Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, 1921 – 2021
9 Apr 2021
WELCOME TO THE HAWKS’ CLUB
The Hawks’ Club has been in existence since 1872 and represents the best sportsmen at the University of Cambridge. Membership is by election only, and the usual criterion is that the candidate should have his Blue, Half-Blue or Second Team Colours, by taking part in the Varsity Match or Race against Oxford in his particular sport.
THE HAWKS’
CHARITABLE TRUST
The Trust was established in January 1996 with a relatively small endowment capital donated by some of the Members to provide grants to current Cambridge University students, male and female, whose sporting activities were being inhibited by financial constraints.
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OUR
MEMBERS
Make the most of your membership. Get in touch with old friends through the Members’ directory. Take part in a range of exciting social or sporting events held throughout the year. Enjoy the hospitality of our many reciprocal clubs throughout the world. Visit our online shop for quality sportswear and distinctive merchandise and relish the sociable atmosphere of the Clubhouse.
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Internationals & Olympians
The Hawks’ Club boasts over 300 Olympians and 900 Internationals, including sporting luminaries such as Rob Andrew, Michael Atherton and Chris Brasher. Click on the below link to meet our Members who have represented their countries in International contests or at the Olympic Games.
Meet them hereThe Cambridge Blue
Find out more about the Cambridge Blue, the award of sporting colours earned by athletes at Cambridge for competition at the highest level, which must include being in a Varsity Match or Race against Oxford.
Learn about the Blue here
WE NEED
YOUR SUPPORT
The Hawks’ Resident Committee is asking for your help to support the running of the Club and its Clubhouse. Please join the hundreds of other generous Hawks in giving something back to the Club so future generations can experience the same camaraderie and continue celebrating their sporting achievements in Portugal Place.
Once a Hawk, always a Hawk.
GDBO
donateLOOK THE PART!
The Hawks’ Club webshop can be found by clicking the link below. It is run by the student Committee, masterminded by the stash guru Niels Van Fraassen. Orders are taken twice a year, so act fast when the shop is live!
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It is with great sadness that we note the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Honorary Hawk and an enthusiastic and talented polo player.![]()
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Pictures 2-4 show Prince Philip opening the Clubhouse after it was restored in 1992, with then President Jonathan Arscott gifting him the Hawks’ tie with Baron Butterfield in the background in the last photograph.![]()
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Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
A reminder that applications for this year’s Hawks’ Charitable Trust Awards close on Wednesday 21st April. The Awards are open to all sportsmen and sportswomen at the University - all the relevant information can be found on our website here: www.hawksclub.co.uk/trust/application-for-an-award/
Congratulations to Cambridge University Boat Club for their clean sweep of victories in The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. ![]()
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