A teenage Northumberland hockey player with dreams of representing her country in the sport has been selected to play for England.
Charlotte Graham from Wylam has secured a place on the England Hockey u16 girls' team having impressed in her school, club and county teams.
The Year 11 student at Dame Allan's Schools, in Newcastle, has already attended one training session with the England squad and has a second training weekend in December.
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Charlotte said: "I was invited to try out for England in October and was so happy to be selected. The squad currently has 36 girls and it will be reduced to 26, so I hope to train well enough to remain part of the team and able to represent England in a match."
For the last four years, Charlotte has been playing hockey for Northumberland County, and alongside playing for the JPC junior hockey club in Newcastle.
In August, she was selected to play in England Hockey's Northern Pennine Pumas u15 girls' team, competing against squads from Wales, Scotland, the Midlands, South East and South West.
Will Scott, Principal of Dame Allan's Schools, said: "Charlotte is a dedicated and talented hockey player and we wish her every success in the sport going forward."
