The UKPA held its annual Club Council meeting on the 22nd of March to hear the views of its clubs and to update them on developments and plans for the forthcoming season. At the start of the meeting the UKPA held a minute’s silence in memory of their former chairman Tony Shearing, who passed away Read more…
Polocrosse recently conquered a new country! It has started to be played in Finland, specifically in the capital Helsinki. This might also mean that polocrosse has a new most northerly point, as Helsinki is fractionally further north that Oslo in Norway. So what has inspired polocrosse in Finland and how are the Finns taking to Read more…
The UKPA did indeed see a fairly lively club council meeting as the clubs turned out in force to express their views around the agenda points that the UKPA had put forward. The meeting was marathon effort, lasting four hours and it was clear that by the end people were tiring. However, overall the meeting Read more…
Polocrosse seems to be continuing to grow around the world, with the start of polocrosse in Finland (where we hope to have a full report from soon!) and also some excellent newspaper coverage for the sport in Scotland (read it here, part 1 and part 2). Polocrosse in Finland has been started by Cecilia Forsman, Read more…
The UK polocrosse season has got off to an early start, thanks to the increasing popularity, and opportunity, of playing arena polocrosse. Rugby Polocrosse Club, based at Onley Grounds (the site which hosted the 2011 World Cup) has been training in the arenas at the site on Thursdays and Sundays for the last couple of Read more…
The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) today launched its new Hoof Portal, designed to provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for visitors to find out how, where and why they should pick up the reins and become involved in riding. The portal can be found at www.hoofride.co.uk. The BEF says the Hoof portal is an important part of Read more…
Another new polocrosse club arrived on the UK polocrosse scene this week with the announcement of the formation of the Dorset Giants. The Giants are being started to incorporate Pony Club members already playing in the area, their families and other people from around the area who are keen to start playing the sport. The Read more…
This week saw a double announcement by the UKPA. Firstly, they announced the nominees for the Executive Committee positions, which will be elected at the AGM next week, and then at the UKPA Ball they announced the winners of the 2009 season playing awards. The UKPA Executive elections seem to be a fairly sure thing Read more…
The UKPA off-season promotional drive seems to marching ever onwards as the UKPA follow up their demos at Blenheim Horse Trials and recent Sky Sports appearances with a range of new promotional documents, a subsidised starter kit offer and demos at Your Horse Live, one of the largest horse shows in the UK. The UKPA Read more…
A riding centre in Cheshire will become the first one in the county to offer polocrosse. Mobberley Riding School is working in conjunction with Celyn Polocrosse Club and the UKPA to offer polocrosse to more people. The Cheshire Polocrosse Centre is holding its first polocrosse day on the 6th April. Commenting on the new venture Read more…