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Sporting Memories Network CIC Staff Team

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Chris Wilkins

CEO and Co-Founder

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Motor racing is my passion and especially historic motor racing. For me it all started watching Rally Cross in black and white on Saturday afternoons on the BBC with the unmistakable voice of Murray Walker. Since then I've been lucky enough to enjoy some wonderful trips to a number of Grand Prix and have great memories such as watching Nigel Mansell slicing through the field in torrential rain in his Ferrari and the whole stand rising to their feet each time he lapped and had passed another car. I remember seeing all the top drivers running along the sea front at Monaco after a mass shunt at Lowes hairpin had brought the race to a premature halt. But the older I get the more interested I have become in motor racing from earlier years. Fortunately the Goodwood Revival has allowed me to enjoy seeing first-hand the likes of Stirling Moss setting a lap record for the day in more torrential rain at the wheel of a Maserati 250f with spray shooting twenty feet into the air.

Like Murray Walker, my career began in advertising, but in recent years I have been involved in developing therapeutic memory products including the KnowMeWell Memory Books through my company Caring Memories. It was when I was approached to develop a version of these personalised photo books that I began to realise the scope and amazing opportunity to develop other exciting products to support sporting reminiscence, and as a result helped to set up the Sporting Memories Network.

Published: 31st January, 2021

Updated: 2nd February, 2022

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Nikki Foster

Project Coordinator (Wales)

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Nikki Foster

I develop new Clubs across Wales funded by the Health and Active Fund. I establish new partnerships and recruit volunteers to set up new Clubs and provide ongoing support.

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[email protected]

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07515 916305

Published: 18th May, 2020

Updated: 21st June, 2021

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Kate Budd

Project Manager

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Kate Budd

I manage our Sport England-funded programme, working with 28 of our Clubs across England. In addition to this I am the lead for the London region and our London Together programme funded by Comic Relief and the GLA.

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[email protected]

Telephone

07506 836083

Published: 28th September, 2018

Updated: 19th February, 2021

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Kelly Hart

Funding Manager

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Kelly Hart

My main role at Sporting Memories is funding and fundraising. I apply for grants and look at various ways to generate income to enable Sporting Memories across the UK to set up new Clubs, deliver new projects and help to sustain existing Clubs.

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[email protected]

Telephone

07592 639056

Published: 20th September, 2018

Updated: 22nd July, 2020

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Darshan Sanghrajka

Non Executive Director

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When I was younger, slimmer, in shape, and just generally 'better' at sport, I'd spend an evening a week at a football coaching club hosted in a local high school. I think you paid like £2.50 a month and you'd get to learn from some great footballers. The coaches were the likes of Nigel Winterburn, Lee Dixon and we even had Ian Wright. I've been an Arsenal fan since, so as you can imagine, the last how-many years have been a blur – and my favourite memory is probably dribbling past Nigel Winterburn (NO, he did not let me just because I was 9).

Outside of football, it has to be Senna at the Brazilian Grand Prix in 1991 – when he won despite being stuck in 6th gear. I was a kid totally in awe of everything he did and even though I didn't know how hard that must have been to do, I knew it was special by the roar on the TV.

As I grew up, I realised I just wasn't made to play any sort of sport. My attention focused on anything creative and here I am. I have 12 years' experience in the creative and digital industries. My passion is using design, creative, and tech to tackle social challenges. I do this through Super Being Labs, which I set up to create social innovation that improves lives. Outside of work, I'm a Chair for a charity in Kings Cross called STCA, and on the Ventures Advisory Board at UnLtd – the Foundation for social entrepreneurs.

I'm deeply moved by what Sporting Memories does and I feel so lucky to be on board an organisation with such an incredible team, purpose and vision. Upwards and upwards!

Published: 18th September, 2018

Updated: 21st July, 2020

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