Olton and West Warwickshire Hockey Club
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Olton Hockey Club is a field hockey club located near Olton in Birmingham. The club's headquarters are on Grange Road. The club boasts a national league ladies' team who have been silver medalists in Europe.
Players
Players include Lucilla Wright, who plays for England and has recently been named in the England hockey squad for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, and others such as Kerry Moore, Rachel Walker, Ian Armstrong and new players for the future Jack, Sam, Tom and Joe Mallet as well as the promising Richard Newman.
The club boasts seven mens teams, five ladies teams, a vets side and colts teams.
Location
The club uses several pitches for it's games and training. As previously mentioned, the club's headquarters are located on Grange Road, Olton, Solihull. The club also uses Fox Hollies Leisure Centre, Hall Green; and Warwickshire College in Henley in Arden. The Olton pitch is currently out of action due to replacement and renovation work, so Sunday morning juniors training has switched to Fox Hollies. It is hoped that the new Grange Road pitch will be ready by the new hockey season in September.External links
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