{"id":8116,"date":"2026-01-22T15:16:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/?p=8116"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:25:23","slug":"barrow-celtic-fc-shared-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/uncategorized\/barrow-celtic-fc-shared-history\/","title":{"rendered":"BARROW CELTIC FC SHARED HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BARROW CELTIC JUNIORS FOOTBALL CLUB PEACE PLAQUE AT FLANDERS PEACE PITCH, MESEN, BELGIUM. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLICK HERE FOR BARROW CELTIC F C PEACE FIELD PROJECT WEBPAGE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CELEBRATING OUR SHARED HISTORY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201c125 Years of Memories: Barrow\u2019s Big Football Roadshow\u201d Launches This Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Historic Objects, Supporter Stories, and Special Guests from the Football Heritage Podcast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Barrow AFC and their fans will celebrate its proud past this weekend with a unique Barrow 125 Football Roadshow, inviting supporters to dive into more than a century of Bluebirds history. The event takes place in The Cross Bar on Saturday 24 January, when Barrow host Crawley Town at the SO Legal Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 As part of the club\u2019s 125th anniversary celebrations, fans are encouraged to bring along their own memorabilia, stories, photographs, and matchday memories to be shared, recorded, and preserved for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The Roadshow forms a key starting point in the Barrow 125 heritage programme: a year-long effort to catalogue, celebrate, and protect the history of Barrow AFC for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Visitors will also have the chance to explore an impressive display from Barrow supporter\u2011historians, who are showcasing a collection of rare and fascinating objects\u2014some dating back nearly 100 years. These include vintage shirts, historic programmes, supporter artefacts, and items that tell the story of Barrow\u2019s identity, culture, and enduring community spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Adding to the occasion, the club will welcome special guests from the internationally recognised Football Heritage Podcast, who will be meeting fans, recording interviews, and capturing the stories that make Barrow one of English football\u2019s most distinctive and resilient clubs. Their visit shines a national spotlight on Barrow\u2019s heritage work and the passionate community behind the club.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A Call to All Supporters<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Barrow 125 Team is encouraging fans young and old to get involved\u2014whether they bring a treasured item from the loft or simply share a memory from the terraces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cEvery supporter has a story,\u201d said Bluebirds Trust director Frazer Stewart. \u201cThis event is about celebrating our shared history and building an archive that honours the people who have shaped Barrow AFC for 125 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Fan contributions will help form a permanent digital and physical archive, supporting future exhibitions, school programmes, heritage trails, and community projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event Details<\/p>\n\n\n\n

📅 Saturday 24 January<\/p>\n\n\n\n

🕑 10am-3pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

🏟️ Cross Bar-Barrow AFC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

🎙️ With the Football Heritage Podcast & Barrow supporter\u2011historians<\/p>\n\n\n\n

📚 Opportunities to record personal memories and contribute to the Barrow 125 Archive<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bluebirds Trust member Steve Herbert said, \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to see what treasures are brought but supporters don\u2019t need to bring anything special\u2014just themselves and their stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barrow 125 is a major heritage project marking the club\u2019s 125th anniversary. It includes a Dock Museum exhibition, education work, an oral-history programme, a Supporters\u2019 Heritage Museum, community events, and a town-wide heritage trail\u2014all designed to celebrate the history and identity of Barrow AFC and its supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Led by supporters organisation the Bluebirds Trust, it includes the club, BAFC Community Foundation, award winning fanzine Give em Beans and The Dock Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 ENDS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 For media enquiries, interviews, or further information about the Barrow 125 programme, please contact 125@bluebirdstrust.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BARROW CELTIC JUNIORS FOOTBALL CLUB PEACE PLAQUE AT FLANDERS PEACE PITCH, MESEN, BELGIUM. CLICK HERE FOR BARROW CELTIC F C PEACE FIELD PROJECT WEBPAGE CELEBRATING OUR SHARED HISTORY \u201c125 Years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8116"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8116"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8120,"href":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8116\/revisions\/8120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.childrensfootballalliance.com\/football-and-peace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}