2026- 2027 Membership & Fees Update - Please Read
13 Aug 2026 Some changes are taking place this season in relation to Membership Packages and payment of fees. These changes are to reduce the issues that some processes are causing committee members and the impact that non payment of fees is causing to all members.
This season packages including the standard membership will be paid over 6 monthly instalments. This is so that all instalments are completed by our Financial year end, which was not the case last season, when 8 monthly instalments were possible. It should also help to avoid members cancelling their DD's once the season has ended despite not having paid all instalments, which caused extra work chasing up the outstanding debts.
In recent seasons those taking out Platinum Membership have had all fees accrued for that season included as part of their package. The removal of these fees is a manual exercise and with more members opting for the Platinum package is causing much more work than anticipated. Consequently, from this season only those members that take out Platinum Membership prior to 1 September will have any fees accrued prior to taking out their membership included in their package.
Those members that take out a Platinum package during September will not have any fees accrued prior to taking out the package included in their package and will be responsible for paying these.
As in previous years outstanding debts from the previous season, including the summer leagues, will need to be cleared before you are able to take out either package or Standard Membership for this season.
Packages will only be available until 30 September.
Standard Membership needs to be paid by 31 October after which players will not be eligible for selection. Players joining after October will be eligible for a reduced Annual Membership, which should be paid within a month of joining.
A significant issue that causes extra work for the Finance team and captains is the chasing of match/ & training fees due to inability of players to pay fees on the day they are incurred. In the days of cash match fees were paid on the day, however, since the move to cashless members have become casual in their duty to pay fees expediently. Whilst we appreciate that this is often down to players "forgetting" to log into their account to clear their debts, the facility exists on the website to avoid players having to do this. Consequently, we are asking players that do not take out a platinum package to sign up to the Pay As You Go (PAYG) function on the website. This facility will use a direct debit to pay fees on a weekly basis, thus avoiding players building up debt and potential non-selection as well as reducing the workload on captains and the finance team. Players that build up a debt of over £50 will no longer be available for selection.
Details of all fees can be found on our website www.norwichcityhc.co.uk/feessubs.
If players have any issues with their membership, they should contact Guy Thrower, our Membership Secretary membership@norwichcityhc.co.uk. Any issues with PAYG should be directed to admin@norwichcityhc.co.uk. Any other payment issues should be directed to our Treasurer, Henry
Club Day - Saturday 22nd August
10 Aug 2026 Save the date, our annual club day will be taking place on Saturday 22nd August. More details to come soon.
Preseason Dates Released
12 Jul 2026 The 2026/2027 season is fast approaching.
Fitness begins on Monday 20th July and will run until the end of August. This will take place from 7 - 8:30pm and will be part fitness and part stick & ball work. This is open to all teams.
Full training begins the first week of August. Please check out the image for specific team timings.
As always, new players are welcome, so bring friends or family along if they are considering joining. We look forward to seeing everyone else soon.
Club Roles - Vacancies
11 May 2026 The club's AGM is scheduled to be held on Saturday 30th May at 2pm.
If you would like to get involved with the running of the club we have the following vacancies which need to be filled for the forthcoming season and they are:-
Welfare Officer
Umpire Liaison Officer
Men's Club Captain
Sponsorship & Fundraising Officer
Treasurer's Assistant (new role)
Boys Development Officer
Social Secretary
If you are interested in any of the above roles please reach out to the outgoing club member for further information about the role or alternatively email enquires@norwichcityhc.co.uk to express your interest. If you have any spare time which you can give to the club that would be great as this would give you a great insight into how Norfolk's largest hockey club is run on a daily basis.
See you at the AGM
