The UK Polocrosse Association today took to Facebook to clarify the purpose of calling an early Club Council meeting. As reported by Polocrosse Extreme last week, the UKPA has called the Club Council meeting for the 17th of February and has delayed club registration until after that date, saying that there were items for discussion Read more…
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UKPA CEO Steps Down
Iain Heaton, the UKPA’s Chief Executive Officer, has resigned from his post and stepped down from the executive committee of the UKPA, citing pressure at work and a desire to concentrate on playing polocrosse as the reasons for his decision. In a message to members of the UKPA he said that he was very sad Read more…
The Two Rivers Technology 2011 Polocrosse World Cup: Our Review
Okay so we completely failed to deliver up to date scores, match reports or breaking news during the competition, mainly because our entire editorial team was either helping run the event or because they were slightly drunk (editor’s note: mainly the former but definitely the latter on the final night!). It will be a very Read more…
UK Prepares for Season Curtain Raiser in Very Important Year
The UK polocrosse community is preparing for its season opening tournament on the 14th and 15th of May at Onley Grounds equestrian centre, the venue for the World Cup in 2 months time, in what is a critical year for polocrosse in the UK. The UK season is getting underway with the UKPA early season Read more…
UK Announce World Cup Horse Fund
The UKPA has unveiled a new initiative to ensure that the World Cup has the best possible playing horses available in July. As the UK are the host nation it falls to them to provide all the horses for the competition and the format of the competition this year, (which is slightly different to the Read more…
UKPA Report on Their Year and Release CC TV Links
The UKPA has released its annual report for the year to 30th of September 2010 and the overall conclusion one would gain from reading it is that it has been a good year for the Association. From a financial point of view they showed a small profit of £462 while incurring fairly large amounts of Read more…
UKPA Announce New Patron and a New Look Playing Calendar
The UK Polocrosse Association announced this week that the former Great Britain international showjumper Emma-Jane Brown will be their new Patron. In a statement the UKPA said that Emma Jane Brown would be helping the UKPA develop and grow the sport and raise its profile in the run up to the 2011 World Cup, being Read more…
UKPA Consult their members on Inter Regionals
The UKPA have this week launched a formal consultation process to their members concerning the format of the Inter Regionals, scheduled to be held on the last weekend in September (the 25th and 26th). In a note to the membership the UKPA suggests two format for selection for the Inter Regionals, one based on players Read more…
UKPA Go Communication Crazy!
The UKPA today went a bit communication crazy today as they released the 2010 UKPA magazine, the latest UKPA newsletter and details of a new Head of Communications all in one day. Possibly this was cunning move to try and bury the news of their bad results against Ireland or it could just be that Read more…
UKPA Publish Annual Report and Elect New Executive
On the 29th of November the UKPA published their annual report and elections were held for the various executive positions, under the new Executive structure approved at the EGM a month ago. The top job of UKPA Chairman went to Eric Jenkinson, formerly a trustee and vice chairman. He is joined by Quintin Cornforth as Read more…