13 Oct 2025
At the recent Volunteer Celebration Event held at Broxburn United Sports Club, Robert presented Sporting Memories with enthusiasm and passion. He spoke to attendees about the opportunity to try soft archery — a fun and accessible sport that’s available through local Sporting Memories groups.
Sporting Memories are a charity and social enterprise that helps older people to reminisce, replay and reconnect through the power of sport and physical activity.
Launched in 2011, Sporting Memories supports a wide range of people aged 50-plus, including those living with dementia, living with depression or facing isolation and loneliness to improve their mental and physical wellbeing through our regular club sessions, situated within local communities across England, Scotland and Wales.
They are dedicated to bringing older people together with the aim of making a positive difference in their lives by providing them with a welcoming, supportive and structured environment where they can develop confidence to improve their lives for the better.
Sporting Memories achieves this by offering a range of support mechanisms and unique products which are designed to aid the development and running of sessions in a range of locations including community and leisure centres, care homes, hospitals and a range of settings.
Robert who had met up with Brian Sloan, Sporting Memories Development Director, Â led to Robert assisted by Euan to setup a small have a go and competition at this event.
Volunteers were offered to chance to try the sport out for themselves in the form of a competition. The eventual winner was Allister McKillop from the Juniper Green Club. Â
A big thank you to John Rowbotham for hosting the event, and to our special guest, former Heart of Midlothian FCÂ star Christophe Berra, for sharing his insights and helping us celebrate our amazing volunteers.
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