SIGN UP FOR THE SPORT NEWCASTLE BIG SPORTS WEEKEND! 2 - 4 OCTOBER 2020 We all know sport has the power to bring people together, to challenge us and have a positive impact on our lives. This year more than ever we realised the positive impact of sport when for many of us our hobbies, friends and teammates were taken away from us for a long period due to Covid-19. Sport Newcastle want to help clubs, teams and athletes across the North East bounce back from Covid-19 and have so

Josh Blevins and Scott Hall were delighted to represent Gateshead Harriers and to meet up with Jonathan Edwards CBE to receive a cheque for £400 from Sport Newcastle's Covid-19 Emergency Fund. Jonathan was at the International Stadium to record an interview to celebrate 25 years since setting his unbeaten triple jump world record of 18.29m set in Sweden in 1995. Jonathan's involvement with Sport Newcastle goes back even further to when he was a student at Durham University. H

Dr Mary Jane Tacchi, chair of local mental health charity uS, was delighted to meet up with Jonathan Edwards CBE to explain about the important work they do. uS work with young people in the area to help them to overcome mental health issues through taking part in sport and leisure activities. Sport Newcastle were so impressed by the work that uS have pioneered in the last 3 years that they awarded them a grant of £1000 from their Covid-19 Emergency Fund. Dr Tacchi said, "The