Sporting Memories

On 4 March I had the enormous pleasure of being the guest speaker at Sudbury Sporting Memories at Kingfisher Leisure Centre, Sudbury thanks to Andy Read & Dave Webb. Over 60 people heard me talk about The Paddock and The Pavilion. What is a podcast, how I started, how your subscribe & a few stories about my many guests. Check out Sporting Memories they do incredible work all around England, Scotland & Wales sportingmemories.uk #thepaddandpav

Another brilliantly attended session for our Club with @pnecommunity! A big thank you to Martin for sharing the tale of the Jules Rimet trophy being stolen ahead of the 1966 World Cup - 60 years on this month!

Learning more about life as a Premier League official! Our @buryfcofficial Club welcomed James Mainwaring along to their session last week as he shared stories and experiences from his career as an assistant referee. Read more about James’s visit here: bit.ly/4sLtPFw

Why not add your own sporting memory to our archive of cherished moments? Our Replay Memories website and app are great resources for helping our members to reminisce and reconnect with sports they still love today. Find out how you can support here: bit.ly/3lb1WJw

Fabulous session at Sporting Memories yesterday morning from professional mountaineer Alan Hinkes OBE. A superb presentation from start to finish - that was entertainment! Thank you Alan. 📸 Peter Jackson

Calling everyone in Caerphilly! Our session @caerphillyrugby is restarting next month and we'd love you to join us! If you're over 50, love sport or looking for an activity to fill your week, why not give @SMN_Wales a try! All the details you'll need are below 👇

More lively Sporting debate at our @PenarthRFC @Old_Pens_RFC @PenarthClub yesterday, for more info on joining us email Rob.baker@sportingmemories.uk or call 07515 916305 👍⚽️🏏🏀🥎🏓🏑🎾⛳🥊 @SportsMemNet @AllWalesSport @Sportin_Wales @PenarthTimes @ValeofGlamorgan

Make springtime the moment you start your volunteering journey with us! We’re always on the lookout for individuals who want to support older people in their community through our fun and engaging weekly sessions! Find out more about volunteering here: bit.ly/3K0icp4

Learning how to stay safe playing sport. In his latest feature for us, American writer Jack Shaw details how older people can continue to enjoy playing sport in later life. More here: sportingmemories.uk/news/views/how…

Celebrating #InternationalWomensDay in style! We were delighted to have the company of the @TeamGB 2002 Women's Curling Team yesterday at Kinross Curling Club as they shared memories of their Olympic Gold from Salt Lake City with junior members of the curling club.

Tales of epic footballing journeys from our Lothian Clubs! Ahead of a busy Saturday, why not read this story featuring Hibs legendary supporter 'Monty' from our North Berwick Club, and Stoke-born Roy from our Haddington Club! Read the feature here: bit.ly/4qU9s7G

Could you fundraise towards our work? Whether it be hosting a coffee morning, a fun party or taking on an epic sporting challenge – you could support our sessions and Clubs across Britain. Find out more here: bit.ly/3PVlVJj

📢LADIES - did you enjoy netball back in the day? Then why not try Walking Netball? next Tue 12pm to the Alistair McCoist Complex,EK and have fun playing a slower version of the game AND enjoy a cuppa after. Lindsay.Meighan@southlanarkshireleisure.co.uk or call 07342032548

Finding Curling again and playing in Korea! Before the recent Winter Olympics, we caught up with Gary our from @SMN_Scotland team to explain his passion for Curling and how he ended up playing for Wales internationally! Read more here: bit.ly/45MDeDE

We send our deepest condolences to everyone at @ARCCLTD following the passing of Jay Patel. Jay’s energy and enthusiasm was instrumental in helping get our first Sporting Memories Club off the ground in Croydon and its continuation today.

Fancy some weekend reading? Why not check out Peter Bloor's features on how law changes in the game of cricket introduced by the M.C.C in 1900 failed to deliver more exciting competition. Read part one here: bit.ly/4akZwiq Read part two here: bit.ly/4rFJpSZ

Some memories to round off another sporting week - this time from East Lothian. Monty & Roy share the best of times. bit.ly/4qU9s7G (Monty pictured here with some of his cherished match programmes from the '50's)

Curling seems to have captured the imagination of many. Our very own Gary Waddell certainly knows what it is to be caught up in the excitement of the game - you can read his story here which led to competing in World Championships - bit.ly/45MDeDE

Great session at our Penarth Club yesterday, some brilliant memories and stories shared 👏 👌 @PenarthRFC @Old_Pens_RFC @penarthlibrary @PenarthTimes @SportsMemNet @ValeofGlamorgan @AgeConnectWales

The second part of Peter Bloor’s feature looks into how the trail law changes implemented in 1900 to improve the competition between bat and ball in Cricket failed spectacularly. Read more here: bit.ly/4rFJpSZ