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EuroHockey President Books a Visit
EuroHockey President, Marcos Hoffman presents the book Hockey in Catalonia to Mike Smith, President and Honorary Curator of The Hockey Museum. In early October...
Lloyds Bank HC Makes a Sizeable Deposit
In recent weeks THM has acquired the archive of Lloyds Bank Hockey Club. The collection covers 102 years of sporting history, 1922-2024. It comprises administrative...
Advert to appoint a Collections Officer
The Hockey Museum is seeking to appoint a Collections Officer. COLLECTIONS OFFICERContract: Permanent contractSalary: £28,750 pro rata (i.e. £17,250 for a 3-day...
Two down, 17 GB caps to go
In the past fortnight we’re pleased to have made two more women’s Great Britain (GB) honours cap presentations, which means that there are only 17 more to go to...
Who was Paul Léautey, enigmatic founding President of the FIH?
The Hockey Museum is supporting the International Hockey Federation – or Fédération Internationale de Hockey (FIH) to give them their full French title – to deliver a...
FIH 100: a century of global hockey governance
This year the International Hockey Federation (FIH) is 100 years old! The global governing body was formed in response to hockey’s omission from the Paris 1924 Olympic...
Hidden Histories: London Indians Hockey Club
On Saturday 18 May 2024, The Hockey Museum (THM) hosted a reunion event for one of the best men’s invitation clubs of their era – the London Indians Hockey Club (formed...
D-Day 80: Hockey’s Role
The recent D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations remind us, through our ongoing Hockey’s Military Stories research project, that many hockey people of that generation,...
Rome 1960 Olympians Receive Their Great Britain Honours Caps
Detail of the Great Britain team recreational jacket with Olympic Rings cloth badge. From the collection of Dr John Bell | The Hockey Museum. The Hockey Museum’s...
Umbro 100 Exhibition Sheds New Light onto a Mysterious Playing Shirt
Men’s maroon and gold Umbro playing shirt: Commonwealth Rovers HC. The Hockey Museum’s (THM) staff and volunteers recently attended the exhibition Umbro 100:...
GB Cap Presented in the Republic of Ireland
Reg Treacy’s Great Britain honours cap presentation. From left to right: David Taylor (Church of Ireland VP), Derek Treacy (Reg and Jean’s son), and Jean Treacy (Reg’s...
The IFWHA Flag: From the Ken Howells Collection
In recent weeks, a small team of The Hockey Museum (THM) volunteers have been beavering away to list and re-pack the collection of former Teddington Hockey Club...
1984-1988 Olympic Medallists’ Reunion and GB Cap Presentations
Norman Hughes collecting his GB honours cap. Although it is now some four decades since the Great Britain (GB) teams won medals in the 1980s at the Los Angeles...
The Chemistry of Cemlyn Foulkes
Photo: Cemlyn Foulkes’s Great Britain honours cap presented to his widow Catrin by Austin Savage. Your author has fond memories of playing festival hockey with Cemlyn...
Western Hockey Club’s 125th Anniversary
Glasgow Western pennant 1982 The 2023/2024 hockey season marks the 125th anniversary of the oldest existing club in Scotland! Western HC in Glasgow, today now...
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