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Report provided by Mike Carter, Festival Historian and Archivist. All photos ©Al Macphee/MiraclePR A very successful 72nd Torbay Easter Hockey Festival concluded on Easter Monday with the final game being abandoned at half time due to a tremendous rain storm , summing up the weather over the whole weekend . The transition from the Redcliffe … Read more

Copy and 1953 photo contributed by Torbay Easter Hockey Festival. All other photos ©Al Macphee/MiraclePR The Torbay Easter Hockey Festival returns to the Borough for the 72nd time from this Thursday (28th March) to Easter Monday (1st April) 2024. Easter hockey festivals were first held at the turn of the 20th Century, and at their … Read more

TROPHY WIVES: The Midwives lift the Bill Stickells Cup after putting away 46 goals, 13 more than runners-up Esanders. ©Al Macphee/MiraclePR Midwives made a winning start on Easter Sunday, adding another five goals to their tally in a 5-1 victory over Buffaloes at Clennon Valley. Torreadors then got back to winning ways with the only … Read more

THAT ONE’S A KEEPER! There have been some amazing saves – and outfits – from the festival’s goalkeepers. ©Al Macphee/MiraclePR The Easter holiday sun continued to beam down at Clennon Valley and Torquay Girls Grammar School for the second day of the 71st Torbay Easter Hockey Festival. At Clennon, Oddfellows started as they left off … Read more

BUZZING: The Midwives (black shirts) swatted the Bluebottles 6-2 to join the contenders for the Bill Stickles Cup. ©Al Macphee/MiraclePR The 71st Torbay Easter Hockey Festival got underway in a riot of colour at Clennon Valley on Friday morning, with the traditional flag-raising and bully-off followed by an opening game between the two most vibrantly … Read more

Photos contributed. Main picture is the official gathering for the first ever Torbay Easter Hockey Festival back in 1951 There are less than 24 hours remaining for hockey teams interested in signing up for England’s oldest Easter hockey festival. The 71st Annual Torbay Easter Hockey Festival will take place between Friday 7th and Monday 10th … Read more