Latest News

£5000 available from Team England Footballers
Published 01 August 2008The Team England Footballers Charity Outreach Programme is looking to support 11 projects across the country. The initiative forms part of the Team England Footballers ... read more...

Junior North Run - Gateshead Schools Challenge
Published 01 August 2008Gateshead College’s Academy for Sport and the Junior North Run team have joined forces to develop a programme of activity exclusively for Gateshead Schools. The aim of ... read more...

StreetGames at the Stadium
Published 31 July 2008 The sun shone for the Tyne and Durham StreetGames Festival on Tuesday 29th July. The event, organised by StreetGames, the only national charity dedicated to developing sport ... read more...

Commission on the Future of Women’s Sport
Published 25 July 2008 A new, independent body has been set up to address the current crisis in women’s sport. Including Dame Kelly Holmes, Ed Smith, Heather Rabbatts and chaired by Dame Tanni ... read more...

North East Rowers Score Historic Double Victory
Published 22 July 2008 Rowers from two of the region's Boat Clubs have put the North East firmly on the international rowing map with a historic double victory at the prestigious Henley Royal ... read more...

Free Swimming Announcement - further information
Published 21 July 2008 Following the government's announcement that it intends to fund councils to provide free swimming for some groups, as a first step towards an aspiration to provide free ... read more...

Tyne and Wear Racket Sport Final
Published 08 July 2008 Badminton The Tyne and Wear School Sport Partnership Badminton Finals took place on Monday 30 June at John Spence Community High School in North Tyneside and comprised of ... read more...

Wheelchair Rugby comes to Tyne & Wear
Published 07 July 2008 The first ever schools event in the north east for this fast paced contact sport took take place on Wednesday 2 July 2008 at Oxclose Community School, Washington and proved ... read more...

Sir Paul McCartney calls on the British public to support ParalympicsGB
Published 03 July 2008 Sir Paul McCartney has launched a £2 million fundraising campaign for ParalympicsGB to support athletes heading to the Beijing Games, as well as to invest in the future of ... read more...

Triple Triumph for Eagles Community Foundation
Published 02 July 2008 The Newcastle Eagles Community Foundation has celebrated three of its clubs achieving Clubmark accreditation all in the same day. The three clubs are Birtley Basketball ... read more...

NPower NE Disability Sports Awards 2007
Published 02 July 2008 The sixth North East Disability Sports Achievement Awards, sponsored by npower, took place on 10th June 2008 at Durham County Cricket Club. The awards celebrate sporting ... read more...

Consultation on Sports Lottery Grant Making
Published 26 June 2008 Sport England today launched a public consultation to make sure future sports projects can access up to £45 million of sports lottery funding as quickly and simply as ... read more...

Mini Tennis Finals
Published 23 June 2008The Tyne and Wear School Sport Partnership Mini Tennis Finals took place on Thursday 19 June at Puma Sunderland Tennis Centre and comprised of eight primary schools (year 3 ... read more...

New Guidance on CRB Checks for Volunteers Published
Published 20 June 2008 The Office of the Third Sector has published guidance to help organisations that use volunteers to be clear about when they do and don’t need to carry out Criminal Records ... read more...

South Tyneside Apprenticeship in Active Leisure and Learning
Published 19 June 2008 South Tyneside College intend to run an Apprenticeship in Active Leisure and Learning. If your organisation is interested in hosting an apprenticeship in Active Leisure and ... read more...

Mars Refuel could help fund your club
Published 19 June 2008 Mars Refuel is giving consumers the opportunity to give their sports club a ‘leg up’ with the help of the MARS Refuel Fund. The fund, which launches on July 1 until ... read more...

Call for Projects
Published 17 June 2008 The British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health (BHFNC) is inviting physical activity and health practitioners to submit their projects to be ... read more...

New E-Newsletter Launched
Published 13 June 08 We have now launched the Tyne & Wear Sport partnership electronic newsletter. The newsletter will be issued quarterly, containing useful information, including local news, ... read more...

Wheelchair Rugby comes to North East schools
Published 10 June 2008 Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby stars will be at Oxclose Community School on Wednesday 2 July, to demonstrate this exciting sport and give youngsters a chance to have a go ... read more...

England Legend Challenges Tyne & Wear Football Fans to Charity 5-A-Side
Published 09 June 08 A five-a-side team of ex-England international footballers are challenging lovers of the beautiful game in Tyne & Wear to take to the pitch this summer and compete for the ... read more...

Partnership Achieves National Safeguarding Standard
Published 05 June 2008 The Tyne & Wear Sport Partnership has successfully achieved the Intermediate Level of the NSPCC National Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport, ... read more...