Edith Smith Memorial Award For Widnes Wild Women's Ice Hockey Team - Season 2019/20

Widnes Wild Women's Ice Hockey Team

Pauline Hayward shows off the Edith Smith Award

As you know, I’m trying to spread the word about the unsung heroes and heroines of the First World War. Among the ideas to do this, is the naming of the Most Valued Player Awards for our local women’s ice hockey team – Widnes Wild Women - in memory of a WW1 heroine. Last year’s MVP Awards were in memory of Sarah Macnaughtan (1864 – 1916) a writer who was famous at the time of the war and who went to help out in Belgium, France and Russia. Sara died of exhaustion in July 1916.

This season’s MVP Award for the Team commemorates Edith Smith, who became Britain’s first Warranted Woman Police Officer during WW1. Edith is of particular interest to the Widnes-based Team as she was born in Oxton, Merseyside (formerly in Cheshire) and was buried in St Mary's Church and Halton Cemetery, Runcorn, Cheshire, which is close to to the Widnes ice rink where Widnes Wild Women play their home games.

Here are the details of the exciting match that launched the 2019-2020 MVP Award in memory of Edith Smith:

Widnes Wild Women 8 – Solway Sharks Ladies 8

Widnes Wild Women’s Ice Hockey Home matches 2019 – 2020

Sunday, 6th October 2019

Sunday, 15th December 2019

Sunday 5th January 2020

Sunday 16th February 2020

Sunday 1st March 2020

Other matches may be arranged.  Face Off: 5.30 p.m.

You can find out more by reading the Match report: CLICK HERE

Watching the Video highlights: CLICK HERE

and

There is now a special Edith Smith Awards website:  CLICK HERE 

Widnes Wild Women's Team player Catherine Bowen-Fell receiving
the MVP Award from Wirral Historian Bob Knowles