Dear Instonian 

You should have now received an email from  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  regarding Playing and Non-Playing Membership Fees for our Club 

Can you please give this your immediate attention? 

The last 18 months and the impact of the pandemic has seen our membership fees and sponsorship revenue decimated. Normally the cornerstone of funding for any club, the absence of sport has led to a huge reduction in the membership fees that were paid last year . 

With costs accumulating and development plans in place for the coming season that need to be paid for, your membership contribution for the 2021 / 22 season is more important than ever. 

Our Membership Secretary has set up a system so that the money is not required in one large hit, but rather can be drip fed throughout the year through a monthly Direct Debit for not much more than the price of a Boojum! 

Given the individual sums involved, you may not feel that it will make much difference if you pay or don’t pay. However, when 100 people feel like that, it creates a huge hole for our Club. 

Just like any business or organisation, your Club currently needs your support. 

If anyone would like anymore detailed information about how membership fees are used, please let me know. 

Many thanks 

Neil Gillies 

Chairman of Instonians Executive Committee 

Mob: 07919 493 797 

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

A number of members have been asking about an email that they have received from Instonians < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it > regarding an invite for them to join a particular Instonians membership catagory.  If you recall in your annual membership letter sent out by David Rainey in July, the club is transitioning from a BACS payment system to a more modern electronic payment system.  This invite is just asking for you to click on a link in order to confirm your details on the gocardless payments platform.  IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.  Can you please do this at your earliest convenience.

If you are a member and you have not received your email, can you please check your junk mail folders as we have heard reports of some email clients rejecting the emails as junk.  It would also then be prudent for you to add the email address above or better still gocardless.com domain to your safe senders list.

Should you have any problems please contact the membership secretary Sharon Crossan. 

On Saturday 7th September over 140 players, ex-players, supporters, friends and family gathered in the School Dining Hall to celebrate 60th years of Instonians Men's Hockey Club.

If you have anymore photos of the event, or indeed any more photos that we can add to our growing archive please send them to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it