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Collections Hereyoucanseeour listingofsportingrelatedcollectionsheldbymuseums,archivesandclubsaroundthecountry ExplorethelistingbysportandbylocationFeaturedcollections[cswpscid698dcd4439316][cswpscdynamicd8fd7da…

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Get Involved in Web Archiving the Winter Games – Milano Cortina 2026 By Helena Byrne, Curator Web Archives at the British Library The 2026 Winter Olympics, commonly known as Milano Cortina 2026, will take place from 6 to 22 February 2026 at sites across Lombardy and…

Know a winter sport website or blog that should be preserved? It takes less than five minutes to nominate. See the call from Helena Byrne at the British Library
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Free Welsh Collection Significance Webinar Series Ever wondered how to embark on assessing your collection’s significance? Join us for bitesize sessions in January - March 2026 to find out more.

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With the Winter Games behind us and the Paralympic Games in motion, we’re also beginning to think ahead to Sport & Fashion Month in June. Winter sport offers a fascinating lens on design and performance. #sportingheritage #sportandfashion #wintersport

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After their match against Warrington, the 1952 Kangaroo tourists were entertained at the Masonic Hall. The following day they were taken to Morecambe to see the illuminations. #sportingheritage #rugbyleague

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Sporting Heritage The University Archives works to preserve and promote Scotland’s sporting heritage through the development and care of our sporting collections and the provision of advice and support to sporting clubs and organisations across the country. At the core of our sporting heritage collections sits the Commonwealth Games Scotland Archive which preserves a detailed record of […]

We've created a new guide to our #SportingHeritage collections which cover everything from Olympic finals to keep fit classes:
collections.stir.ac.uk/archive-coll...
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Image Credit: Ballymoney Museum

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With the #SixNations returning this weekend its a good time to revisit this update from our Bill McLaren digitisation project on the beauty and value of #Rugby programmes:
archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/09/19/g...
#SportingHeritage #StirScanStudio

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(Re)fashioning women's leisure: image, material and place, 1850-present 25 June 2026 at De Montfort University, Leicester.

This student-led event brings together researchers, archivists and practitioners.

Call for Papers deadline: 16 March.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/yppuc68a

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Sporting Heritage Awards 2025 - Hall of Fame Wearesoproudanddelightedtoannouncethe2025SportingHeritageAwardwinnerswhoenterourHallofFameWejustwantedtosay,thatwewereoverwhelmedbythevarietyandqualityofapplicationsfortheawardsthisyear,representinga…

🔗 Discover the Awards Hall of Fame: tinyurl.com/yj8efyhy

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Sporting Heritage Awards 2025 - Hall of Fame Wearesoproudanddelightedtoannouncethe2025SportingHeritageAwardwinnerswhoenterourHallofFameWejustwantedtosay,thatwewereoverwhelmedbythevarietyandqualityofapplicationsfortheawardsthisyear,representinga…

So far, 26 volunteers have given 1,250+ hours, digitising and cataloguing 1,500+ items and recording 15+ hours of oral histories, helping safeguard the collection for future generations. 🔗 Discover the Awards Hall of Fame: tinyurl.com/yj8efyhy
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The posters brought a splash of sporting colour wherever they were displayed! #SportingHeritage #Glasgow2026 #CommonwealthGames

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Photograph showing promotional material for the 1970 Commonwealth Games (Douglas Brown Collection, Commonwealth Games Scotland Archive, University of Stirling Archives).

Photograph showing promotional material for the 1970 Commonwealth Games (Douglas Brown Collection, Commonwealth Games Scotland Archive, University of Stirling Archives).

Photograph showing promotional material for the 1970 Commonwealth Games (Douglas Brown Collection, Commonwealth Games Scotland Archive, University of Stirling Archives).

Photograph showing promotional material for the 1970 Commonwealth Games (Douglas Brown Collection, Commonwealth Games Scotland Archive, University of Stirling Archives).

Love these photos from our #TeamScotland Archive showing examples of how some of the posters in our collection were used to promote the #CommonwealthGames in #Edinburgh in 1970
#SportingHeritage #Glasgow2026

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Gilbert Laird Jessop - A Batting Phenomenon Gilbert Laird Jessop was a’ batting phenomenon’ in the late 19th and early 20th century and still holds the record for the fastest century by an Englishman in a test match, achieved at the Oval over…

On our website, we feature a series of articles by Bill Williams from the online magazine Playing Pasts, exploring Jessop’s school and early career, his greatest moment, and the illness that ended it all.

Discover more here: tinyurl.com/54kxxk45

#England #Cricket #crickethistory #sportingheritage

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Sporting Heritage Awards 2025 - Hall of Fame Wearesoproudanddelightedtoannouncethe2025SportingHeritageAwardwinnerswhoenterourHallofFameWejustwantedtosay,thatwewereoverwhelmedbythevarietyandqualityofapplicationsfortheawardsthisyear,representinga…

t a time of division, Looking Back brings people together through shared passion, promoting connection, identity and harmony. Discover the Hall of Fame: tinyurl.com/yj8efyhy #sportingheritage #lookingbackcic #shawards

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A white background with an orange ring and the green IIPC log sitting on the right side of the ring. In the the centre of the ring in green text reads - IIPC Collaborative Collections #IIPC-CDG

A white background with an orange ring and the green IIPC log sitting on the right side of the ring. In the the centre of the ring in green text reads - IIPC Collaborative Collections #IIPC-CDG

IIPC CDG won the Celebrating Digital Innovation in Sporting Heritage Award 2025 for their preservation of Olympic & Paralympic Games. @sportingheritage.bsky.social @netpreserve.bsky.social

Find out more here: link.bl.uk/vyu

#WebArchiving #SportingHeritage #IIPC-CDG #Olympics #Paralympics

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Free Welsh Collection Significance Webinar Series Ever wondered how to embark on assessing your collection’s significance? Join us for bitesize sessions in January - March 2026 to find out more.

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Flags of competing nations at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Brisbane. Australia (ref. CG/2/12/2/24).

Flags of competing nations at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Brisbane. Australia (ref. CG/2/12/2/24).

On another grey, dreich day it was nice to work with some colourful content when cataloguing some new additions to our #SportingHeritage collections. #FunWithFlags

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With thanks to the Welsh Government for supporting this programme.

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With thanks to the Welsh Government for supporting this programme.

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With thanks to the Welsh Government for supporting this programme.

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Sporting Heritage Awards 2025 - Hall of Fame Wearesoproudanddelightedtoannouncethe2025SportingHeritageAwardwinnerswhoenterourHallofFameWejustwantedtosay,thatwewereoverwhelmedbythevarietyandqualityofapplicationsfortheawardsthisyear,representinga…

Discover the Sporting Heritage Awards Hall of Fame: tinyurl.com/yj8efyhy.

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The producer of the film, Sam Lockyer, runs a West Midlands-based company called ICONIC Productions, who love to tell sporting heritage stories on film. @iconicproductionsuk #thefastestbicycle #sportingheritage #iconicproductions

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Passed a bit of Cardiff #SportingHeritage today

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Not sure where to start with a collection review? Join our introductory webinar, Welsh Significance Programme: How to Conduct a Collection Review.

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Not sure where to start with a collection review? Join our introductory webinar, Welsh Significance Programme: How to Conduct a Collection Review.

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