by The Hockey Museum | Dec 21, 2022 | Hockey's Military Stories
Photographs of Sir Philip Neame. Left image courtesy of Cheltenham College Archives. Right image: public domain. Hockey player Sir Philip Neame was born on 12 December 1888. He was awarded a Victoria Cross (VC) in the...
by The Hockey Museum | Dec 21, 2022 | Obituaries
The England men’s hockey team, 1952. Bob Schad is standing third left (with glasses) behind Norman Borrett, the captain. Still playing golf at 93, Robert (Bob) Schad’s long-lasting batteries finally ran out of juice on 17 November 2022,...
by The Hockey Museum | Dec 8, 2022 | Obituaries
Allan Mayo celebrates with the Over 65s Masters World Cup which England won in 2018 in Barcelona. 27.07.1949 – 23.11.2022 By Avtar Bhurji OLY Allan Mayo, a very good friend for the last 45 years is no more. I met Allan in Belgium in 1973....
by The Hockey Museum | Dec 8, 2022 | From the Collection, Hockey Worldwide, Hockey's Military Stories, Kit, Clothing and Equipment
There are few things in everyday life that could be described as ubiquitous hockey items. However, one exception are the canvas and rubber hockey shoes that were widely worn in the ladies and school game from the 1930s onwards. Men’s hockey of the era preferred...
by The Hockey Museum | Dec 7, 2022 | 2022 News Items
In October Great Britain Hockey and The Hockey Museum presented the Great Britain (GB) honours cap of Maureen Short to the college where she previously taught. The I M Marsh College of Physical Education (I M Marsh CPE), where Maureen had been a much-respected hockey...
