Over the weekend we had 200 hockey players battle the wind and rain in Manchester for the final Hockey Fest on Tour event, with the chat of
the town being the women’s Olympic gold medal.
Hannah, Lesley and Harriet from Manchester Moss Park hockey
club were beaming with pride over Great Britain’s gold medal.
‘Hockey is such a great
team sport and it really shone through as it was a team effort that won it. It
is just fantastic!’ they all shared.
They all got into hockey at different stages of their lives.
Hannah and Lesley both got into it at school with Lesley being taught by Kate
Richardson-Walsh mother, Barbra Walsh at her school. Harriet played a little at
school but had a fear that she wasn’t going to be good enough for the
university team. After graduating she got involved in Moss Parks Back to Hockey
sessions.
These women weren’t the only ones who shared their thoughts
with us, see the video below including some wonderful chants from Oldham hockey
club!
