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Blog 129: A lifetime of hockey.

Think you can't play sports at an elite level once you retire? Joyce McFarlane doesn't think so. At 69 she's represented Scotland twice now at the world cup. With no plans of giving up just yet. She shares her story in the hopes to inspire more women to get out and give it a go.
Hannah Scott
September 8, 2025
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Blog 128: Finding Space for Girls in Urban Sports

Susannah Dale is the marketing manager for a physical literacy charity based in Glasgow called Movement Park. Their goal within the community is to develop physical literacy through the power of play, through parkour, skateboarding and cycling. We heard from Susannah about their upcoming skateboarding course to encourage more girls to take up the sport and what their plans for the near future are.
Hannah Scott
August 1, 2025
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Blog 127: A Highland Games Journey Across Continents with Dr Kristen Rumley

Scotland has been celebrating for hundreds of years with highland games. A combination of athletic competition and community, that has spread across the world. We've had Dr Kristen Rumley put together her experience of competing in the USA at the highland games there and she shared a bit about how she will be travelling to Scotland in August to compete against the best female athletes in the world.
Hannah Scott
June 11, 2025
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Blog 123: A year on with the BMC Cup

Back in 2023, we spoke to Ali Campbell who alongside his brothers started the BMC Cup. That was the first year they introduced a girl's category to their competition. We checked in with them a year on to see how things were going and how they've grown the BMC since.
Faatima Zahra Gardee
April 24, 2025