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Editor's choice Share you paddle sport heritage in British Canoeing's ground breaking scoping project!
Find out more This online exhibition, created in support of the new London Museum outlines the key themes, types of stories and objects the people of London would like reflected within a new museum.
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Latest news Across the Causeway area after World War Two, local dance halls and, at times, transformed community halls and other public buildings were at the heart of social life in our communities. One of these important dance venues was Ballymoney Town Hall, which now houses Ballymoney Museum.
Find out more A project based on the Isle of Skye, Isabelle Law is capturing the faces of past, present and future players of Skye Camanachd club.
Find out more In order to celebrate NSHD and our grant award we wanted to scan and share a collection snapshot. We chose Wales women’s teams from the 1990s.
Find out more On Sunday 1st October, Irish FA Tours welcomed a groupfrom the A.C.T (Action for Community Transformation) to the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park for a fully guided tour of the stadium.
Find out more Explore what it means to be a rower in this mixed media exhibition featuring Lea Rowing Club. River and Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames, 2nd November – 11th December 2023
Find out more Rugby Art Gallery and Museum were proud to receive a Sporting Heritage Community Grant to create a short film celebrating grassroots Rugby teams, in the 200th year of the game that shares their town’s name.
Find out more With the ‘Life with the Lionesses’ exhibition on display at Pontefract Museum, WiRL celebrated National Sporting Heritage Day in style with an all-day event at the museum, including a ‘Meet the Legendary Lionesses’ Q&A, as well as video recordings of exclusive interviews and match footage.
Find out more The Sporting Heritage grant enabled us to capture the pure essence of community and bring everyone together. We had members who would never dream of competing, loving it and regular competitors helping those new to the sport.
Find out more The Community Grant received from Sporting Heritage, and supported by Microform Ltd allowed Falkirk Football Heritage Trust to progress with our ongoing project to digitise Falkirk Football Club's historical board minutes.
Find out more The successful application to the NSHD Microform Support grant has enabled us to acquire a secure cupboard for the South Manchester SC trophies and ensure both the safe storage of the items and a step towards increased public access and preservation of Manchester's aquatic legacy.
Find out more In this episode Amina Abu-Shahba from Swansea University and writer David Brayley discuss some of the activities taking place in Swansea as part of a year-long project celebrating the city's sporting heritage.
Find out more Check out our celebration of Sporting Heritage Day and the wonderful work of the Keep Fit Association, and it's community in this video.
Find out more We are delighted to welcome Double Paralympian, Pippa Britton OBE to the Sporting Heritage ambassador team.
Find out more The All England Lawn Tennis Club welcomes you to join tennis history enthusiasts from around the world for a day of presentations, panel discussions and networking on Friday 3 November 2023.
Find out more You told us what Sport you'd like to see in the new London Museum, now you can read the report!
Find out more Featured this month: Our Scotland Study Day opened by Stirling MP, A call to sign Early Day Motion on sporting heritage, Celebrating Wales in new online exhibition, the countdown to NSHD2023 begins, Wal Goch Festival for football lovers, and all the latest sector news, jobs, events and funding opportunities.
Find out more Halifax, West Yorkshire has a long and proud tradition of boxing clubs and academies. This is a town steeped in tough, working class sporting heritage. Watch the documentary film, that celebrates this special sporting community.
Find out more Sporting Heritage are delighted to announce that digital specialists, Microform, have become National Sporting Heritage Day 2023 Gold Sponsors!
Find out more Featured this month: Apply for a NSHD Community Grant, New Exhibitions at MCC Museum, Tennis History Conference Call For Papers, Film Series on Welsh Football Club origins. Plus all the latest sector news, webinars and funing opportunities.
Find out more Share you paddle sport heritage in British Canoeing's ground breaking scoping project!
Find out more In this episode - recorded as part of the Sporting Heritage Cymru activity funded by Welsh Government - John Carrier discusses how a chance visit to watch Wrexham Ladies FC set him on a journey to research the rich history of women's football in Wales.
Find out more This online exhibition, created in support of the new London Museum outlines the key themes, types of stories and objects the people of London would like reflected within a new museum.
Find out more This month we update you on the ongoing developments at Sporting Heritage, and how we'd like your help in shaping the future of the organisation in our 2023 survey. We also bring you the latest sector news, events and funding opportunities.
Find out more Sporting Heritage need your help! This survey is a crucial part of developing a better understanding about what we do, its impact, and what we could do better.
Find out more The 2023 annual International Football History Conference will take place at Hampden Park, Glasgow, and will be held over two days (30 June and 1 July 2023). This is a call for papers to be presented at the conference.
Find out more On 9th March 2023 an online session was held to inform delivery of the Strategic Framework to 2025. You can catch up on what happened by watching the recording.
Find out more The project to build a national football museum for Wales in Wrexham has taken a huge step forward thanks to a major funding announcement by the Welsh Government.
Find out more Sport has always been important to Wales as a nation: from the ancient game of cnapan, to modern rugby and football; from boxing to cycling, athletics to swimming. Our country has produced an impressive array of exceptional sports people and we punch well above our weight in international competition.
Find out more A brand new network in Wales is being set up for those interested in academic research of the sporting heritage of Wales. A first meeting is being held online on St David's Day 2023
Find out more In this month's newsletter we look forward to the year ahead, introduce our new team members, and Wales Coordinator, and bring you the latest sector news, funding and support opportunities.
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