Golden Oldies Hockey Festival gets underway in Edinburgh
The 15th Air New Zealand Golden Oldies Hockey Festival
got underway at Peffermill in Edinburgh this morning, with over
sixty teams from fourteen different countries, including Australia,
Bermuda, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand and South Africa, taking
part in the competition.
Scotland is represented by two teams, ‘Furry Boots’ and the
‘Paisley Buddies’, who will look after the home nation’s interest
in the competition.
Lee Cousins, Festival Director and Scottish Hockey President,
said, “It’s great to see teams from all over the world come to
Edinburgh for the Air New Zealand Golden Oldies Hockey Festival.
I’m sure all sixty teams will have a fantastic time during their
visit to Scotland. As well as the hockey, the teams also have a
picnic day at Traquar House, a distillery visit, and a ghost tour
to look forward to this week. I welcome all our participants and
hope that they thoroughly enjoy their visit to Edinburgh.”
Golden Oldies World Hockey Festivals were first launched in 1983
when the inaugural Festival was held in Auckland, New Zealand.
The philosophy of the Festivals has always been the same; to
provide an opportunity to travel to different places for a fun week
with like-minded enthusiasts. Its advent has changed people’s lives
and resulted in many of them travelling away from their home
countries for the first time.
Please visit the Air New Zealand Golden Oldies Hockey Festival
website for more information about the event.
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