The start of indoor hockey in England – we were there!
November 2025: 50 years ago in November 1975, the All England Women’s Hockey Association (AEWHA) took its first steps in promoting indoor hockey in England. They did this by organising what was then billed as the first National Ladies’ Indoor Tournament. It was held at Birmingham University on 2 November. And, guess what, Redland took part and came second, with someone in that team who still plays every week for Redland.
You can read the article here, written and published by the Hockey Museum. Expect you’ll be able to work out who our famous player is…
pic credit: Jane Cornelius
