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A new Sporting Archives Surveying Officer will work with clubs and organisations across Scotland, supported by @natlibscot, @uniofstirling and Sporting Heritage.
Follow updates: www.surveyingofficer.co.uk/SSSH
The project will:
• Identify sporting collections at risk
• Strengthen preservation and documentation
• Improve access to Scotland’s sporting archives
• Build sustainable national data
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.
Secure your free place 👉 tinyurl.com/58s9j54z
Sessions can be joined individually, and recordings will be available via the Sporting Heritage YouTube channel.
#sportingheritage
Learn what’s involved in being a peer reviewer, what preparation collection holders need to complete, what information you’ll receive, and what to expect from a virtual visit. Includes practical dos and don’ts.
📌 FREE Webinar | Welsh Collection Significance
Session 5: How to conduct a peer review
📅 Wed 25th March | 10.30–11.30 (Online)
Sporting heritage lives not only in results, but in materials, craftsmanship and identity.
You can also find out more in the recent call to action by Helena Byrne, Curator of Web Archives at the British Library: tinyurl.com/2fzk6whw
From early knit ski suits to advanced technical fabrics engineered for speed, warmth and aerodynamics, clothing tells its own story of innovation and identity. If you care for winter sports collection, we’d love to hear from you as we develop and map associated collections in our database.
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
Image Credit: Ballymoney Museum
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By removing material from storage and increasing visibility, the project reduced heritage at risk and strengthened Ballymoney Museum’s role as a trusted repository for local sporting history.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/5242d3br
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The project:
• Moved helmets and artefacts into permanent display
• Created a new exhibition exploring the NW200’s significance
• Introduced interactive, child-friendly elements
• Reached 7,500+ participants during the Joey 25 event
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.
Secure your free place 👉 tinyurl.com/58s9j54z
Sessions can be joined individually, and recordings will be available via the Sporting Heritage YouTube channel.
Learn what a virtual collection visit involves, the technology and set-ups required, and how to plan around capacity, spaces and collection needs. Plus, how to make the visit work for you and your peer reviewer.
📌 FREE Webinar | Welsh Collection Significance
Session 4: Creating a virtual visit to your sporting collection
📅 Wed 11 March | 10.30–11.30 (Online)
Secure your free place 👉 tinyurl.com/58s9j54z
Sessions can be joined individually, and recordings will be available via the Sporting Heritage YouTube channel.
Learn what a virtual collection visit involves, the technology and set-ups required, and how to plan around capacity, spaces and collection needs. Plus, how to make the visit work for you and your peer reviewer.
📌 FREE Webinar | Welsh Collection Significance
Session 4: Creating a virtual visit to your sporting collection
📅 Wed 11 March | 10.30–11.30 (Online)
The exhibition will tour regionally, embedding these stories into long-term interpretation.
Sporting Heritage supports organisations across the UK to protect, understand and share sporting collections, reducing heritage at risk.
The project:
• Trained seven young women in research and curation
• Recorded interviews with past and present athletes
• Documented women who challenged gender barriers
• Launched an exhibition for International Women’s Day
Women’s sporting achievements in Llanelli had been underrepresented within the historical record. With Sporting Heritage grant support, seven young women (16-24) were trained in filmmaking and curation to research and co-curate an exhibition celebrating local sportswomen.
This student-led event brings together researchers, archivists and practitioners.
Call for Papers deadline: 16 March.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/yppuc68a
#SportAndFashion #SportingHeritage
Sport & Fashion Symposium: Call for Papers. With #SportAndFashion Month returning in June, activity is already building across the sector. Sport & Fashion Symposium: Call for Papers. With #SportAndFashion Month returning in June, activity is already building across the sector.
Dr Justine Reilly:
“Sporting heritage has often been hidden or ignored… This project will provide crucial support to understand and preserve these collections.”
Find out more: www.surveyingofficer.co.uk/SSSH
@ballasttrust @uniofstirling @natlibscot
The project will:
• Map and survey sporting collections across Scotland
• Identify records at risk
• Strengthen preservation and long-term protection
• Improve access for communities and researchers
Protecting Scotland’s sporting archives before they are lost.
Sporting Heritage is a key delivery partner in Supporting Scotland’s Sporting Heritage, led by The Ballast Trust and funded by @HeritageFundUK. @natlibscot.bsky.social
Secure your free place 👉 tinyurl.com/58s9j54z
Sessions can be joined individually, and recordings will be available via the Sporting Heritage YouTube channel.
Learn what a virtual collection visit involves, the technology and set-ups required, and how to plan around capacity, spaces and collection needs. Plus, how to make the visit work for you and your peer reviewer.
📌 FREE Webinar | Welsh Collection Significance
Session 4: Creating a virtual visit to your sporting collection
📅 Wed 11 March | 10.30–11.30 (Online)