FIH President Pays Whistle Stop Visit To The Hockey Museum

Players in the Mercian Home Counties Colts Hockey League Finals at Guildford received a surprise visit when the International Hockey Federation (FIH) president, Leandro Negre, called in to make some presentations. He then went on to Woking to visit The Hockey Museum, where he toured their new premises and met volunteers.

The visit, which was masterminded by Mercian League President and founder of Mercian, Mike Smith, was as a result of his asking Leandro if he would consider an award to recognise the work of Mercian League Secretary, David Gunn, and Treasurer, Janet Gunn, who have been organising the Mercian League for 40 years. The FIH President was due to fly to India via Heathrow and offered to make the presentations himself whilst in England. Before leaving for India Leandro returned to Heathrow via The Hockey Museum.

Photos: www.hockeyimages.co.uk
Mike Haymonds, 1 May 2015

Leandro Negre meets some of the team at The Hockey Museum. From left to right: Mike Smith (Curator), Marcus Wardle (volunteer), Lynne Morgan (Chair of the Management Committee), Leandro Negre (FIH President), Martin Ellis (volunteer) and Doreen Brown (volunteer).