A few pictures of last weekend's Burns Supper have come my way, and I have to say, doesn't everyone polish up nicely?
If anyone else have photos they'd like to share, do send them along.
At the end of last week, Scottish Hockey announced its under-16s girls squads and there are many familiar names on the roll of honour.
There is one current Kobra, in the shape of Lucy Smith, and no fewer than five former members: Georgia Smith, Olivia Mears, Erin Stevens, Jenny Walls and Susie Green.
Congratulations to all of them.
This weekend saw the first outing for the ladies under the new sponsorship deal with Clark Thomson. Gee'd up with the newly printed strips, the L2s delivered a seven-one victory over Dundee Uni 4s.
We must get new strip sponsors more often!
Kinrossshire Round Table have totted up the takings from the Santa's Sleigh Ride round Kinross and Milnathort before Christmas and have just handed over a very healthy contribution to the Pitch Fund.
Men's club captain Gurdi Duhre was there today to pick up a cheque for £1200 from Round Table chairman Paul Murray. Thanks are due to Paul for letting us take part, and also to all the club members who trogged round town knocking on doors and ringing on bells. This was a long hard slog, and it was a fantastic effort by everyone.
That takes the fund over £10,000.
The Ladies section is pleased to announce a new sponsorship deal with insurance broker Clark Thomson. The deal is for three years, starting immediately, and we hope to get the CT logo printed on the strips in time for the first post-Christmas games.
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Clark Thomson is Scotland's largest independent insurance broker, offering both commercial and private client services, and with offices all over Scotland, including a very handy one in Perth. It has also won awards for its service quality. Do give them your support if you can.
So many thanks to everyone at Clark Thomson from everyone at Kinross Hockey Club.
We have just heard from the Scottish Charities Regulator that our application to set up a SCIO - a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation - has been successful.
Kinross Astro SCIO, as it will be known, will lease the land under the pitch from the KGV, it will own the pitch itself, and will be responsible for maintaining it and marketing it to users across the community, including the various sections of Kinross Hockey Club. In other words it will be completely separate from the hockey club itself, which will continue to be an unincorporated association.
More importantly, the new charity should find it easier to raise funds than the hockey club, so a number of approaches to major donors should happen in the coming weeks.