This website will cease to function after May 25th. If anyone wishes to download any historical information, you have until that date to do so.

As per the announcement made on April 8th, Rule 16 has been enacted and the reserves of the League have been distributed to clubs. Funds should now be in clubs’ bank accounts. The League has now, effectively, been wound up.

As I was authorising the payments, I reflected on how we got to this ...
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The news item on the dissolution of the Verde Recreo Hockey League had two important typos. The item referred to the 19/20 season, this should have referred to the 20/21 season. Apologies for the error.

Following the penultimate meeting of the VRHL committee we are now in a position to confirm arrangements for the dissolution of the league.

The VRHL will formally dissolve on Friday 30th April. All financial assets belonging to the league will be shared equally amongst all teams who were ...
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Further to the most recent announcements by UK and Welsh Governments a decision on deciding the VRHL two nominations to the EHL for season 21/22 has been taken. The following factors being taken into consideration

Number of games that would need to be played amongst the 8 Premiership teams ...
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All fingers are crossed that we will be able to resume some sort of hockey in the next few weeks and get back to being a Club again. With the exception of the premiership division the current competitive season is now over and planning is ongoing as part of the work with England Hockey to implement ...
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Thank you to all those teams who have expressed an interest in playing a one off competition should restrictions on society get lifted.

Unfortunately there was not the level of interest to make this a feasible option to pursue. Details of all teams who have expressed an interest have now been ...
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ALL CLUBS - Please read the statement in the downloads section of this website, a document headed West Hockey Association.

Clubs will be aware that last year England Hockey gained support from a majority of English Hockey clubs to reorganise regional hockey and also its EHL competition.

Following this agreement EH established transition groups to oversee the required changes in each region. The West transition group ...
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