The Bloors

Discover our family’s passions, projects, and community involvement.

We’re quite involved with https://4thashby.org.uk.

Hockey Highlights

Kyle

Our eldest, Kyle, badgered his PE teacher to let him and his mates play hockey; the school supported them to a tournament at Lee Valley. The team went on to win School Team of the Year.

After playing for Barford Tigers while he was at Uni, he’s enjoying playing for Ashby Hockey Club’s first time and acting as Vice Captain.

Liam

Liam plays for Cardiff & Met in the Premier Division while at university (he captained the Welsh Universities squad this summer). He was part of the 2022–23 England Under‑18s squad. At Ashby he excelled at the Super 6s following a strong effort the previous year.

Rupert

Rupert has made a strong start this season, playing for Ashby’s Men’s 2s and Under‑14s as well as Derbyshire U14s.

Tristan

Tristan played U13s for BAHA last season and is enjoying U14 and Badgers hockey at Ashby Hockey Club, plus training with Derbyshire U13s. He’s occasionally playing Men’s 4s when facing a development team