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See Our Projects: Sport England

Sport England invest £500,000 in Sporting Memories Network 3 year project to get older men with dementia physically active.Read more

See Our Projects: Suffolk Care Homes

In a jointly funded project, Most Active Suffolk and Sporting Memories Network have subsidised 11 care homes in Suffolk to deliver Sporting Memories activities to their residentsRead more

See Our Projects: Big Lottery Scotland

Big Lottery Scotland grant received to support work across the central belt of ScotlandRead more

See Our Projects: Try For Change

The Sporting Memories Foundation are using Rugby Memories to bring together young people in the rugby community with older isolated people.Read more

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Five Nine Agency

The Five Nine Agency held a festive lunch with Sports Stars and Fans in Bradford to raise funds for Sporting Memories

Can you help identify these pictures of Pele?

Remarkable collection of images of Pele that now need historians and fans to help track down where they were taken

Sporting Memories gets a Silver Award

Sporting Memories Foundation picks up the Silver Award for 'Best Small Business Serving Football' at a glitzy Football Business Awards 2018 ceremony in London.

Dementia currently affects approximately 850,000 people in the UK and 600,000 family members who have had to become full time carers. It costs the UK economy in the region of £26bn a year, more than cancer and heart disease combined. So should football be expected to foot the bill for former players’ care and support? And if so, who should that responsibility lay with?

Supporting Former Footballers Living With Dementia

Steve Elliott celebrated his 60th birthday in September. A former professional footballer, Steve started his career at Nottingham Forest after signing apprentice forms with Brian Clough and later signed professional forms at the age of 18.

How it works

We work in partnership with organisations and community venues, including sports clubs, community hubs, sheltered housing, care homes and hospitals to run both Sporting Memories Clubs and one-to-one activities.

Football, Dementia and Me. One Year On

On the anniversary of Alan Shearer's groundbreaking BBC 1 documentary exploring the possible links between football and dementia, we look back on the progress made and launch a new campaign to support former players.

Who we are

Sporting Memories Foundation (Registered Charity Number 1154474) is the World's first charity dedicated to Sports Reminiscence & Physical Activities.

Why volunteer with us

By sharing memories of sporting moments however big or small, people are instantly connected, reawakening thoughts feelings and times that would have otherwise been undiscovered all because of a passion for sport.

Our Rich History of Partnerships

Sporting Memories Network has developed a compelling, dynamic and innovative approach to tackling the challenges of an ageing society. Our training, resources and project support are designed in partnership with our service users, carers and volunteers.