by Hockey Admin | Oct 24, 2024 | From the Collection, Grassroots and Club Hockey, Women's Hockey
The appearance of adult women’s county teams came surprisingly early in the development of the women’s game. In the late 1890s there were moves to persuade the newly formed All England Women’s Hockey Association (AEWHA) to approve of selecting county teams and the...
by Hockey Admin | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 News Items
In recent weeks THM has acquired the archive of Lloyds Bank Hockey Club. The collection covers 102 years of sporting history, 1922-2024. It comprises administrative paperwork including the club’s first minute book from 1922, several trophies and presentations, and a...
by Hockey Admin | Sep 23, 2024 | 2024 News Items
The Hockey Museum is seeking to appoint a Collections Officer. COLLECTIONS OFFICERContract: Permanent contractSalary: £28,750 pro rata (i.e. £17,250 for a 3-day week)Contract Manager/Reports to: The Hockey Museum CuratorHours: 3 days a week (or 22.5 hours), must...
by Hockey Admin | Sep 12, 2024 | From the Collection, Men's Hockey
The men’s County Championship flag is one of The Hockey Museum’s more treasured possessions: it is unique and tells so many stories. It embraces several historical aspects of hockey and wider sport in England, and it is definitely a ‘one off’. The flag is 65...
by Hockey Admin | Sep 12, 2024 | Grassroots and Club Hockey
Scarborough Easter Hockey Festival is generally recognised as the United Kingdom’s first hockey festival, however this assertion is difficult to verify. No newspaper reports of it in 1905 have come to light, yet we know that Easter hockey activity took place, whether...
