The 15th Air New Zealand Golden Oldies Hockey Festival has begun in Edinburgh, with over sixty teams from fourteen different countries including Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand and South Africa, taking part in the competition.

Lee Cousins, Festival Director and Scottish Hockey President, said, "It's great to see teams from all over the world come to Edinburgh for the Air New Zealand Golden Oldies Hockey Festival. I'm sure all sixty teams will have a fantastic time during their visit to Scotland. As well as the hockey, the teams also have a picnic day at Traquar House, a distillery visit, and a ghost tour to look forward to this week. I welcome all our participants and hope that they thoroughly enjoy their visit to Edinburgh."

Golden Oldies World Hockey Festivals were first launched in 1983 when the inaugural Festival was held in Auckland, New Zealand.

The philosophy of the Festivals has always been the same; to provide an opportunity to travel to different places for a fun week with like-minded enthusiasts. Its advent has changed people's lives and resulted in many of them travelling away from their home countries for the first time.

Please visit the Air New Zealand Golden Oldies Hockey Festival website for more information about the event.