Author: Margaret Roberts

Alexandra Park: 150 Years of the Park

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Mar 31, 2020 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], History of Alexandra Park Manchester, The Great Outdoors | 0

Parks have always been important sites for leisure since the widespread development of municipal...

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Examples of Cine Films featuring Foden Ladies

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Mar 20, 2020 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Focus on Fodens: History of Women's Football | 0

Below are 7 snippets from the various films that I have which show Foden Ladies at play, both on...

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On This Week in sport & Leisure History
25th November-1st December 2019
~Canoeing~

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Nov 25, 2019 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

25th Born on this day in 1909, Czechoslovakian flatwater [nowadays referred to as sprint] and...

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On This Week in Sport & Leisure History
18th-24th November ~ Gymnastics ~

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Nov 18, 2019 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

18th Karl “Gösta” Åsbrink was born today in 1881, a member of the 1908 Swedish Olympic...

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On This Week in Sport & Leisure History ~ 11-17th November 2019 ~

Posted by Margaret Roberts | Nov 11, 2019 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0

11th The first track and field meeting held by the New York Athletics club is held today in 1868...

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