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Lacrosse & Hockey in Greater Manchester

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Hockey & Lacrosse at Didsbury Cricket Club

Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20.
Tel: Membership Secretary - 0161 445 5347
Cricket Club Website: http://www.didsburycricketclub.org.uk

Lacrosse

There are many opportunities to play and watch Lacrosse at the Club. The two Men's teams play in the Premier Division of the North of England League. Although Old Waconians came to Didsbury relatively recently they are now an integral part of the Club. The playing surface at Didsbury is excellent and the clubhouse atmosphere is great. Their name is derived from "Warehousemen and Clerks School" (WACS) which later became Cheadle Hulme Grammar School.
Old Wacs enjoy professional coaching which is available to all player. They have a well developed relationship with Manchester City at "The Dome" and use their excellent facilities. This has enabled many members to attain representational honours at County and National level.
Old WACS are active in recruiting young people into lacrosse through their promotion of 'pop lacrosse' in local primary schools which culminates in an annual tournament at the Club.
New members welcome.

Hockey

Didsbury Greys: Photo by John Fryer

The Didsbury Greys Women's Hockey Team are based at Didsbury Cricket Club on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury and plays successfully in Division 2 of the Northern League. The team use the astro turf at Parrswood Leisure Center, behind the Cinema/Bingo leisure complex, for training and for home matches.
At present they have two teams. The first team play in the first division of the North League and the second team play in the first division of the Lancashire League.
The teams have room for players of all levels who have aquired basic hockey skills and knowledge of the game.This includes juniors who wish to move onto the senior stage and seniors who would like to take hockey up again after a break.
The club is currently looking to develop further and welcomes new players.
Didsbury Greys Website: http://www.didsburygreys.co.uk

Location

Didsbury Cricket Club stands on Wilmslow Road near to its junction with Parrs Wood Road. It is close to East Didsbury Railway Station and near to Parrs Wood Bus Station.

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Balderstone Community School
Queen Victoria School, Rochdale. Tel: 01706-654836.
Variety of sports on offer including lacrosse, hockey, gymnastics and martial arts.

Didsbury Northern Hockey Club
c/o The Northern Lawn Tennis Club,
Palatine Road, Didsbury Manchester M20 9YA.
Website: www.didsburynorthernhc.co.uk.
Webmaster contact: dnhc@didsburynorthernhc.co.uk.
General Club contact: secretary@didsburynorthernhc.co.uk.
We currently run 6 mens teams, and 6 ladies teams, as well as implementing a strong juniors programme. We are a friendly, sociable club offering everything from Northern Div 1 Hockey to more social games, playing in south Manchester (Fallowfield and Didsbury) You will find members of DNHC are extreme social animals and the 4 social secretaries are kept very busy keeping everyone entertained.

Mellor Lacrosse Club
Mellor Sports Centre, Longhurst Lane, Mellor, Stockport.
Tel: 0161-449 8929.

Poynton Hockey Club
Poynton, Nr Macclesfield, Cheshire. Contact Tel: 01625-424999.

Reddish Green Hockey Club
Stockport, Cheshire. Website: www.reddishgreen.co.uk

Rochdale Cricket Club
Bridgeford Road, Redbrook, Rochdale. Tel: 01706-646343.
Cricket, Squash and Lacrosse.

Salford Hockey
Contact Sports Development - Tel: 0161-873 7538.

Stockport & District Womens' Hockey League
Open to teams in the Stockport area. Website: http://sdwhl.co.uk

Tameside Men's Hockey Club
(formerly known as Woodley Hockey Club)
Website: http://www.geocities.com/tamesidehockey
Club Secretary: Andrew Pooley.

Wilmslow Hockey Club
Training at Wilmslow High School.
Clubhouse at Phoenix Ground, Oakwood Farm, Styal.
Details on the website, or contact Richard ward at raw883@hotmail.com
Website at www.geocities.com/wilmslowhockeyclub