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  • Annamarie Phelps CBE

    Annamarie Phelps CBE

    “I am thrilled to be a Sporting Heritage Ambassador: valuing the past is really important to me – I love ...
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  • Dame Sarah Storey DBE

    Dame Sarah Storey DBE

    “Sporting Heritage is important because of the inspiration we all get in remembering the past performances of our heroes. I’m ...
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  • Danielle Wyatt

    Danielle Wyatt

    “There is something really special about the history that has shaped the sport of today. Not only does it allow ...
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  • Frances Houghton MBE

    Frances Houghton MBE

     “Sporting Heritage plays a vital role in preserving those life-changing, inspiring moments in sport for people to be able to ...
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  • Helen Richardson-Walsh OLY MBE

    Helen Richardson-Walsh OLY MBE

    “Without the dedication and commitment of all that have gone before us, the opportunities as we know them today, would simply ...
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  • Jenny Meadows

    Jenny Meadows

    “History is a great thing. It gives us understanding of what has gone on before us and allows us to ...
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  • Podcast: Julia Lee - A Rugby League Pioneer

    Podcast: Julia Lee - A Rugby League Pioneer

    In this podcast, Russell Todd chats with Julia Lee, who is not only a member of the 'Disability and Women's Sports' project scoping team, but since the late 1980s has been a pioneer for women's involvement in rugby league.
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  • Sue Smith

    Sue Smith

     “I am honoured to be an ambassador for the great work of Sporting Heritage where I will work in partnership ...
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  • Upfront and Onside: The Women's Football Conference

    Upfront and Onside: The Women's Football Conference

    National Football Museum, Manchester  Thursday 8th & Friday 9th March 2018  As part of the Hidden Histories project, funded by Arts Council England, the ...
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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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