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Blog 134: Fit for Girls Sharing and Learning Event: A Celebration of Young Leaders in Sport

This week's blog comes from Faatima Gardee, a member of the SW/S Digital Committee as well as a being a Fit for Girls Tutor. The programme Fit for Girls was created by sportscotland and the Youth Sport Trust to inspire and empower girls. Fit for Girls tutors facilitate a safe space where girls can share their journey and barriers in sport and develop leadership skills. The programme has existed since 2008 and has gone through a number of iterations to become what it is now - a two-part workshop delivered by tutors who are young people themselves, creating a peer-led, friendly…
Emma Logan
February 11, 2026
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Blog 131: Are the girls allowed?

Nick Brown has enlisted the help of one of Scotland's most successful semi-pro teams - Hamilton Academics WFC. His book tells the story of the slow uptake of women's football in Scotland in comparison to the rest of the UK. And he's written this week to share the sponsorship opportunities coming up for the team.
Hannah Scott
October 8, 2025
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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