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Editor's choice Squadron Leader, Damian Clayton MBE joins our podcaster-in-residence, Russell Todd to explain how he successfully established rugby league as an officially recognised sport within the Royal Air Force.
Find out more Dame Sarah Storey DBE joins the podcast to discuss her own sporting heritage and considers the importance of celebrating the achievements and all too often hidden histories of disability and women’s sport’s.
Find out more To help launch this year's National Sporting Heritage Day activities we caught up with former World and Commonwealth squash champion, Nick Matthew and his father, Hedley to discuss how prominent sport was in the Matthew family.
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Latest news Featured in this month's newsletter: a final call for the Wales scoping survey, A-Z of sporting objects for schools, Boccia podcast special, NSHD2021 blogs, and Conference recordings, along with all the latest sector news, training events and funding opportunities.
Find out more One consolation of the Covid-19 lockdowns was being able to “attend” last year’s Sporting Heritage online conference, which inspired me to put a bid in immediately for a Community Grant to make a film capturing stories from the diverse women’s football group I work with.
Find out more Along with an introduction to the sport from Boccia Uk, we talk to players Scott McCowan, Stephen McGuire and Claire Taggart as they prepare for the World Boccia 2021 European Championship in Seville, the first international Boccia competition since the Tokyo Paralympic Games
Find out more June 2016 - I ventured to the first major footballing championship (men’s) that Wales had qualified for in my lifetime: Euro 2016.
Find out more For National Sporting Heritage Day 2021 the Arlington Baths Club was proud to present the Battle of the Bathsmasters, a dramatisation of a 1879 media spat and public swimming contest to prove women’s swimming skills!
Find out more In this months newsletter: we review the Sporting Heritage conference and NSHD2021, launch our new Toolkit resource, we present the podcast; Being Black and Being Millwall, along with the latest sector news, events and funding opportunities.
Find out more In this film created for the 2021 Sporting Heritage Conference, our founding director Dr Justine Reilly guides you through a review of our activities over the past year, developments in the organisation and details some of what we have planned in the future.
Find out more Durham Amateur Football Trust celebrated National Sporting Heritage Day with an exhibition entitled “A Day out at Wembley” on Saturday 2 October at King James 1 Academy, Bishop Auckland.
Find out more For this year's National Sporting Heritage Day we publicised Reading Museum’s forthcoming exhibition on 150 years of Reading FC, and celebrated our heritage through a range of activities.
Find out more Throughout the week of National Sporting Heritage Day, we shared with local people and schools the story of Claude Hailey, and Tennis Wales offered coaching sessions to local people, all of which helps us re-engage with the community after the pandemic.
Find out more Sharing stories, reminiscing about big wins & big losses, recalling great players, rekindling friendships was the order of the day.
Find out more In this episode, recorded as part of the Ignored Heritage pilot project, we reflect on the film 'Millwall Black and White', with project lead, Kristopher Mckie, producer, Ole Jensen, and one of the stars of and contributors to the film, Ron Bell.
Find out more Featured this month: a NSHD2021 preview, blog & family quiz from illustrator-in-residence Jessica Hartshorn, Inspirational Women in Sport exhibition, Conference updates, along with all the latest sector news, training events and funding opportunities.
Find out more As I sit in my studio creating the final Sporting Heritage resource for the hidden histories project, I begin to reflect on the past year.
Find out more This episode takes a look at how some of the National Governing Bodies of Sport are celebrating National Sporting Heritage Day on September 30th (#NSHD2021).
Find out more In this episode members of the strategic panel for Wales' Sporting Heritage - Sioned Hughes (Museums Wales), Rob Cole (Welsh Sports Hall of Fame), Tom Sharp (Welsh Sports Association) - reflect on the process, and discuss how important sport is to Welsh identity and culture.
Find out more Exciting opportunity to join Rounders England as a Digital Marketing Assistant
Find out more In this first episode of the Ignored Heritage pilot project Kristopher Mckie introduces filmmaker Sav Kyriacou who, through Ranjit Sandhu from Slough Wrestling Club has been helping older members of the Panjabi community share the traditions of Panjabi wrestling.
Find out more Olympic gold medal-winning, GB Hockey player, Helen Richardson-Walsh MBE joins our founding director, Dr Justine Reilly in the latest of our 'In Conversation series'.
Find out more Sporting Heritage and sports event company, The Events Room have joined forces with a new partnership to share legendary sporting ...
Find out more This year the South Wales Police Heritage Centre has led a research project to tell the story of former Glamorgan police officer and sportsman, Billy Spiller.
Find out more In this month's newsletter: Join the Sporting Heritage Team with our KickStart opportunities, conference booking is open, NSHD2021 funding news, In Conversation wit Ian McMillan, as well as the latest sector news, events and funding.
Find out more We're hiring! We are so excited to announce two new roles as part of the kickstart scheme.
Find out more Ian talks about why sport and culture matter, how much he's missed being part of the Barnsley FC matchday experience during lockdown, and discusses his exciting plans for National Sporting Heritage Day this 30th September.
Find out more World and European 800m medallist, Jenny Meadows joins our founding Director, Dr Justine Reilly in the latest episode of our 'In Conversation' series.
Find out more In this podcast, Julia Lee from the 'Disability and Women’s Sports’ project team, is joined by several members of our Sporting Heritage Champions Network...representing Judo, Stoolball, Keep-fit and Netball.
Find out more A strategic framework to ensure the ongoing support, protection, and engagement of the sporting heritage of Wales has opened for ...
Find out more In this months newsletter: we chat to Nick & Hedley Matthew in our latest podcast, launch our new education programme pages, preview Tokyo 1964 - Designing Tomorrow Exhibition, and bring you the latest training, funding and support opportunities.
Find out more To help launch this year's National Sporting Heritage Day activities we caught up with former World and Commonwealth squash champion, Nick Matthew and his father, Hedley to discuss how prominent sport was in the Matthew family.
Find out more In this months newsletter: NSHD2021 Community Grant Fund and education engagement, Sporting Heritage Conference and contribution deadline, Memories and Reminiscence - FREE Handbook , Podcast - Damian Clayton MBE, and the very latest Webinar, Funding and Support Opportunities
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