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Working to keep your sporting stories alive.Visit our website for support and info, add your collection & join our networks. www.sportingheritage.org.uk National Sporting Heritage Day, 30th Sept #NSHD2026

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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 7h
One of the questions we get asked a lot from those just beginning their sporting heritage journey is "How do we get started?" With illustrator Jessica Hartshorn, we've created a handy beginners guide for #NSHD2026 linking you to support, and resources. www.sportingheritage.org.uk/content/even...
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How to start you Sporting Heritage journey!
Not sure where to begin? Here's our hand guide to get you started.
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 12h
It’s NationalSportingHeritage Day! 🏆⚽🎾 🏉 Explore our #sports collections thru our catalogue, read our blogs & online exhibitions, or visit our reader room to see for yourself. You can find it all on our website 👇 buff.ly/cXzYQ5i @dmuleicester @librarydmu #sportshistory #sportingheritage #NSHD2026
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Gwent Archives @gwentarchives.bsky.social · 11h
Today is National Sporting Heritage and we have a really exciting video to share with you highlighting the Newport Athletic Club collection.
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University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · 11h
Today is National Sporting Heritage Day! Did you know our University Archive contains items relating to university sports going back more than a century, including reports, photographs, sportswear, balls, and even trophies? Here's a small selection! 📷 EUL UA #NSHD2026 #SportingHeritage #Archives
Sports column's relating to men and women's hockey from an early issues of St Luke's College Student's MagazineBlack and white photograph of men and women wearing tennis attire and holding tennis racquetsFlattened rugby ball, on which is printed 'Middlesex Seven-A-Side St Luke's (18pts) vs. Ldn Welsh (5pts) Twickenham 1952'. The ball is also signed with several signatures, presumably of players on the rugby team.Inter College Athletic Contests tropy of the University College of the South West
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Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social · 10h
It’s Sporting Heritage Day Did you know there’s a strong baseball tradition in South Wales? Organised games were played from the 1890s. By the 1920s the Welsh Baseball Union comprised over 60 clubs mainly around Cardiff & Newport. This photo shows St Patrick’s School, Grangetown, Cardiff, 1953.
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Barnsley Museums @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social · 9h
A day early for #NationalPoetryDay but here is a poem that @imcmillan.bsky.social wrote a few years as part of our exhibition about the Slazenger factory in Barnsley #NationalSportingHeritageDay #NSHD2026
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Barnsley Museums @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social · 9h
It's become a tradition of ours to ask you to #ShowUsYourBalls as part of National Sporting Heritage Day. Here's our multi-coloured tennis balls that were made at Slazenger's in Barnsley where are at one time all the tennis balls were made #NationalSportingHeritageDay #NSHD2026
multi-coloured tennis balls
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Falmouth & Exeter Uni Archives @fxuniarchives.bsky.social · 10h
Here's some books about sport from our #GorsedhKernow collection for National Sporting Heritage Day #NSHD26 Our collections include Cornish #SportingHistory across a range of sports from rugby and football, to wrestling and gig rowing. The special collections are open to browse, 10am-4pm, Mon-Fri.
A display of books relating to sport including '1826: Polkinghorne v Cann' (about a famous wrestling match between the respective champions of Devon and Cornwall), a DVD on Cornish wrestling, and a open book about the history of rugby in Cornwall.
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Redbridge Museum & Heritage Centre @redbridgemuseum.bsky.social · 8h
Today is National Sporting Heritage Day. This photo from our collection shows the ladies team at Wanstead Cricket Club in about 1890🏏 #NSHD2026 #SportingHeritage @sportingheritage.bsky.social
Black and white photograph of a group of women wearing white Edwardian dresses and hats and holding cricket bats.
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University of Stirling Archives @unistirarchives.bsky.social · 10h
Today is National Sporting Heritage Day 2026 #NSHD2026 the perfect time to celebrate the fantastic work @sportingheritage.bsky.social does and also to promote our #SportingHeritage collections! www.stirlingcollections.org.uk/archive-coll...
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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 […]
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here's a little cinematic treat on National Sporting Heritage Day tomorrow for any football fans in Cardiff. Wetting the appetite nicely for the upcoming Cymru v Norway match too. #NSHD2026
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A Bowls themed thread here from the folks at Gwent Archives, ahead of National Sporting Heritage Day. Share #YourSportingStory on #NSHD2026
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🎉 The Countdown Begins...Celebrate National Sporting Heritage Day on September 30th! 🎉 Share your collections, stories, events and activities with us using #NSHD2026. More Info: sportingheritage.org.uk/nshd
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Gwent Archives @gwentarchives.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The 30th September is National Sporting Heritage Day. To celebrate, we will be posting daily throughout September highlighting items from the Newport Athletic Club collection.
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Stay connected to the world of Sporting Heritage! Be the first to hear about awards updates, funding, events, inspiring collections, blogs, and podcasts. Stay up to date with everything happening across the sector. Sign up for free here: tinyurl.com/5e2bwm48
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ijhs.bsky.social @ijhs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📣 Do not forget our call for papers on : "Cycling history" #skystorians 🗃️ #sporthistory Key informations: ⏳Dead line for the abstract: September 1, 2026 (300 words) ✍️Dead line for the manuscript: March 1, 2027 Check out the call: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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Cycling History
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University of Stirling Archives @unistirarchives.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Join us on Thursday to reflect on #Glasgow2026 and previous Commonwealth Games held in Scotland at a workshop run by the Saving Scotland's Sporting Heritage project: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-arc... @sportingheritage.bsky.social
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Family archival workshop: memories of the Commonwealth games in Scotland
Join us for a closer look at archives related to the Commonwealth Games in Scotland and help us capture reflections across generations!
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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
New Call for Abstracts! The International Journal of the History of Sport @ijhs.bsky.social is looking for exciting new research on cycling 🚴‍♀️ history! Abstract deadline September 1, 2026 for 2027 publication #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️ think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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Cycling History
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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
UK 🇬🇧 people - I’ll be on Channel 4 this Saturday night at 8 pm in this documentary on the 1936 Olympic Games #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
#Wimbledon starts today 🎾 #WorldCup2026 knockout stages have begun ⚽️ there's so much exciting summer #sport! Thankfully a cooler start for #tennis folks in the UK. Find sporting stories here: buff.ly/EraajMm #sportshistory #sportingheritage @sportingheritage.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social
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University of Stirling Archives @unistirarchives.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Join us in Glasgow in July to celebrate a century of sporting stories contained in the amazing Team Scotland Archive! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-history-... @sportingheritage.bsky.social @arascot.bsky.social @scotsarchives.bsky.social #SportingHeritage
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A History of Team Scotland in 10 items
Celebrating a century of international sporting competition preserved in the archives of Commonwealth Games Scotland.
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
😎 This #FashionFriday's #SportandFashionMonth treat features the @skiclub.bsky.social Collection. But it's not all winter woollies, a good pair of shades is essential as snow reflects a huge amount of sunlight👇️ c 1920 #sportshistory #sportingheritage @sportingheritage.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
On this day at The Oval, we’re remembering the extraordinary Gilbert Laird Jessop. At the 5th Ashes Test in 1902, he set a record for the fastest century by an Englishman in a Test match, a feat that still stands more than 120 years later.
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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…
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
June is @sportingheritage.bsky.social's #SportAndFashion Month, so check out our Top 10 blog on jersey rugby badges this #FashionFriday? 👉️ buff.ly/fDC9tum #sportswear #embroidery @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social @leicestertigers.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social
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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Enjoy the history and cultural significance of the World Cup? We might have the Postgraduate course for you with our @icshc.bsky.social Distance Learning MA in Sports History and Culture! Further details and how to apply at this link - www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course... #FIFAWC #WorldCup #sportshistory
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Lots of #sportswear heritage pictured in this extensive 'Sportfolio' for you to explore Share your #SportAndFashion collections with us throughout June
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Paine Proffitt @paineproffitt.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I'm very happy to have 2 pieces in the IN THE BOX exhibition, opening today at TLG Gallery in Toronto, celebrating the beautiful game! This piece features Scotland and "the Auld Enemy". If you're in Toronto I hope you can check it out 💙✨️ #scotland #tartanarmy #scotlandfootball #noscotlandnoparty
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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
'(Re)fashioning women's leisure: image, material and place, 1850-present'. Thursday 25 June 2026 - from 9:15 AM - 4:30 PM. Registration NOW OPEN for this #sportandfashion conference led by @icshc.bsky.social PhD student, Emmy Sale. Further details - www.eventbrite.com/e/refashioni... #sportshistory
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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Still time to register for this great event organized by my PhD student @emmyailish.bsky.social taking place on June 25 at De Montfort University #sporthistory #sportandfashion #skystorians 🗃️
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Grey Matters More Podcast. @greymattersmore.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Our latest podcast “You Do Not Need To Play Cricket,To Keep Cricket Alive” We talk to Yorkshire Cricket Club & explore why cricket is a lifelong community. We meet with Yorkshire cricket volunteers about why grassroots clubs survive when people volunteer together. greymattersmore.buzzsprout.com
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International Centre for Sports History and Culture @icshc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Registration NOW OPEN! '(Re)fashioning women's leisure: image, material and place, 1850-present' to be held on Thursday 25 June from 9:15am - 4:30pm at @dmu.ac.uk and led by @icshc.bsky.social PhD student @emmyailish.bsky.social. Details - www.eventbrite.com/e/refashioni... #sportshistory #fashion
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Sport & Fashion Month is back! Join us throughout June in shining a light on the UK's sportswear heritage. What role has #sportswear played in the story of UK sport? Share your collections, memories, research, and activity using #SportAndFashion 👉 bit.ly/SportAndFash...
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
What puts sporting collections at risk, and why do they matter? Following National Sporting Heritage Day last year, we hosted a Collections at Risk webinar exploring the challenges facing sporting archives across the UK. The session brought sector professionals together to discuss:
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Podcast Pêl-droed @podcastpeldroed.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
#OTD in 1985 Cymru men travelled to Hampden Park to face Scotland in a qualifier for Mexico 86 Jock Stein wrote in the programme "Give a Welshman a red jersey & he grows in stature and spirit" and he was right The first 6 group games had been won by the home team, but Wales took the points 1/2
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Preserving sporting heritage takes more than good intentions. Collections can be at risk due to poor storage, environmental pressures, unclear documentation or limited capacity. Without structured care, records and artefacts can deteriorate or become inaccessible.
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Protecting sporting heritage starts with knowing what exists. Our Collections Database maps sporting-related collections across the UK, from club archives and museum stores to community-held memorabilia.
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The British Deaf History Society (Manchester) holds rare Deaf sporting photographs and artefacts, many never publicly displayed due to limited space. With Sporting Heritage support, a centenary exhibition marked 100 years of the Deaflympics. @deafhistoryuk
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
📌 FREE Webinar | Welsh Collection Significance Session 5: How to conduct a peer review 📅 Wed 25th March | 10.30–11.30 (Online)
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Our Collections Database brings together sporting-related collections held by museums, archives, clubs and community groups across the UK. If your organisation holds sporting records, artefacts or photographs, you can add your collection.
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
📌 FREE Webinar | Welsh Collection Significance Session 5: How to conduct a peer review 📅 Wed 25th March | 10.30–11.30 (Online)
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 reminds us that the Games don’t just live in stadiums and snow. They live online too. For 15 years, the International Internet Preservation Consortium has archived Olympic and Paralympic web content, preserving the digital story of the Games.
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University of Stirling Archives @unistirarchives.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
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... @isstirling.bsky.social @sportingheritage.bsky.social
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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 […]
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
📌 FREE Webinar | Welsh Collection Significance Session 5: How to conduct a peer review 📅 Wed 25th March | 10.30–11.30 (Online)
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Shinty is central to Highland identity, yet much of its story sits beyond match records. With Sporting Heritage support, Skye Camanachd documented past, present and future players through photography.
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Reducing collections at risk across Scotland. Sporting Heritage is supporting Scotland’s Sporting Heritage, a two-year national project led by @ballasttrust and funded by @HeritageFundUK.
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
📌 FREE Webinar | Welsh Collection Significance Session 5: How to conduct a peer review 📅 Wed 25th March | 10.30–11.30 (Online)
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Much of Ballymoney Museum’s motorcycle road racing collection, including the Bert McCook donation linked to the North West 200 (NW200) and the Dunlop family, had remained in storage, limiting public access. With Sporting Heritage grant support, items were brought back into the community space.
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
📌 FREE Webinar | Welsh Collection Significance Session 4: Creating a virtual visit to your sporting collection 📅 Wed 11 March | 10.30–11.30 (Online)
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Sporting Heritage CIC @sportingheritage.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
📌 FREE Webinar | Welsh Collection Significance Session 4: Creating a virtual visit to your sporting collection 📅 Wed 11 March | 10.30–11.30 (Online)
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