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The suffrage roots of women’s sport in the ‘Garden of England’: the hidden histories of Great Comp
In recent years, The Hockey Museum (THM) has run several stories featuring connections between hockey and a wonderful country manor house and gardens in Kent that goes...
Parading progress: how the 1938 Lord Mayor’s Show captured hockey’s fashion evolution
As part of Sporting Heritage’s Sport and Fashion month (June 2025), we have been celebrating stories and milestones in hockey’s clothing history. From woollen skirts to...
100 years of women’s hockey in Bishop’s Stortford
A centenary of women’s hockey in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire was celebrated by members of Bishop’s Stortford Hockey Club (BSHC) with a dinner on 26 April 2025....
Comyn up trumps: posthumous cap presentation for Robert Comyn, member of the second ever Great Britain team
On 28 April 2025, the daughters of international hockey player Robert Comyn visited The Hockey Museum (THM) to receive their father’s Great Britain (GB) honours cap....
The Hockey Museum’s inaugural City Lunch, a huge success!
The Hockey Museum (THM) held its inaugural City Lunch last month (21 March 2025) at an impressive London hotel. The Lunch came about when Tochi Panesar, one of The...
Youkoso! (welcome) – Museum shares love of hockey with visitors from Japan
The Hockey Museum had the absolute pleasure of welcoming two special visitors recently — Ippei Fujimoto and his wife Natsuko Yoshiki who travelled from London to see...
Barnes Hockey Club success but a forgotten history
At the end of last month (March 2025), Barnes Hockey Club’s Women’s First Team confirmed their promotion to the England Hockey Premier Division with a thumping 5-2...
The Hockey Museum seeks Fundraising Trustee
Are you an experienced professional looking for an opportunity to actively contribute to the development of a young, vibrant and rapidly expanding museum? Who we...
Super mums: celebrating hockey mothers who returned to elite sport
Joanne Pinner (née Hunter), known as Jo, was recently re-selected by England for the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League fixtures currently taking place in...
The Hockey Museum receives funding to enhance the digital accessibility of its oral history archive
The Hockey Museum (THM) is delighted to announce the award of funding received for a new project to develop its oral history archive. The project will increase the...
Dr Anita White CBE
Anita White was captain when England won the International Federation of Women’s Hockey Associations (IFWHA) World Tournament in Edinburgh in 1975, 50 years ago this...
The Hockey Museum Appoints New Curatorial Staff
From left to right: Rebecca Burton, Curatorial Assistant and Dr Anna Stein, Collections Officer. Following an extensive recruitment process our Curator, Shane,...
Badminton Museum seeks to net Museum Accreditation with Woking visit
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...
Exceptional Hungarian Hockey Cinefilms Materialise
Still from the cinefilm titled “Hungarian Hockey Club – Amateur Hockey Club match, 1930. Old Raceground, Budapest.” Credit: Hungarian National Film Archive, MGYSZ Video...
Purchase The Magic of Wembley Book
Discover the inspirational history of the England women’s annual hockey match at Wembley Stadium between 1951-1991. Purchase The Magic of Wembley for only £10 plus...
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