Walking sports have been taking the country by storm in recent years, but Bedford Hockey Club was a forerunner in establishing its Walking Hockey team back in 2018.
At that time, there were no other clubs in the area offering this format of the game but, in more recent years, several other local clubs have joined the movement.
Such has been the growth that, on Sunday (15 September), the inaugural Beds & Herts Walking Hockey Festival took place at Letchworth Hockey Club, with four clubs participating.
Both Bedford and Letchworth fielded two teams apiece, with Chiltern and Welwyn also bringing teams.
The goal for the day was to have fun whilst being active, and that was certainly the achieved result. Bedford will be looking to follow up on the day’s success, providing a venue later in the season for the teams to come together again.
Bedford organises regular, mixed-gender, Walking Hockey sessions at its Chester Road ground on Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings…
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