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For tickets please contact Malcolm Dix on dixysport5@aol.com or call 0191 2676342 The Rising Star Awards will take place at our Annual Dinner in the Banqueting Suite at The Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, Monday 5th March. We are looking for at least TEN young sportspeople who either; Applications are welcome from a wide range of sports and the successful individuals will mostly likely be at regional but much more likely at a National or International level of performance. The Application form is as below: SPORT NEWCASTLE 2012 RISING STAR AWARD Sports Persons Name: Nominated by: Please email form to: dixysport5@aol.com As a body Sport Newcastle has a history of working with the City Council to help co-ordinate sporting initiatives and the funding of our aspiring and younger athletes. Such a relationship has been aided by representation from the Council and on the 2nd November of this year, the Council confirmed that Simon Bird (a City Councillor) and Neil Ramshaw (a ‘Raising Participation Manager’ employed by the Council) will take up posts on the board of Sport Newcastle. As such, Sport Newcastle would like to formally welcome Simon and Neil to their new tenure with ourselves and we look forward to continued partnership for the mutual goal of aiding talent in the City and region.
Newcastle Fencing Club boasts several internationally ranked fencers and is particularly pleased to support one wheel-chair fencer who is aiming to compete in the Paralympics in London 2012. “The Owen Pugh Group is proud to be associated with the ongoing success of Newcastle Fencing” said Group Chairman John Dickson. “It is great to see the enthusiasm, energy and discipline of so many people used to such great effect. We are especially pleased to be part of the effort to widen access to what is undeniably a minority sport. Newcastle Fencing has a great track record of developing top class athletes with six members currently part of national squads.” Newcastle Fencing has in excess of forty five members regularly attending training sessions at Sport@Gosforth, Gosforth Academy. The club has recently seen a growth in younger fencers since moving to the new sports facility. The club has sessions for six to nine year old fencers, ten plus, beginners and advanced fencers. All the sessions are fully inclusive with facilities for wheelchair fencing available at every session. The sponsorship deal was announced at the 2011 British Selection Circuit Epee Competition, which is hosted by Newcastle Fencing Club. The competition, one of a series of five events, sees fencers from across the UK and Ireland come together to compete to gain selection for the GB under seventeen and under twenty squads for international events in 2011 and 2012. In November four fencers from the club Abigail Harvey and Andrew Dixon will be travelling to Germany and Sarah Gourley and Hannah Nesbitt will travel to Slovakia to represent Great Britain in European and World circuit events. The Owen Pugh Group comprises five trading companies operating in the Civil Engineering industry undertaking earthmoving and demolition, drainage and groundworks, plant-hire and haulage, quarrying and inert waste and drain cleaning and CCTV surveys. The Group is headquartered in Dudley near Cramlington and employs 305 people. Tyneside teenager and former Sport Newcastle Rising Star recipient Crawford Matthews is on course to become the North East’s flag-bearer in rugby league’s Super League, after making his full international debut last weekend. Fresh from his first outing for the Scotland senior professional side, and with an Ashes victory under his belt, the Heaton 19-year-old’s sights are now set on a full-time career with Hull FC. Matthews describes his Scotland call-up as an “honour” he “didn’t think would come around this soon”, despite having represented Scotland at every level from Under16; Under18; Students, ‘A’, 9′s and now the full senior national team – a distinction no Scot has achieved before. But the former Gateshead Panthers and Gateshead Thunder winger hopes a starting role in a 26-6 victory over Ireland in a European Test Series clash in Glasgow on Sunday will also help him make a major mark at the highest club level. Having earned selection for the GB and Ireland Academic Lions squad to tour Australia in the summer with an outstanding performance in the Student Four Nations tournament earlier this year, Matthews try scoring exploits in the final match helped inflict Australia’s students’ first ever home defeat in a test, let alone a series. By beating the Australian’s at their national game ensured the academic ashes returned to Britain for the first time ever. “To go out there and become the best student side in the world was an incredible achievement,” said Matthews, who enrolled last year at the University of Hull to read history and politics, but was also a display of his commitment to carving out a professional career in Yorkshire’s East Riding. And it was his fine run of form in the Hull FC Under-20 team which landed him a place in a much- changed but highly promising – “players can’t just put their hand up when they fancy a game anymore” – Scotland side. After attending Heaton Manor School, the opportunity to study in a city dominated by rugby league was one of the main factors behind Matthews’ decision to move to Hull. “It’s the first city that I’ve been to where rugby league is on an equal, if not bigger, footing than football,” he added. And he has been further boosted in his hope of a “dream” first-team future at the KC Stadium by Hull FC director of rugby and former Gateshead Thunder coach Sean McRae’s insistence that playing for Scotland is an “outstanding achievement” and a “stepping stone”. Matthews is now preparing to impress McRae, and new Hull FC head coach Peter Gentle, further when training resumes at Hull in the build-up to the 2012 Super League season. And while junior community rugby league programmes in the North East are booming, Matthews acknowledges that he feels something of a foreigner, having grown up in a traditionally rugby union-minded region. Matthews will link up with the Scotland side again next week in preparation for their game against France on October 29. ‘Punchline Boxing Magazine’ and ‘North East Fight Scene’ are organising the first ‘North East Boxing Awards’ dinner celebration to recognise the achievements of amateur and pro boxers from the Tyne, Tees and Wear region – to be held on December 4th at the Lancastrian Suite (Gateshead). Tickets are £400 for a table of ten, £200 for a half-table of five, or individual tickets at £40. Included in the price will be a four course meal, the awards ceremony, live band (‘The Pursuit’) and a guest speaker (TBA). ITV’s Andy Kerr will be the compere for the evening. This is something we hope to make an annual event. For ticket information – or if you’d like to sponsor or advertise at the event – please email northeastfightscene@gmail.com or call 07947 351 023. On Saturday, 3rd December the Annual Lord Mayors Ball take splace at Newcastle Civic Centre. Sport Newcastle are pleased to support this worthwhile event. Geoff O’Brien, Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne is runing the Great North Run for charity. Nothing particularly different about that? Well read this blog and see what you think… Many apologies for not responding sooner about sponsorship (the how to) – had some problems getting the site ready – it is now up and running and I would be grateful if you would let people know – see you September 24 at the Newcastle v Blackburn game (hope I have it right this time). Link:- http://geoffobrien.co.uk/ Geoff would welcome any sponsorship, again, details on how to donate are found on the above website. McAlpines have two double classroom units with toilets surplus to requirements. 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