Come along if you are involved with – or interested in – sporting activity or local heritage.

Whether you’re an amateur, a professional, a volunteer or paid, you’re invited to:

• Learn about two new ways of getting help to protect and share our sporting heritage
• Hear some examples of successful sports heritage projects
• Meet other people interested in sports heritage.

There will be two events. One at 2pm to 4.30pm and the second at 6pm to 8pm. The programme for each will be largely the same so you can choose to attend which is most convenient for you.

[quote]Through our open grant programmes, we can offer awards of £3,000 to £100,000.[/quote]

The Sporting Lives campaign recognises the region’s proud and diverse sporting history. We’ve supported a broad range of projects around the theme of sport in the East Midlands and we want to fund more. Through our open grant programmes, we can offer awards of £3,000 to £100,000. This is a great opportunity to try your hand at heritage projects and reach new audiences, young and old alike.

The event will also launch the Sport in Museums regional network. Sport in Museums (formerly known as the Sports Heritage Network) is a national organisation that promotes the collection, preservation and access to sporting heritage.  Funded by Arts Council England, they are now creating a regional network to support sports and heritage organisations in developing, caring for and sharing the sporting heritage of the East Midlands.

How to get involved

You can now book your free place for the Sporting Lives event via the Eventbrite page. 

Email the East Midlands development team if you would like to receive updates on the campaign.