The Bounders’ Christmas family party is at The Cricketers in Blackhill a week today, on Sunday 9th December Starting at around 1.30pm with food provided and a visit from the REAL Santa around 3.30pm with presents for all children. It’s a chance for all club members to get together and relax (it’s the season of …

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Don’t forget everyone that this Friday (30th) is the annual Advent run to Gibside hall. For those who haven’t done it before, it is a nice leisurely run down to Gibside Hall from Shotley Bridge, arriving around 8pm to have a couple of beers around the fire before we return home by car or bus. …

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Great North Run Bus 2012 – Sunday 16th September I have booked a bus for the Great North run again this year. For those who haven’t done the run before, this is a fantastic way of getting to and from the race with friends and family. We will leave the Sports centre at 8 – …

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WHITFIELD FELL RUN (4.6miles)*** Sunday 9th September (11am) Philip Johnston has invited us to this race and back to the The Elk’s Head (www.elkshead.co.uk) pub for the Beer/Music festival afterwards and has offered us showers and Changing facilities. I’ll be organising a bus to leave the Sports Centre at 9am and to collect us again …

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Tufty says “Don’t forget about the torch relay kids!” Remember – the Blackhill Bounders Olympic Torch relay party is on Saturday June 16th at 4.30pm at the Cricketers in Blackhill. We will be meeting around 2.30pm at the pub for a quick drink before leaving at 3pm for a short run. There will be a …

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Come and support Nigel on his Olympic torch run on the afternoon of Saturday 16th June 2012. We will all be meeting at the Cricketers pub in Blackhill around 2.30pm for a quick Besty style energy drink, before commencing a short scenic run at 3pm, meeting up at some point with the Olympic Torch relay. …

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BLACKHILL BOUNDERS   Don’t forget! It is the 25th Anniversary party on THIS Friday (16th) at the Demi. Please try and make it even if it is for a flying visit. It is apparently possible to only have one or two sociable drinks, rather than seventeen then falling over – so you can still come …

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