Weekly Review January 21st/22nd

Firework Time

Sunday Players Wanted

Ladies Five-A-Side

The club held a major ladies five-a-side tournament on the Memorial Playing Field on Sunday July 24th as part of the village Olympic celebrations. Twelve teams took part with a team from Thorpe winning the event for the second year running. Congratulations to Kevin Swann and his army of helpers for providing such an enjoyable day. You can see all the results by clicking here

Club AGM

The club's annual general meeting was held at Park Farm Hotel on July 11th. You can read about it by clicking here.

Assistant Secretary Needed

The club is looking for an assistant secretary to help with its proposed expansion. The honorary volunteer position is a key part of the club committee and functions include taking minutes and keeping a database of registered players. Anyone interested is asked to contact club chairman Peter Steward on 01603 811052 or he can be e-mailed by clicking here.

Celebration Ball

The club celebrated two decades of providing football for all ages in Hethersett at a special ball in the picturesque ground of Hethersett Old Hall School on Friday July 8th. Over 100 people enjoyed excellent food and dancing to the Cleaving Heevages.

Club Registration Forms Updated

The club's registration form has been updated and can now be downloaded from this site in either word or pdf formats. For copies of these click here. Forms for the 2011/2012 season are now available.

Ricey Takes Memorial Trophy

One of the club's best known and loved characters James Rice is the 2011 winner of the prestigious Lee Thompson Memorial Shield for outstanding contribution to the club. "Ricey" was presented with his trophy at the club's annual youth team funday by Barrie Slater, Chair and Treasurer of the Norfolk Youth Combination League. Read about this by clicking here. To read about previous winners of the trophy click here.

Once again our annual youth teams funday and presentations event met with glorious sunshine at Hethersett Junior School.Our Under-11s were awarded the Norfolk Youth Combination's Ernie Page Trophy for the most sporting team in the league - beating off the challenge of 181 other teams. For a full report and team pictures of the day click here,

Our ladies teams celebrated a successful season that saw them finish third in the Eastern Region Premier Division and reach the final of the Norfolk County Cup for the first time. They held a celebration event at Wroxham FC. To read about this and view photographs click here.

Player records have been updated to the end of the current season. To view appearance and goals records for every player click here. To see top all time appearance and goalscoring records click here.

Under-9s Runners-Up

Our Under-9s were runners-up in an end of season tournament at St Andrew's. We finished runners-up in the league stages and then beat Lakeford in the semi-finals 6-5 on penalties after extra-time. In the final we were beaten 3-0 by Cringleford.

400 up for Matt

Matt Steward has become the first player in the history of the club to complete 400 league and cup appearances. He reached the milestone. Matt, who currently plays for both the men's Saturday and Sunday teams has played for the club since Under-10 level, starting as a striker but playing most of his career in either midfield or central defence. He is also third in the club's all time scorers list with 165 goals.

Martin's Charity Push

Martin Anderton, who is the father of one of our Under-11 players, is undertaking an epic cycle ride in September to raise money for a cerebral palsy charity. Read about how you can support his efforts by clicking hee.

Help With Courses

Hethersett Athletic is always keen to help finance courses for players and club officials. The committee recently decided that anybody looking to take courses for coaching, refereeing or anything else linked with football should apply in writing to the club if they wish to be helped with the financial cost. The club is looking to help individuals both for their own development within the game and also to benefit the club. Forms in word format can be downloaded by clicking here. Forms are also available as pdf files by clicking here. Completed forms should be forwarded to club secretary Mel Perkins.

The club has received superb coverage in the Norwich Evening News in the Milton Lindsay column. The article ran across two pages. A pdf file can be viewed by clicking here. Cuttings of the article are available from here and here and the internet version of the article is available by clicking here.

We have established a strong link with Hethersett Social Club who have kindly offered to provide a trophy cabinet and noticeboard for the club in their headquarters in Queen's Road. We will also be purchasing club membership which will allow all club members to enjoy the facilities of the venue. It is also planned to hold a number of social events and details of these will follow.

Sponsorship Details Updated

We are busy updating the details of all our sponsors. We are extremely grateful for their support. To visit out sponsorship section click here