by Hockey Admin | Feb 26, 2025 | 2025 News Items
Are you an experienced professional looking for an opportunity to actively contribute to the development of a young, vibrant and rapidly expanding museum? Who we are The Hockey Museum is the first and only museum of hockey in the world and aims to preserve,...
by Hockey Admin | Feb 19, 2025 | 2025 News Items, International Hockey, Women's Hockey
Joanne Pinner (née Hunter), known as Jo, was recently re-selected by England for the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League fixtures currently taking place in India. Her return to the international hockey fold follows a three-year gap during which she gave...
by Hockey Admin | Feb 19, 2025 | From the Collection, International Hockey, Men's Hockey
Affairs of the heart take centre stage on 14 February, so what better time of year to highlight the life and career of an England international goalie with an appropriately romantic name, writes The Hockey Museum volunteer Dr Jo Halpin. Garnet Valentine...
by Hockey Admin | Feb 19, 2025 | Obituaries
06.07.1945 – 07.01.2025 The Hockey Museum (THM) is saddened to report the death of Fran Taft on 7 January 2025 aged 79. Franny, as she was known to her friends, was an accomplished hockey player for Moseley Ladies Hockey Club and Warwickshire, but it was as a...
by Hockey Admin | Feb 19, 2025 | Obituaries
15.12.1944 – 26.01.2025 Few hockey players will have experiences to match those of Avtar Singh Bhurji, who died in London on 26 January 2025 at the age of 80. He played hockey at a high level in three countries: Uganda, England and Kenya. He was a hockey...
