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Teeside University And Stockton Town FC Supporting Students Excelling In Sport
Teesside University is working with Stockton Town Football Club to help support students towards future footballing careers. The club is linking up with the University to help create a sports pathway linking football to higher education and beyond. The aim is to enable students representing the University in the men’s British...
Huge Success For Skateboard Event In Gateshead!
The Jerry J Clothing Skate Jam at the Five Bridges Skateboard in Gateshead was a huge success. The free event attracted more than 60 competitors from all over the North of England and already organiser Lamin Gibba is looking for a venue and sponsorship for next years’ competition. Lamin started...
Newcastle Ravens RFC To Host The Northern Pride Cup This July
A leading LGBTQ+ charity has teamed up with a popular North East rugby club to celebrate its first-ever touch rugby tournament. Inclusive team, Newcastle Ravens RFC – which is made up of LGBTQ+ players and allies – are hosting the Northern Pride Cup on 24th July, at Percy Park Rugby...
David Lloyd Clubs kicks-off Team PB Six-week post-lockdown recovery programme now live! Former MP, author and trainee Personal Trainer Tom Watson included in the team The UK’s leading health and fitness group David Lloyd Clubs, alongside psychologist Dr Jessamy Hibbard and nutritionist Jenna Hope, have today launched Team PB –...
'Fit Monkeys' Encouraging Children To Stay Fit During Covid-19
An award-winning sports coach is launching a new venture to encourage 5–12-year-olds to get fit after a year in lockdown. Matthew Lawn from Killingworth, the brains behind the Football Squirts Academy, and his partner Ashleigh Dobbs are opening Fit Monkeys, a new concept of fun-based physical education (PE) classes, that...
David Lloyd Clubs Reopen For Outdoor Fitness On March 29th
- Outdoor group exercise, personal training, tennis & swimming available from 29th March - The UK’s largest health and fitness group, David Lloyd Clubs announces that it is to reopen 79 of its clubs in England for outdoor fitness on Monday 29th March. The announcement follows the reopening of outdoor facilities...
Seven-year-old Wren Steer Raises £600 For Charity By Completing A Virtual Run
A seven-year-old girl with cerebral palsy has raised £600 for charity by completing a virtual run using equipment provided by a leading Sheffield-based postural support specialist. Wren Steer, from Newcastle upon Tyne, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy from a young age due to complications that came as a result of...
Following a month’s closure due to the November lockdown, TeamSport Indoor Karting has reopened its doors in Newcastle, on Scotswood Road. With thorough COVID-19 precautionary measures in place, the site is dedicated to keeping customers safe whilst enjoying some festive fun. Thanks to a new state-of-the-art, Ozone sanitisation equipment installed...
England Footballer Becomes Ambassador For Children's Heart Charity
England and Manchester City player-coach, Jill Scott MBE, has taken on an ambassador role for a North East-based charity, which raises funds to help save the lives of children and adults needing coronary care. Jill has agreed to support the Red Sky Foundation, set up by Sunderland couple, Sergio and...
Olympic swimming hopeful, Emily Large, and other competitive swimmers are logging on to a new, swimming specific Pilates programme designed and delivered by former GB swimmer and Olympic physiotherapist, Darren Wigg of Newcastle Physiotherapy. The Zoom programme has been running for four weeks, with over 40 swimmers from across the...

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