by Hockey Admin | Aug 25, 2026 | International Hockey, Kit, Clothing and Equipment
Article by Sue Catton, former Head of Events at England Hockey and now Big Stadium Hockey consultant. In 1998, the Hockey World Cup took a significant step outside the traditional hockey venues. For the first time, a major permanent football stadium was...
by Hockey Admin | Aug 20, 2026 | From the Collection, School, College and University Hockey
By Atlanta Tsiaoukkas, University of Cambridge Whilst Angela Brazil is typically credited as introducing jolly hockey sticks schoolgirls to British girls’ fiction, her lesser-known contemporary Kathleen Ainslie, is as likely a candidate for this laudable...
by Hockey Admin | Jul 23, 2026 | 2026 News Items, Diaspora Hockey, Hockey and Religion, Hockey Worldwide
The Hockey Museum’s trustee Tochi Panesar was in Nairobi, Kenya, to experience firsthand the centenary celebrations of Sikh Union Club. The following are his reflections on an event that will live long in the memory. A Memorable Hockey Tour to Sikh Union Club...
by Hockey Admin | Jul 23, 2026 | 2026 News Items, Hockey Worldwide
When Alessandro Vannini, a former hockey player and current author, recently visited The Hockey Museum he left us copies of his book for our library – a valuable addition to our collection of foreign hockey club histories. My M.D.A. is a book about a short-lived but...
by Hockey Admin | Jul 6, 2026 | From the Collection, Women's Hockey
Meet Dashing Dora, who was found by doctoral researcher Emmy Sale in the archive of the Leicestershire Museum Collections. Dora’s uniform is typical of the 1920s when most women and girls wore pleated gym slips, long stockings, long-sleeved blouses or slips and shin...
