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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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  • From Personal to Professional: Why Sporting Heritage in Schools Really Matters...

    From Personal to Professional: Why Sporting Heritage in Schools Really Matters...

    That’s me. c.1980, Southern Boys’ Cross-Country Championships at Parliament Hill Fields, spiritual home of the sport. Perhaps even then I was ...
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  • It's A Knockout!

    It's A Knockout!

    At Wakefield Museums we have redeveloped our museum hub in the town of South Elmsall to celebrate the boxing heritage ...
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  • Opening of the National Paralympic Heritage Centre

    Opening of the National Paralympic Heritage Centre

    On Saturday 30th March the new accessible National Paralympic Heritage Centre opens at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace of the ...
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  • It's A Knockout!

    It's A Knockout!

    At Wakefield Museums we have redeveloped our museum hub in the town of South Elmsall to celebrate the boxing heritage ...
    Find out more
  • Opening of the National Paralympic Heritage Centre

    Opening of the National Paralympic Heritage Centre

    On Saturday 30th March the new accessible National Paralympic Heritage Centre opens at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace of the ...
    Find out more
  • National Paralympic Heritage Trust and Sporting Heritage Day 2018

    National Paralympic Heritage Trust and Sporting Heritage Day 2018

    With thanks to funding received from Sporting Heritage, September was an eventful time at the Trust celebrating National Sporting Heritage ...
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  • Digital archive of match day programmes for Tayport F.C.

    Digital archive of match day programmes for Tayport F.C.

    Tayport Football Club has been issuing programmes for most home matches since the early 1990s and each of these programmes, ...
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  • From Personal to Professional: Why Sporting Heritage in Schools Really Matters...

    From Personal to Professional: Why Sporting Heritage in Schools Really Matters...

    That’s me. c.1980, Southern Boys’ Cross-Country Championships at Parliament Hill Fields, spiritual home of the sport. Perhaps even then I was ...
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  • Man and Mountain: Chris Bonington

    Man and Mountain: Chris Bonington

    Our exhibition closely follows Chris’ journey that rose from the unassuming beginnings on the sandstone of Harrison’s Rock to the ...
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  • 90 Unforgettable World Cup Moments

    90 Unforgettable World Cup Moments

    The 2018 FIFA World Cup is well under way and what better way to celebrate than by looking back at ...
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  • Through the Hoops: Croquet at Wimbledon

    Through the Hoops: Croquet at Wimbledon

    The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC) celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2018.  Did you know that croquet, ...
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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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