Skegby's Scarlet Runners
By Marg Thorne
The Scarlet Runners was a nickname for Skegby Ladies Hockey Team.
The reason ?
They wore scarlet tunics !
The photograph was taken C1929
Back Row:Doris Hind, ? Leverton; Madge ?;Irene Higginson;Evelyn Buxton.
Centre:Mary Lodge; Hilda Tucker; Irene Taylor.
Front:Ina Tongue; Edna Everley; Norah Rainsbury.
Hilda Tucker was headmistress of Teversal School. She gave her pupils a good musical education, and formed her fellow hockey players into a choir. With various commitments, the choir disbanded, but was reformed following a reunion C1950. The choir did well locally in the music festival.
Irene Higginson became a clerk at the Education Office on Station Road.
Ina Tongue became a teacher at Healdswood Boys School.
Norah Rainsbury was daughter of Dr Rainsbury of Fackley Road, Stanton Hill
Photo:Averil Higginson