99 AND COUNTING!
The charity RALPHH has made its 99th gift of a free defibrillator to Eastcote Hockey Club in Ruislip, with plans to achieve the Century before the end of November.
Eastcote is a vibrant hockey club with some 500 members who compete across four women’s teams, six men’s and junior teams. It has its own grounds and clubhouse, where yoga and keep-fit programmes are also run. In addition to junior football training, other purposes of the pitch include additional midweek hockey by Brunel University.
The first team women play in the London Division 1 North League, whilst the equivalent male first team is featured in South Central Premier 2 Division.
Accepting the defibrillator on behalf of the Club was Rob Riddlestone (pictured), Clubhouse Manager, as well as being a Director of Eastcote Hockey and Badminton Club Ltd. The Club was formed in 1956 and includes former England indoor international David Beckett among its noted players.
With encouragement from England Hockey, RALPHH has had a very active six months supporting hockey clubs across the country. Hockey is only second to rowing in the category of sport in which RALPHH has been able to provide the resources to have a defibrillator close to hand, in case of any unforeseen emergency.
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