Sporting Heritage

30/09/2026

Today is National Sporting Heritage Day!

The Green Howards Museum's exhibition 'Battle Bowlers and Football Boots' highlights our connection to football.

Cpl Randolph Septimus Galloway (pictured fourth from the left) served with the Green Howards before, during and after WW1. It was in the Green Howards that he developed his skill for the game.

He later went on to play professionally for many teams, including Tottenham Hotspur.

His football experience and the leadership skills he developed in the Green Howards made him well suited for management. He managed many football clubs, such as Valencia.

If you want to learn more about Galloway and the other Green Howards footballers, visit the museum Monday-Saturday between 10am and 4:30pm. Our 'Battle Bowlers and Football Boots' exhibit is only open until 30th December so make sure you visit soon.

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One of the questions we get asked a lot from those just beginning their sporting heritage journey is "How do we get started?"....

Thanks to our wonderful illustrator Jessi Illustrates, we've created a handy guide for that links you to our support, toolkit, and website to give you the boost you need to develop your sporting heritage plans.

Not sure where to begin? Here's our hand guide to get you started.

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Happy National Sporting Heritage Day from the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum

This year’s theme, “Celebrating Diversity in Sport”, shines a light on under-represented communities and celebrates the achievements that are shaping the future of sport. To mark the day, we’re highlighting our updated wheelchair tennis display.
 
Our new interactive display explores wheelchair castors and the unique requirements of grass courts. Guests can touch and feel different castor wheels while learning what they are and why they matter. Alongside this, a showcase of player profiles introduces visitors to some of the stars of wheelchair tennis and a visual timeline brings the history of the sport to life.
 
We are also delighted to have three Paralympic medals on loan from British wheelchair tennis great Peter Norfolk. Peter won Gold in Quads Singles at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. He also won Silver in Quad Doubles, with Andy Lapthorne at London 2012.
 
On loan in our trophy cabinet is also British player Jayant Mistry’s Winners Salver, from the inaugural Gentlemen’s Wheelchair Doubles final at The Championships 2005. He won this alongside French partner Michael Jeremiasz.
 
2026 marks 50 years since the invention of wheelchair tennis in 1976. The sport owes its existence to Brad Parks, an American sportsman who began exploring the possibility of wheelchair tennis after a skiing accident left him paraplegic aged just 18. Teaming up with wheelchair athlete and therapist Jeff Minnebraker, he set about developing the sport that we know today.
 
From its beginnings in 1976 to its place at The Championships today, wheelchair tennis is an integral part of the Wimbledon story.
 

30/09/2026

National Sporting Heritage Day is the perfect opportunity to celebrate your collections, stories, and the work you do to keep our sporting past alive.

Women in Sport and their founders have played a pivotal role in championing women's sport, and campaigning for equity and greater participation for all. Find out more 👇

When our charity's founding members gathered at our first AGM in 1985...
🏉 The first Women's Rugby World Cup hadn't taken place
🏏 Women still weren't permitted to become members at Lords Cricket Ground
❌ Women were not allowed to compete in boxing at the Olympics

Women's sport has come so far since we first set out on our mission four decades ago.

The Last Bastion, our book written by the brilliant Rachel Hewitt, tells the remarkable and inspiring story of our pioneering founders; the lasting legacy of women who refused to accept the status quo.

Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Bastion-History-Women-Sport/dp/1918191425

Sporting Heritage

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Your puzzle today celebrates National Sporting Heritage Day - Barnsley St Peter's (Barnsley Football Club) in the 1880s

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Sporting Heritage

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🏊‍♀️ Celebrating Diversity in Sport | Sporting Heritage Day 2026

For this year’s , we’re celebrating the diverse communities who have been part of Bramley Baths story — and those who continue to shape its future.

When the Baths first opened its doors over 120 years ago, six girls took part in a special swimming display as part of the opening ceremony. Remarkably for the time, two of the girls were blind and two were Deaf. Their participation is an early part of the Baths sporting story and a reminder that inclusion has been part of our history from the very beginning.

Fast forward to today, and we’re continuing that story...

Just this week, we welcomed Deaf and hard-of-hearing families to our BSL Splash last Sunday, with BSL support both poolside and in the water and this Saturday, we’re continuing our celebration of diversity with Wash Day: Hair, Water & History — exploring Afro and curly hair, swimming and some of the barriers that have historically kept Black communities out of the water. The event will combine conversation, practical hair care advice and a community swim in our beautiful historic pool.

From the six girls who made their mark at our opening ceremony, to the communities using and shaping the Baths today, our sporting heritage is a story of people, participation and belonging.

There are only 2 tickets left for our wash day event this Saturday, head to our website 👇

https://www.bramleybaths.co.uk/events/wash-day-hair-water-history



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