Commentary as Jackie Milburn scores one of his two Wembley goals which won the FA Cup for Newcastle United against Blackpool in 1951 is being used to help people with dementia.
The recording is from a British Library Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project with Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM). The project is dedicated to preserving sounds.and is now being used in a new game in collaboration with health and care professionals at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to stimulate memories for individuals with dementia and brain injury.
Tyne & Wear Archives is acting as the North East and Yorkshire hub for the project and has preserved more than 10,000 sounds. The Sounds Around game, which also employs imagery and interesting facts, stimulates conversations and unlocks memories.
