by The Hockey Museum | Jun 2, 2023 | Hockey and Religion
The altar at St Mary’s Chruch, Shalford in Surrey.Photographs courtesy of St Mary’s Church Shalford’s vicar, Rev’d Sarah Lloyd, and parish administrator, Kate Waldock. Steve Woodward, a hockey player and international...
by The Hockey Museum | Jun 2, 2023 | 2023 News Items
Earlier this year The Hockey Museum (THM) acquired the collection of the late Royal Navy hockey historian Lt Commander Alan Walker. It is a vast collection of memorabilia items and paper archives, which includes unique Royal Navy Hockey material dating back to the...
by The Hockey Museum | Jun 2, 2023 | Diaspora Hockey, From the Collection, Hockey and Religion, Women's Hockey
If you ever have cause to visit St John the Baptist Church in Burley, Hampshire, in the UK, be sure to look out for the hockey sticks! For among its many memorials is a stained-glass window dedicated to Constance Applebee, the British woman credited with popularising...
by The Hockey Museum | May 19, 2023 | 2023 News Items
This year (2023), there will be over 30 Great Britain honours cap presentation events, not just around the country but around the world. Amazingly, the project has now passed 350 caps produced and presented (out of 581 GB men and women) and we will be beyond 400 by...
by The Hockey Museum | May 19, 2023 | From the Collection, Kit, Clothing and Equipment, Women's Hockey
Royal Ascot Hockey Club’s Royal Stewart tartan skirt, produced and sold by Len Smith’s. From The Hockey Museum’s collection. Following on from mention of Len Smith’s Sportswear Ltd. in a recent...
