Coach Richard Milner is surrounded by members of the YMP women’s hockey team after winning a seven-a-side tournament in Rotorua in 1977. YMP Hockey Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with three major events including an official dinner on July 15. Co-organiser Lynne Holmberg was able to name most of these players but a few drew a blank. Back row (from left) are Lynne Tupara (now Holmberg), unknown, unknown. Second row: Nancy Farr, Lynne Maynard, Mate Maynard (above coach), Tawa Paenga, Carol Milner, Bobby Whaitiri. Third row: Lil Moeau, coach Milner, unknown, Margaret Scratchley. Front: Lynne Milner, Anne Witters. Herald file picture
Coach Richard Milner is surrounded by members of the YMP women’s hockey team after winning a seven-a-side tournament in Rotorua in 1977. YMP Hockey Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with three major events including an official dinner on July 15. Co-organiser Lynne Holmberg was able to name most of these players but a few drew a blank. Back row (from left) are Lynne Tupara (now Holmberg), unknown, unknown. Second row: Nancy Farr, Lynne Maynard, Mate Maynard (above coach), Tawa Paenga, Carol Milner, Bobby Whaitiri. Third row: Lil Moeau, coach Milner, unknown, Margaret Scratchley. Front: Lynne Milner, Anne Witters. Herald file picture
The call has gone out for members of the past and present to celebrate YMP Hockey Club’s 100th anniversary.
The club — which started out as Manutuke following a meeting in May of 1923 before changing to YMP when it merged with YMP rugby club — has three major events to mark the milestone.
One of those has already been held — a Whānau Day on April 23.
The next is a formal dinner “to acknowledge and celebrate the past, present and future of our club” to be held over Matariki holiday weekend. The dinner is on Saturday, July 15 .
Registrations for the dinner and inquiries can be made via email — ymphockeyclub@gmail.com — or by phoning Lynne Holmberg (021-243-1348) or Kristi Brown (021-138-4522).
Holmberg said the invitation was extended to all interested people, and they were keen to hear from those who had been a part of the club over the decades.
Information is also available on the YMP Hockey Club Facebook page.
A third event — a Friday whānau dinner, Saturday breakfast and after-function — is to be held over the weekend (August 18-20) of Poverty Bay Hockey’s club finals.
