Burroughs' Wellcome & Co employees were competing in a variety of activities: sprints over a 100 yards, distance running over one mile, a high jump competition and the exertions of the tug of war.
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“One of my earliest goals was to join the Army and win an Olympic gold medal; I am really pleased ...
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“I am pleased to be a Sporting Heritage Ambassador! History of sport evolves champions of the future, I am looking ...
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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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In a previous post I wrote upon the 200th anniversary of the founding of our Village Cricket club; however cricket ...
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“History is a great thing. It gives us understanding of what has gone on before us and allows us to ...
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In this podcast Russell Todd, Sporting Heritage CIC’s podcaster-in-residence, chats to his next door neighbour in Cardiff, Colin Morgan, about ...
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One of the first amazing collections we received information about through this project’s scoping activity was from Birchfield Harriers – ...
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As part of our project's scoping survey, we caught up with the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC). Celebrating their centenary in 2021, the CSSC were very happy to take a look back through their archives for us, including those highlighting the early sporting success of women and disabled employees.
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