Details will appear here about the plans to relaunch this festival, which is planned to be run by Cliftonville Hockey Club itself.

At first this is likely to be a smaller event than in the past.

If you want to be informed of developments directly, please send us an email.

We could also use this area as a resource for historical information about the festival in the past, so if you have reports, stories or pictures, please send them to us.  We will also consider any links to touring sides sent to us, depending on quite what sort of lewd behaviour is shown on them!

2nd Feb 2005

Posted by Magic on Thursday 25th of August 2005 04:12:33 PM

It would appear that it is very unlikely the event will be run this year (2005), but attempts are to be made to run in 2006. It is clear that we have firm backing from the local hoteliers, so all our visiting teams must have made good impressions over the years. The main sticking point at the moment seems to be opening channels with the local authorities. Hopefully, in due course we will publish details here of who you can send an email/letter to in order to show how much we all want this festival back.

 

Latest Festival Messages from others

Notice of Interest

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday 18th of January 2006 09:33:12 AM

hello i was looking at your website recently, i see that you are taking over the organisation of the thanet festival. is it possible to be sent some info about it. we used to go years ago & i'm looking to get us touring again. thanks ANT mixed captain, social & membership secretary Penguin Hockey Club, Worthing jaylo74@supanet.com

The Farmers at Thanet

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday 09th of November 2005 02:09:14 PM

Hi Cliftonville HC Just a note/reminder to ensure you let us know about the Festival being on/off in the future. As you may know we have come down regardless and organised our own games along with Tayminster each year, since the end of the Festival. For your information we are not going to be in Thanet in 2006 in the last weekend in April, since it dovetails into a Bank Holiday weekend. We will be there instead on the previous weekend, ie April 22/23 instead. Regards Gypsy Dave gundrygundry@yahoo.co.uk

Notice of Interest

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday 25th of August 2005 04:30:44 PM

Sale HC

Griffins

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday 25th of August 2005 04:30:18 PM

"I play hockey for Southgate Adelaide Hockey Club (North London). I also play for a summer side called "Griffins". The Griffins H.C. have been taking a side to the Thanet festival for the past 50 years and are very keen to keep the tradition going. I am the club captain of Griffins H.C. and would like to bring a team to Thanet if the festival is to be resurrected. Alternatively we would be happy to meet up with local clubs for some friendly matches over a suitable week-end (ideally the last week-end of April)."

The Farmers Hockey Club

Posted by Magic on Thursday 25th of August 2005 04:29:53 PM

Hi Cliftonville HC. "I was wondering whether the hockey festival would be back on next April or not? When we were last down in Thanet in April, a couple of your guys said there was a good chance that the festival would be resurrected for 2005. Any news about that? Thanks for the update"