We are working hard with our site partners TD Shipley FC to improve the quality and drainage of all three of our playing surfaces. These are the main pitch, the walking football pitch and the new junior football pitch, which will also double up from the summer of 2018 onwards as a training zone for […]
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Through the worst of the Winter months, Walking Football meets at 10.00am on Tuesday mornings at the Holbrook Club in Horsham. Between 14 and 23 members of Hills Farm Lane FC’s walking football section turn up each week to enjoy a good run out (or should that be ‘walk out’) on the 3G surface. The […]
Continue readingCome join in with the Men’s Shed
The new Men’s Shed at Shipley is equipped with a full range of wood working machinery and is now up and running with a core of members eager to demonstrate and further explore their creative talents. From bat and bird boxes, to bird tables, benches and fences, a wood store and even a small bridge […]
Continue readingPetanque club at Shipley thrives
The Shipley Petanque Club members are enjoying the new international class facilities we have built at Shipley. Throughout the year the petanquers meeting on Tuesday mornings from 10.45-1pm to play a competitive game or two of Petanque (the French call the game “Boules”). This is followed by well earned refreshments taken in a friendly and […]
Continue readingMatch Report – Arun View Vets v HFLFC
Worthing & Horsham District Sunday League – vets division Sunday January 7th 2018 –Southfields Rec, Littlehampton Arun View Vets 2 (1) – Hills Farm Lane Vets 3 (2) Manager – Mark Murphy Hills Farm bounced back after the shock, pre Christmas defeat at Goring CC to register a fine win away to impressive Arun View. […]
Continue readingChristmas lunch for the Project members
Arranged by the ever energetic and well organised Ray Hambling, the vast majority of our regular walking footballers teamed up ahead of the December break with Shipley Petanque Club and the Men’s Shed team to enjoy an excellent Christmas lunch at the Boars Head, Horsham. Following an active morning of walking football and petanque the […]
Continue readingMatch Report – Goring CC v HFLFC
Worthing & Horsham District Sunday League – vets division Sunday December 17th 2017 Goring CC Vets 2-1 Hills Farm Lane Vets – Goring Rec Just as Leicester City suffered a shock reverse at home versus the Palace Scum on Saturday so Hills Farm were on the receiving end of an unexpected defeat by previously goal […]
Continue readingMatch Report – Maresfield Vets v HFLFC
Maresfield Vets v Hills Farm Lane Vets FC Manager- Trevor Evershed Sunday 19th November 2017 – Maresfield – 12.00 kick off Half time – 1-1 Full time – 2-4 Goals – Liam Kelly, Gareth Jones, Clifton Palace x 2. M.O.M Hills Farm – Clifton Palace. Hills farm over 50’s vets travelled to the lawless depths […]
Continue readingMatch Report – HFLFC v Goring CC
Worthing & Horsham District Sunday League – vets division Sunday October 15th 2017 – TD Shipley Hills Farm Lane Vets 11 (eleven) –0 Goring CC Vets Manager – Mark Murphy A stunning display of attacking fluidity and strength saw Hills Farm Lane send a message to the rest f the league that this could well […]
Continue readingWood Mackenzie helps to make Shipley greener
The site at Shipley, as part of the impressive eco aware Knepp Castle Estate, is already greener following a busy day in the autumn, when dozens of trees, shrubs and hedges were planted by an enthusiastic band of keen, hard-working volunteers. These fantastic folk included a whole team from our friends at Wood Mackenzie Ltd, […]
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