by Hockey Admin | Mar 2, 2026 | 2026 News Items
The Hockey Museum is saddened to report the death of Monica (Mon) Pickersgill who died at her care home in Wakefield on Saturday 28 February. Mon was elected as the fifteenth and final President of the All England Women’s Hockey Association (AEWHA) in 1992, with a...
by Hockey Admin | Feb 26, 2026 | Obituaries
The below obituary was originally published by Beeston Hockey Club on Facebook, 23 February 2026. Bob was a good friend of The Hockey Museum’s founding trustees. Prior to his battle with Parkinson’s disease, he was an early supporter of the Museum and an...
by Hockey Admin | Feb 19, 2026 | Grassroots and Club Hockey, Men's Hockey
The Civil Service men’s and women’s hockey associations can both trace their histories back to the early 1920s, being formed following the setting up of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) in 1921. The CSSC – often referred to as the Civil Service Sports...
by Hockey Admin | Feb 19, 2026 | Diaspora Hockey, Grassroots and Club Hockey, Men's Hockey
Written by Ernie Vickery in March 2022 (abridged). Ernie is a former Civil Service player, Civil Service Representative Team Manager and President. The earliest tangible record we have of the Civil Service Hockey Association’s (CSHA) existence is in the form of...
by Hockey Admin | Feb 19, 2026 | 2025 News Items
The Hockey Museum’s (THM) research into England men’s and women’s international statistical records has cranked up a notch in recent months with the Working Group moving into a new phase to digitise England match and player data, and our researchers visiting the...
