Sporting Heritage Webinars and Hangouts

Please read through the guidelines attached below to ensure you can access and use the Zoom platform during your chosen webinar event.

Webinar Programme (scroll down for Network Meetings)


Free Webinar: The Art of Sporting Heritage – tensions, theory and practice.

Thursday 1st February 2024 10.30am – 12pm 
Join us for the launch of the Art of Sporting Heritage Month 2024!

This webinar will look at the role of sport and art in the UK. It will discuss the tensions which exist between sport and art, and how this impacts on practical applications in museums, archives, sports clubs and wider venues when delivering sport and art programming.

Panelists will include Professor Mike O’Mahony from the University of Bristol and expert in the visual culture of sport, Community Artist, Alastair Flindall, and Catherine Robins from Leeds Museums and Galleries, currently delivering a NLHF project putting sport and art into practice with local communities.

There will be an opportunity to post questions to the panel and to discuss issues and barriers affecting your own sport and art practice.


Free Webinar: Digitsation and the Art of Sporting Heritage

Wednesday 21st February 10.30am – 12pm

Join us for an exciting online event where we delve into the fascinating world of sporting heritage and its digitisation. Discover how the art of preserving sports history is being revolutionised in the digital age.

We’ll be guided through a whole range of digitsation options and processes by experts Microform and The Ark Heritage.

Through captivating discussions and engaging presentations, we’ll explore the ways in which technology and digitisation are transforming the way we document, archive, and celebrate sporting achievements. This event will showcase the power of digital platforms in immortalising sporting legacies.

Key topics:

  • Digital preservation of sporting artifacts
  • Virtual exhibitions and interactive experiences
  • Archiving sporting events and memorabilia
  • Preserving the intangible: stories and personal accounts

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to explore the digitisation of sporting heritage!

Register now to secure your spot and be part of this virtual event that celebrates the art of sporting heritage.


Catch up on YouTube!

You can also catch up with our full range of sector support webinars by visiting our YouTube channel.

Network meetings

Find out more about how to join these national and thematic forums which support sporting heritage development, discussion and delivery across the UK.


Sector Network Online Event: Focus on Fundraising

Wednesday 17th January 2024, 10.30am – 1.00pm 

Join our first nationwide networking event of 2024 from the comfort of your own home or office! Bringing together organisations from across the four nations, a variety of sports, and at different levels of support needs, this event will focus on fundraising.

During the first part of the meeting, we’ll be joined by funders including the Art Fund, The National Archives, and the Social Enterprise Academy, to share information about their funding opportunities, provide advice and guidance on accessing funding, and answer your questions.

We’ll then open our breakout rooms to allow delegates to meet and discuss within specific themed areas. Rooms will include:

  • Nation focus
  • Sport focus – for example Football Heritage and Rugby League Heritage
  • National Collections of Sport
  • Heritage Champions – sports clubs and governing bodies representatives

Our networking events are free of charge to all delegates, but for organisational purposes we do ask that you only book a space if you are able to attend.

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