their last game against third placed Saffron Walden this weekend.
New Sponsor
The club is delighted to have a new three year sponsorship deal from diyessentials.com. More details will be forthcoming shortly, but thanks to Simon Taylor for arranging it. We can definitely state that it doesn’t include spare parts and cable tides for repairing the goals and the fence at the astro. Or does it?
Thank you to 'Maharanis'
The club is delighted to announce a new three year sponsorship deal with Maharani's Indian restaurant in Deeping St James. The men's first teams will wear their logo on their home shirts and we will make regular visits to the restaurant for club nights out. Please use the restaurant regularly and mention their sponsorship when you do.