by Mark Haworth | Dec 23, 2024 | Kit, Clothing and Equipment, Women's Hockey
On Saturday 3 March 1934, the women’s teams of England and Wales met for an international hockey match at Merton Abbey, London. Reports promised excitement with England undefeated against Wales since their first match in 1914. Yet, amongst the rivalry and goals,...
by Mark Haworth | Dec 23, 2024 | 2024 News Items
From left to right: Rebecca Burton, Curatorial Assistant and Dr Anna Stein, Collections Officer. Following an extensive recruitment process our Curator, Shane, is delighted to share news of two fantastic additions to The Hockey Museum (THM) team. Rebecca Burton...
by Mark Haworth | Dec 23, 2024 | Hockey Worldwide, Kit, Clothing and Equipment
A recent BBC Radio 4 story saw hockey feature in a highly unusual way. Mathematician Hannah Fry hosts the series Uncharted, which explores the mystery, drama and intrigue behind numbers and graphs. The episode in question is titled “The Hockey Stick”, the name given...
by Mark Haworth | Dec 23, 2024 | Kit, Clothing and Equipment, Women's Hockey
On his recent visit to THM, Geoff Hinder (Trustee of the National Badminton Museum) saw images of Victorian lady hockey players and wondered how they managed to run around with all those layers of material – maybe they used a skirt-lifter? He described it as a brass...
by Mark Haworth | Dec 23, 2024 | 2024 News Items
At the end of November 2024, The Hockey Museum (THM) welcomed board members of the National Badminton Museum (NBM) for a fact-finding visit to see how we had approached the task of gaining Museum Accreditation and to learn how we had benefitted as a museum from going...
