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HOCKEY ARCHIVES MUSEUM LAUNCHED
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Hockey has its own archive museum at Butts Road in Woking, Surrey.

The Museum has come about through the energy and initiative of enthusiasts: Mike Smith and David Wareham, on one hand, and Patrick Rowley and Dil Bahra, on the other, with the  objective of  preserving hockey’s rich heritage. The group was  expanded to include Katie Dodd, the former England international, and Ian Wilson, Treasurer of England Hockey.

Enormous progress has been made. You can see the progress on

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HIGGINS GROUP PLC WINNERS
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

The Higgins Group plc Youth and Junior Awards were presented at the Hockey Writers’ Club Awards function yesterday, 17 January 2012, with Joanna Leigh taking the Youth (18-and-under) Girls’ Award and Joseph Sharp the Boys’ Award.

Martha Baker took the Girls’ Junior (16-and-under) Award and James Albery the Boys’ Junior Award.

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HWC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR UNVEILED
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Olympic prospects win 2011 Hockey Awards

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NEW NEWSLETTER
Monday, December 5th, 2011

A new newsletter has been published. If you didn't get your copy contact Bill Colwill

BColwill@aol.com

 


 

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BRUCE HAMILTON
Monday, December 5th, 2011

It is with deepest sadness that we record the death of our great friend and former colleague Bruce Hamilton who suffered a brain haemorrhage while on holiday in Turkey and died at Canakkale on 24th November.   Having recently retired Bruce was on a holiday of a lifetime with wife Betty having started out in mid-August on a world tour.  Starting in Hong Kong they had moved to Europe where after landing in the Netherlands, they had visited Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Australia, Ireland and then on to Turkey.

 

BARBARA MIROY
Monday, December 5th, 2011

THE END OF AN ERA.

Barbara Miroy, a person who almost single-handedly ran English men’s hockey for many years, died on 30th November at the age of 91.

She out-lived Nevill, her husband and an equally prominent servant of the game, by 21 years.

IAN BARRATT
Monday, December 5th, 2011

It is with great sadness that I have to pass on news of the death of Ian Barrett.  Ian died whilst visiting his son in the Philippines.  He took ill and died there on Friday 16th September aged 65.

Ian, as everyone knows, was larger than life and formed many lasting friendships within the hockey fraternity.  His father recognised his son’s talent and the need to join a leading club.  He joined Hounslow in 1963 as  a 17-year-old playing mainly at outside left soon making it to the first eleven.  He eventually captained the first eleven for two years in the mid 70’s.

QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS FOR LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC HOCKEY EVENTS
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

NEW DELHI (India) – WOMEN – 15-26 February 2012

One to qualify from South Africa, India, Italy, Canada, Ukraine and Poland.

 

NEW DELHI (India) – MEN 15-26 February 2012

One to qualify from India, Canada, France, Poland, Egypt and United States.

 

BEERSCHOT (Belgium) – WOMEN – 17-25 March 2012

One to qualify from Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Russia, France and Mexico.

 

DUBLIN (Ireland) – MEN – 10-18 March 2012

Hockey Writers' Club members Peter Savage (right) and Tom Cooper at the official unveiling of the Olympic Hockey Centre pitch on October 27, 2011
Olympic hockey will be played on a blue pitch with a yellow ball
Locog press release
Friday, October 28th, 2011
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has unveiled the Olympic Hockey Centre’s fi
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NEWSLETTER 78 PUBLISHED
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

Issue 78 of our Newsletter was circulated on 22nd September 2011. If you did not receive your copy please email Bill Colwill –

BColwill@aol.com

– and he will quickly send you a copy.

HWC AWARDS - MONCHENGLADBACH
Sunday, August 28th, 2011

England Hockey Board President Simon Mason presented this year's Pollard and Moore Awards at the end of the Gant European Nations Cup tournament in Monchengladbach.

Marjorie Pollard Award          Helen Richardson

Chris Moore Award               Barry Middleton

The Awards were made to the best UK player in the two European events.

Both England teams were defeated in their semi-finals but won out in their bronze medal play-off matches.

 

ENGLAND WOMEN

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HWC ANNUAL AWARDS
Peter Luck
Sunday, August 14th, 2011

The next date for presentation of the above awards has been booked for Tuesday 17th January 2012 at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, Knightsbridge, the same venue as last year.

We have been fortunate in that both Leandro Negre, President of the FIH, and Richard Leman, President of GB Hockey. have both accepted invitations to be joint chief guests in what is an Olympic year.

Recent events have seen good turnouts of Members and Guests, and towards continuing this trend we have held the price for the event to £42 for members and £47 for guests.

A new feature for the next event is that the Higgins Group have increased their sponsorship and we are introducing a new award in the youth section for age-16-and-under players.

HWC members will have the opportunity of recording their vote for the Players of the Year towards the end of this year. Look out for the voting form.

BOOK THE DATE NOW – JANUARY 17TH, 2012

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MASTER SPORTSMAN
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

 


 

As a schoolboy, I watched Norman Borrett, the first Great Britain hockey captain play three times in the 1948 London Olympics including the final at Wembley where disappointingly he did not add to the 9 goals he had scored earlier against the USA (5) and Afghanistan (4).

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INAUGURAL LONDON CUP
Peter Luck
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

 

The University of Westminster Sports Ground, known to many as the Quentin Hogg Memorial Ground, was home for this inaugural London Cup competition, from 12-16 July 2011. Temporary stands for more than 4,000 were close to full for most of the games.

DAVID WELCH
Friday, July 1st, 2011
It is with great sadness we record the death on the 29th June of David Welch, a Hon. Vice Member of the Association. A full tribute to David appears on the Sports Journalists Association Website at http://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/members-news/david-welch-sports-edito... David is survived by his wife Geordie, from whom he is separated, son Christopher and daughters, Alexandra and Jessica, and by his partner of later years, Sue, to whom we send our condolences.
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HIGGINS FORMER WINNERS SPARKLE IN CHAMPIONS TROPHY
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Rebecca Herbert (2004) and Maddy Hinch (2006), past winners of the Higgins Group UK Youth Awards, were dominant in England's 2-2 draw with Korea in the recent elite Women's Champions Trophy tournament in Amstelveen.  Herbert scored both England's goals whilst Hinch, making her second England appearance, gave an outstanding display in goal.
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SLOUGH IN EURO FINAL FOUR
Friday, June 10th, 2011


 

SLOUGH Ladies’ longest ever season – ten months since they started pre-season training last August  – ends this weekend at the Final Four stage of the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup in The Hague, Holland on 11/12 June, writes Mike Haymonds.

Pollard/Moore Salvers
The Hockey Writers' Club
Thursday, May 26th, 2011

The HWC Committee has announced that once again the MARJORIE POLLARD and CHRIS MOORE Salvers will be awarded to the outstanding UK players in the European Nations Championship that will this year take place in Monchengladbach at the end of August. Members of the Club present in Germany will be asked to vote.

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