It is very fitting that a local sports club that involves children and the local children’s hospice, Rebecca House are delighted to announce they will be working together over the next 3 years.

Cronkbourne Bacchanalians Hockey Club are very pleased to announce that they are to partner with Rebecca House for at least the next 3 years with a commitment that will see the club fund raise or donate at least ?3,000 per year.

Club Chairman Tim Leeming said: “We presented the children at Rebecca House Christmas boxes last year and during that visit everyone involved was so touched by the care provided by the team we all felt we wanted to do more.

At a recent club meeting the decision was made to make this a firm commitment and we are delighted that the Rebecca House team share the vision and can see the benefits of this partnership.

We have about 200 hockey members and a buoyant junior section so we hoping that we can engender greater awareness amongst the members and some long lasting associations with this important charity. We will be very proud to wear the Rebecca House logo on our shirts every week.

We look forward to seeing the fund raising events and joint activities over the coming months. The whole club is excited”

Head of Income Generation for Hospice, which includes Rebecca House, Mary Doyle expressed her delight at working with the local hockey club and all the players over the next 3 years.

Pictured left to right are Tim Leeming, Mary Doyle, Emma Leeming and Iain Wrigley, both from Bacchas Hockey club with new community fundraiser for Hospice, Steven Downward receiving the first donation of ?500 from the club along with one of the newly branded hockey shirts to be worn by hockey club members.

Iain’s son Owen, aged 12, attends Rebecca House and both he and his wife, Sandy have been huge supporters of the children’s hospice for a number of years.