Sport England invest £500,000 in Sporting Memories Network 3 year project to get older men with dementia physically active. Read more
Rich history and heritage of sport in Wales set to support older people thanks to the Healthy and Active Fund of Welsh Government, Sport Wales and Public Health Wales. Read more
Our social licence model ensures we stay very much involved – not only through mentoring and monitoring but also in helping organisations to secure future funding through bids, tenders or fundraising for long- term sustainability, or extending projects into new areas such as intergenerational projects. Read more
A new, annual subscription-based package, designed specifically for Care Environments. Whether you are a group of care homes, sheltered accommodation or a hospital ward, Sporting Memories is a great way of enriching the lives of older people. Read more
Sporting Memories in Burntisland is providing a vital social outlet for people in the local community. Find out why they look forward to their Monday club every week. Read more
A new lottery funded project has launched in Babergh in Suffolk bringing together older residents over their shared sporting memories. A range of partner organisations, volunteers, and sports fans have come together in Sudbury to launch a new project, which will see Sporting Memory Groups meet in Glemsford, Lavenham, Long Melford and Sudbury. Read more
Read about how the Sporting Memories Foundation Scotland team have been making new connections across the Kingdom of Fife. Read more
In Scotland we are working with five bowling clubs to help make them dementia-friendly and to encourage people living with dementia and their carers to either reconnect with a sport they once loved or to encourage others to try outdoor bowls for the first time. Read more
Galanos House. A Royal British Legion Care Home in Warwickshire has become the latest partner of Sporting Memories. "Using the wealth of resources from Sporting Memories has provided a springboard for awakening memories, we have been able to use the sporting themes in our Men’s Club, which has proved really popular and has even stirred them to get up out of their chairs to have a go". Read more
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 residents Read more
Big Lottery Scotland grant received to support work across the central belt of Scotland Read more
The Sporting Memories Foundation are using Rugby Memories to bring together young people in the rugby community with older isolated people. Read more