A walking hockey team in Wolverhampton started to combat isolation after Covid has transformed participants’ lives, its founder has said.
Tim Lorimer, secretary of Wolverhampton and Tettenhall Hockey Club, targeted the play and chat sessions towards people struggling to get out after the pandemic.
“As we got more people they opened up to me and others to say, ‘this has really changed my life,’” Mr Lorrimer said.
“I feel very humbled really because that wasn’t the purpose of doing it.”
A former Scotland international, Mr Lorimer started the lower impact, slower-paced sessions to “give something back to the community”.
He noticed a number of walking clubs setting up elsewhere and decided to go one step further and combine practice sessions with social interaction…
There are now 44 regular members, who just need a pair of trainers and £3 for the session to take part.
“Some have played hockey before and want to get back into it, some have never played hockey, but they all wanted to get involved,” he said.
“The only criteria is to be available between 11 and half past 12 on a Wednesday.”
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Session details HERE: https://www.walkingsports.com/walking-hockey/united-kingdom/west-midlands/wolverhampton/mixed-sessions/wolverhampton-tettenhall-hockey-club/
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