The Eric Liddell 100

The Eric Liddell 100 is delighted that Sally Magnusson, respected broadcaster and author of ‘The Flying Scotsman: The Eric Liddell Story’, will be one of our two hosts at The Eric Liddell Awards on 1st November. We are extremely excited to welcome Sally and see her in action at George Watson's College. #EricLiddell100 #EricLiddellAwards #SallyMagnusson

What an amazing group of people who continue to make a difference in Scottish Athletics - congratulations to all the Eric Liddell Recognition Awards winners! We’re looking forward to presenting our National Eric Liddell Awards on Friday the 1st of November - who do you think should be recognised? #legend #legacy #lifetimeofinspiration Scottish Athletics jogscotland sportscotland World Athletics Team GB UK Sport UK Athletics Peter Mathieson Grant Jarvie Liz Grant Mark Munro The University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh Sport Scottish Rugby Kelly Ross YouthLink Scotland Youth Sport Trust Tim Frew Gillian Lithgow SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) Scottish Disability Sport The Eric Liddell Community Diane MacLean Kendall Allan Gus Chalmers Pamela C. Billy Watson Graham Law Eilidh Doyle Eilish McColgan Eilish McDowell ACOSVO Kim Atkinson Eddie McConnell Kieron Achara MBE Sally Gunnell OBE Chris Sutton Donna-Marie Henry Kirsty Peden Sharon Glendinning

1 Week to go This time next week we will be hosting the very first Eric Liddell Awards at George Watson's College, where nominees from our partner organisations, Scottish Athletics, YouthLink Scotland, Scottish Disability Sport, Scottish Rugby and The Eric Liddell Community will not only be in attendance, but will have nominated somebody to win an award. We can't wait to celebrate amazing people who have shown the values of passion, compassion and integrity. Find out more here - https://buff.ly/4e1rTRL #EricLiddellAwards #Countdown #EricLiddell100

2 Weeks to go We are now just a fortnight away from The Eric Liddell Awards on 1st November at George Watson's College! Find out more about the awards at https://buff.ly/4e1rTRL #EricLiddellAwards #EricLiddell100

3 Weeks to go We are one week closer to the Eric Liddell Awards where we will see nominees from Scottish Athletics, Scottish Disability Sport, YouthLink Scotland, Scottish Rugby and The Eric Liddell Community honoured for showing passion, compassion and integrity in their sport or community action. We are grateful to George Watson's College for providing the venue, sponsorship and being a charity partner. Will we see you there? #EricLiddellAwards #Countdown #EricLiddell100

Spotlight on The Eric Liddell Community The Eric Liddell Community is an Edinburgh care charity and community hub founded in 1980, in memory of the inspirational Olympic gold medallist, Eric Liddell. The Eric Liddell Community is passionate about providing key services to people living with dementia and their carers across Edinburgh, while bringing the local community together in our Community Hub in Morningside. As part of The Eric Liddell Awards, which will be hosted at George Watson's College (venue, sponsor and charity partner), The Eric Liddell Community will be awarding 16 Eric Liddell Recognition Awards to members of the community that have shown the values of passion, compassion and integrity. The charity is extremely excited to announce the winners of The Eric Liddell Recognition Awards and their nominees to go to the Eric Liddell Awards on November the 1st. #EricLiddellAwards #EricLiddell100 #EricLiddellCommunity

4 Weeks to go The anticipation is building as we are now just four weeks away from The Eric Liddell Awards and we can't wait to honour those who have been outstanding in showing passion, compassion and integrity. The event will take place on 1st November at George Watson's College, also an event sponsor and charity partner. #EricLiddellAwards #Countdown #EricLiddell100

Spotlight on Scottish Rugby Scottish Rugby is the governing body for rugby union in Scotland from the national teams to local club teams. Everyone involved in Scottish Rugby works hard to grow the game of rugby union from a grassroots level to improve the overall product of the sport right up to international level for men's, women's and youth teams. As another of the orginisations working with The Eric Liddell 100, Scottish Rugby will be awarding 30 'Eric Liddell Recognition Awards' to people across the country who show the values of passion, compassion and integrity. One of the winners will also be nominated to be awarded at The Eric Liddell Awards hosted at George Watson's College in November. We are excited to congratulate all winners of Scottish Rugby's Eric Liddell Recognition Awards. #EricLiddellAwards #EricLiddell100 #Scottish Rugby

Spotlight on Scottish Disability Sport Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) is the Scottish governing and co-coordinating body of all sports for people of all ages and abilities with a physical, sensory or learning disability. From Shetland to Dumfries, and everywhere in between, SDS's staff, athletes, members and volunteers are always working hard to to widen the range of available sports options for individuals of all levels of ability with a disability in Scotland. As another of the orginisations working with The Eric Liddell 100, Scottish Disability Sport will award 14 'Eric Liddell Recognition Awards' at this year's AGM. The award winners will also have the opportunity to be nominated for our Eric Liddell Awards at George Wastson's College in November. We are looking forward to congratulating the winners who have shown the values of passion, compassion and integrity. #EricLiddellAwards #EricLiddell100 #ScottishDisabilitySport

Spotlight on YouthLink Scotland YouthLink Scotland advocates for the youth sector across Scotland with the aim of providing all young people with access to high-quality youth work. This year YouthLink is working with The Eric Liddell 100 to award 20 ‘Eric Liddell Recognition Awards’ to celebrate some of the outstanding young people who have made an incredible contribution to their community through their involvement in youth work in Scotland.  The award winners will also have the opportunity to be nominated for our Eric Liddell Awards at George Watson's College in November. Nominations are open until the 1st of October, please head over to YouthLink’s website to nominate someone who has shown compassion, passion and integrity in 2024! #EricLiddellAwards #EricLiddell100 #YouthLinkScotland