Reading Hockey Club is a field hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

 club based at Sonning Lane

Sonning Lane

Sonning Lane is a cricket and hockey ground in Reading, Berkshire, England, near the village of Sonning. It is located in a road called Sonning Lane leading between the A4 road and the village, hence the name....

 in the English

England

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 town of Reading

Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

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It is presently one of the most successful clubs in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 with National League and Cup honours.

The Men's 1st Team currently play in the English Hockey League

English Hockey League (field hockey)

The English Hockey League is a national hockey league run by England Hockey. It is currently sponsored by Slazenger and known as the Slazenger England Hockey League or EHL...

 Men's Premier Division, while the Ladies 1st Team play in the English Hockey League Women's Premier Division. In 1997, Reading hosted the European Cup Winners Tournament, and in 1999, the National League Playoffs. More recently, Reading has hosted International matches. Reading's neighbours, Sonning Hockey Club, were the first club in Berkshire

Berkshire

Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...

to be awarded the "Club 1st National Hockey Accreditation" for junior coaching and development.