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Get a glimpse into the world of sporting heritage through our regular blog. We welcome guest contributions too - just download the Sporting Heritage Blog Contribution Template, complete and return to kevin@sportingheritage.org.uk 

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  • Contribute to our blog!

    Contribute to our blog!

    We’re really proud and pleased to be able to give the sporting heritage sector a voice through our blog. We’ve ...
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  • Help the World Cycling Revival celebrate 200 years of cycling history this June

    Help the World Cycling Revival celebrate 200 years of cycling history this June

    14th, 15th and 16th June 2018 This June, the World Cycling Revival Festival will be held at the historic Herne Hill ...
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  • Museums and Wellbeing

    Museums and Wellbeing

    The National Alliance for Museums, Health and Wellbeing was established in 2015. It was formed at a time when the ...
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  • Sporting Heritage Journal

    Sporting Heritage Journal

    This journal is aimed at anyone with an interest in sport, health, education, or heritage. It sets out why and how sporting ...
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  • Help the World Cycling Revival celebrate 200 years of cycling history this June

    Help the World Cycling Revival celebrate 200 years of cycling history this June

    14th, 15th and 16th June 2018 This June, the World Cycling Revival Festival will be held at the historic Herne Hill ...
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  • ‘Learning to Speak Softly’: the autobiography of Motor Racing Ace and Spitfire pilot Roberta Cowell

    ‘Learning to Speak Softly’: the autobiography of Motor Racing Ace and Spitfire pilot Roberta Cowell

    Roberta Cowell’s Story: An Autobiography, was published by Heinemann in Melbourne, Toronto and London in 1954. It was an important ...
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  • Museums and Wellbeing

    Museums and Wellbeing

    The National Alliance for Museums, Health and Wellbeing was established in 2015. It was formed at a time when the ...
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  • The World Rugby Museum is back!

    The World Rugby Museum is back!

    The World Rugby Museum at Twickenham Stadium has moved to a new home in the South Stand and was officially ...
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  • The Birth of Club Rugby

    The Birth of Club Rugby

    Liverpool St Helens Football Club are pleased to announce that their touring exhibition will begin at Parr Library, St Helens ...
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  • Women in a ‘Man’s World’

    Women in a ‘Man’s World’

    Women in a ‘Man’s World’ is a project exploring women’s experiences of working in leadership positions in men’s professional football ...
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  • Kick off! Engaging with Scotland's sporting heritage

    Kick off! Engaging with Scotland's sporting heritage

      This FREE one-day conference was delivered in February 2018 at the Scottish Football Museum. It celebrated the exciting range of ...
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  • New footprints in the sand

    New footprints in the sand

    When telling anyone I work in Qatar, the reaction I often get is “Oh, the country who won the world ...
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  • Contribute to our blog!

    Contribute to our blog!

    We’re really proud and pleased to be able to give the sporting heritage sector a voice through our blog. We’ve ...
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  • Sporting Heritage Journal

    Sporting Heritage Journal

    This journal is aimed at anyone with an interest in sport, health, education, or heritage. It sets out why and how sporting ...
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  • Sporting Heritage Conference blog

    Sporting Heritage Conference blog

    In this age of instant access to networking platforms like LinkedIn, we can connect with like-minded people with a simple ...
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  • Podcast - Learn more about Sporting Heritage!

    Podcast - Learn more about Sporting Heritage!

    This year’s Sporting Heritage Conference focussed on the theme of photography and television. We had such an amazing range of ...
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  • England Enter the World Cup Finals

    England Enter the World Cup Finals

    England entered the 1950 finals as winners of the Home Nations. England started a habit of a lifetime and struggled ...
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  • ‘I Gotta Horse!’ - Ras Prince Monolulu at the Warwick Races

    ‘I Gotta Horse!’ - Ras Prince Monolulu at the Warwick Races

    With his striking feathered headdress, his jewelled and embroidered attire and his signature cry of ‘I gotta horse!’, Ras Prince Monolulu ...
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  • Walter Tull: From a Cobbler to a Soldier: Part Two

    Walter Tull: From a Cobbler to a Soldier: Part Two

    Tull made a swift transition from sport to war. In December 1914, he abandoned his football career, and volunteered to ...
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  • Walter Tull: From a Cobbler to a Soldier: Part One

    Walter Tull: From a Cobbler to a Soldier: Part One

    I have always had a love of sport, especially football, and I first became interested in Walter Tull when I ...
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  • The World Cup and Why England Didn't Enter

    The World Cup and Why England Didn't Enter

    The World Cup is an event that excites the footballing world. The English press heightens the expectations of a nation, ...
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  • The St Leger Stakes, Doncaster: Part Two

    The St Leger Stakes, Doncaster: Part Two

    The Anglo-French clash in the St Leger was eagerly awaited and appeared to be a two-horse race. Heliopolis had won the Chester ...
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  • The St Leger Stakes, Doncaster: Part One

    The St Leger Stakes, Doncaster: Part One

    We know that “The fastest horse wins the Guineas; the luckiest the Derby – and the best horse wins the ...
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  • The Artist, the Spy and the Hennessy Gold Cup: Part One

    The Artist, the Spy and the Hennessy Gold Cup: Part One

    Other than Paul Nicholls, who has trained as well as ridden a winner of the Hennessy Gold Cup? The answer ...
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  • The Artist, the Spy and the Hennessy Gold Cup: Part Two

    The Artist, the Spy and the Hennessy Gold Cup: Part Two

    (continued from part one) After the war, he sought a quieter life and concentrated on racing, with Derek riding for him ...
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  • Palace House, King of the Downs: Part One

    Palace House, King of the Downs: Part One

    Did you know that Palace House Stables has been the home of four Derby winners? It’s hard to believe but in ...
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  • Palace House, King of the Downs: Part Two

    Palace House, King of the Downs: Part Two

    Two years later the mighty French horse Gladiateur (Triple Crown winner) was trained in Newmarket followed by Hermit in 1867, ...
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  • Nijinsky's Sad Champion Farewell: Part One

    Nijinsky's Sad Champion Farewell: Part One

    The 1970 Flat racing season was all about one horse, Nijinsky.  The incomparable Irish superstar, who had become the first ...
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