Firstly I would like to wish all the readers and editorial team at Postcode Newspapers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All at HWFC appreciate the support of the local community and are delighted with the growing relationship between the Football Club and our local paper.
As is the norm during the festive season the Vanarama Conference South attempt to arrange as many ‘local matches’ as possible. We host Gosport Borough on Boxing Day with the reverse fixture on New Year’s Day at Privett Park. This year’s fixtures have an extra special twist about them, with both teams, sitting in the play-off positions.
Draws will do neither side much good. This is the point in the season where staying competitive as the matches come thick and fast is vital. So with big crowds expected for both matches it would be a good time to pop along and witness Non-League Vanarama Conference Football at its best.
Spare a thought for the players of the parttime game at this time of the year. At a time when most of us are relaxing and eating and drinking too much of everything, they are living like monks. This year we have matches on Saturday 20th December, away at Hemel Hempstead, followed by the visit of Gosport on Boxing Day at Westleigh Park (Friday). Then on the 28th (Sunday) we travel to Bishops Stortford in Essex before finishing at Gosport on New Year’s Day.
Besides the football there is plenty of partying and music at the club’s ‘Westleigh’ rendezvous. On Saturday 20th December the Michael Buble Tribute Act, is back by popular demand. This is a superb night out for the Postcode readers. On New Year’s Eve there is the customary end of year party. Full details are on the Official HWFC Website and the Westleigh Website.
If Santa is reading this article and is wondering what to put in his pillow case for us, a place in the National Conference would be nice.