East Midlands Airport
Our Sporting Life Exhibition Opens to the Public
at East Midlands Airport
On Tuesday 5th October 2010 an exhibition that
celebrates the finest Olympians from Leicestershire,
Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire opened at East Midlands
Airport.
The exhibition is part of the Our Sporting
Life nationwide series that will be the largest ever
exhibition of British sporting heritage with its final display
being in London for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Opened at East Midlands Airport on Tuesday 5th October 2010, the
exhibition, like the others happening around the country, will
highlight how sport has shaped the country, its communities and
people. It features the story of the UK's role in the
Olympics, from its early days through to the current developments
leading to the 2012 Games. There is an opportunity for everyone to
get involved as Our Sporting Life wants to hear your sporting
memories via their website www.oursportinglife.co.uk.
Our Sporting Life is developed by the Sports Heritage Network
and in the East Midlands is funded as part of the Igniting Ambition
Cultural Olympiad programme, by Renaissance East Midlands, the
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, the Legacy Trust and is
part funded by the European Union, with support from East Midlands
Airport.
Our Sporting Life in the East Midlands are being curated
and project managed by ArtReach.