Reading the Local Area – Sports and Leisure

Reader-in-Residence for Middlesbrough Libraries, Debbie Rolls, hosts a full day dedicated to sport and leisure on Teesside.

Join Debbie for two fascinating discussions.

Both sessions are free and there is no need to book a place.

Rise of Leisure    11.30am – 12.45pm

Public parks, sports, public libraries, music halls all became an important part of how leisure developed across the country during the late 19^th and early 20^th century.

Women’s Football      1.45 – 3.00pm

From early female footballers, massive crowds who watched women’s work teams during WW1, committed female supporters, to Beth Mead and the Lionesses.