In December we had the sad news of the death of Barbara Miroy, the widow of Nevill.
Between them they did an incredible amount for hockey in many different ways, right through the second half of the 20th century. Nevill wrote The History of Hockey and founded Hockey Digest after the demise of Hockey News. Much information and many records might have been lost had it not been for their commitment and enthusiasm in that period. Barbara and Nevill were also responsible for running the Folkestone Festival – arguably the top hockey festival in the world at the time – and the London Fixture Conference and Bureau. Where would club hockey in the South East have been, before the days of full scale league hockey, had it not been for the ability to ring Barbara and find a fixture?
They devoted their lives to hockey and happily their records and hockey collection have been given to The Hockey Museum.
Much more will be written about Barbara and Nevill when the collection is archived. This will take time but the achievements of Barbara and Nevill will live on in the archives.
We are grateful to their executors for ensuring that the Miroy Collection came to the Museum.
Mike Smith, February 2012
