Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead Hockey Club's bid for new multi-use games area attracts interest from MP

Gagan Mohindra visits club to hear its plans
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Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead Hockey Club's hopes of getting an artificial games pitch/multi use games area in Tring have attracted some high-profile interest.

South West Hertfordshire MP Gagan Mohindra visited the club to hear about the plansEarlier, this month, we revealed how Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead Hockey Club had submitted plans to Dacorum Borough Council for an artificial games pitch/multi use games area with fencing and floodlighting.

If approved, the club believes an astroturf games pitch at Cow Roast, Tring would put Dacorum and this corner of Hertfordshire on the hockey map.

Gagan Mohindra MP pictured with Nick Cave (president) and Roger Macklin (chairman) outside the newly refurbished clubhouseGagan Mohindra MP pictured with Nick Cave (president) and Roger Macklin (chairman) outside the newly refurbished clubhouse
Gagan Mohindra MP pictured with Nick Cave (president) and Roger Macklin (chairman) outside the newly refurbished clubhouse

Mr Mohindra said: "I really enjoyed meeting the team at Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead Hockey Club and having a tour of the facilities and listening to their plans for the future.

"The recent coronavirus pandemic has highlighted how important green space and exercise are to our communities. As the local MP I am looking forward to seeing sporting activity continue to grow for years to come.

"I believe Berkhamsted School have stopped playing hockey due to a lack of viable facilities – I’m hoping there might be an opportunity for the club and the school to find a mutually beneficial solution in the near future."