GRASSROOTS SHORTS
TEAMS are wanted for the Northumberland Cricket Board’s Central Northumberland Indoor Cricket League.
The league will be based at Ashington Leisure Centre on Wednesdays (6.00) from October 4 to December 13.
The cost is £24 per team per week and for more details, or to enrol, e-mail adam.robson@northumberlandcricketboard.co.uk.
■■AS part of North Tyneside’s Age Takes Centre Stage Festival, the North Tyneside Badminton Partnership has organised a badminton course for over-50s.
The Essentials Badminton Course will take place over eight Fridays (9.00-10.00) in Queen Alexandra Sixth Form College Sports Hall, North Shields, starting on September 29.
The course is aimed at beginners and returners to the game and will be led by a qualified coach.
Contact Martin Fagan on 07759 781 673 or email martin. fagan2@btinternet.com to enrol. ■■FREE balls are to be given to all new teams entering the Soccersixes Winter Six-a-Side Football League kicking off in Consett.
Matches will be played at the the town’s Belle Vue Stadium on Monday evenings.
For more details, or to enrol, ring 07581 040 860 or go to www.soccersixes.net. ■■GATESHEAD Synchronised Swimming Club was among 27 clubs taking aprt in the inaugural Swim England Synchro Combo Cup yesterday.
The event, at Manchester Aquatic Centre, was unique in that it only featured free combination routines with no minimum competition standards.
■■SOUTH Tyneside’s Primrose Karate Club is seeking new members.
The club meets at the Primrose Communty Centre in Jarrow on Mondays and Thursdays (6.307.30).
Ring Jack on 07990 727 151 for more details.
■■AN FA coaching disabled footballers course will be held at Whitley Park, Benton, on Saturday, October 21.
The six-hour course will provide teachers and coaches with an opportunity to learn ways of including disabled players in mainstream and impairment specific football sessions.
To enrol, go to the Northumberland FA website.
■■THE Northumberland FA is looking to appoint a matchday physio to work with its under-18 squad.
To apply, e-mail rachel.carter@northumberlandfa.com.