July 8, 2008
Gateshead Primary School Athletics Festival
The annual Gateshead Primary School Athletics Festival took place at Gateshead International Stadium on Friday June 27th 2008.
Over 1000 athletes from 47 Gateshead Primary Schools competed in a range of track and field events. There were some outstanding performances on the day, all participants can be proud of their achievements. The future of athletics in Gateshead appears to be bright!
Young leaders from a number of Gateshead Secondary Schools marshalled the events, allowing the day to run smoothly. A big thankyou must also be given to all staff who contributed to the success of the festival.
For more pictures, please click the "continue reading" link.
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Gateshead Secondary Schools Year 7/8 Golf Xtreme Championships
The inaugural Gateshead Secondary Schools Year 7/8 Golf Xtreme Championships took place at Beggarswood 9 hole course on Tuesday 1st July 2008.
61 girls and boys from 5 Secondary Schools competed for individual and team awards. The day was a huge success and was warmly received by all participants. The good weather enabled some great scoring, the players this year have set the standard for future tournaments, well done to everyone!
To view full results and further pictures please click on the "continue reading" link.
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Gateshead Primary Schools Year 5 Kwik Cricket Festivals
The week beginning Monday 30th June saw a number of Year 5 Kwik Cricket Festivals taking place within Gateshead. Greenside CC, Gateshead Fell CC, Felling CC, Swalwell CC, Bill Quay CC, Blaydon CC and Whickham CC all hosted festivals throughout the course of the week.
400 players from almost 50 teams represented 29 different schools from within the borough. For a number of young people this represented their first opportunity to play competitive cricket. A great deal of experience was gained from each festival and stands the players in good stead for future competitions.
A big thank you to all clubs and volunteers who helped run the festivals so successfully.
Click on the continue reading link for further photos from this event.
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June 20, 2008
Gateshead Secondary Schools Yr 7/8 Triathlon
Dunston Swimming Baths and Watergate Forest Park hosted the inaugural Gateshead Secondary Schools Year 7/8 Triathlon on Tuesday 10th June. Over 50 athletes from Cardinal Hume, Heworth, Joseph Swan and Whickham completed 3 lengths at Dunston Pool before heading to Watergate Forest Park to complete a cycle and run around a specially devised course.
There were some excellent individual and team performances on the day. Results and further pictures can be found by clicking the continue reading link below.
The event was well received by all who participated and a special thanks must go out to the Young Leaders from Whickham School who contributed to the success of the day.
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June 3, 2008
Gateshead Primary Schools Year 5/6 Aquathlon
This year's Gateshead Primary Schools Year 5/6 Aquathlon took place at Gateshead Leisure Centre and Saltwell Park on Tuesday 3rd June. Over 100 boys and girls from 11 Schools within the borough completed a 66m swim followed by a 1km run.
Despite the terrible weather conditions there were some excellent performances and all competitors can be proud of their achievements. Individual and team awards were presented on the day to the top 3 in their respective categories.
A big thank you to all young leaders from Whickham School who marshalled the events and contributed to the success of the day.
Click on continue reading for full results and more pictures.
The team results reflected the top 3 aggregate times for the swim and run combined. If a school did not have 3 qualifying times they unfortunately could not compete for the team award but individual results still counted.
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March 10, 2008
Rugby Finals Day
Rugby Finals Day was held at Ryton R.F.C on Saturday 8th March. Finals were held for Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10 to determine overall winners for each age group.
All games were played in a good spirit with a number of good individual and team performances. Many thanks to all who helped make the day a great success.
Please click on the continue reading link to access further photos from the day.
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Primary Sportshall Athletics Finals
The Primary Sportshall Athletics Finals were held at Gateshead Stadium on Thursday 6th March 2008.
Young athletes from across the borough represented their respective Primary School cluster in a number of track and field events. In total 9 clusters were represented and the event was keenly contested.
A number of outstanding contributions from athletes representing the Joseph Swan cluster contributed towards their eventual triumph (1761pts) narrowly winning from Heworth Grange cluster (1682pts) and St Thomas More (1671pts).
A big thank you goes to Young Leaders from Whickham School & Sports College who aided in the officiating of the track and field events. The finals were enjoyed by competitors and spectators alike, well done to all who competed!
Please click the continue reading link to access further pictures from the day and a full breakdown of results.
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January 31, 2008
Gateshead Secondary Schools Dry Rowing Championships
The second annual Gateshead Secondary Schools Dry Rowing Championships recently took place at the English Institute of Sport @ Gateshead International Stadium. A total of 13 teams from 4 Secondary Schools (Heworth Grange, Hookergate, Thomas Hepburn & Whickham) took part in the event which involved a total of 52 young people.
The results of all the relays and individual events are available for download below:
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October 25, 2007
Gateshead Primary Schools TAG Rugby Tournaments
4 TAG Rugby Tournaments for Year 5/6 Pupils have recently taken place within Gateshead. Each tournament was hosted by a Local Community Club, and our thanks must go out to Winlaton, Ryton, Gateshead & Blaydon Rugby Clubs for all their help and support.
All the tournaments were very successful and were played with great spirit. In summary:
* 29 Schools took part, entering 42 Teams.
* 504 Year 5/6 Boys & Girls were involved throughout.
* 5 Young Sports Leaders assisted with refereeing, scoring etc..
Congratulations to those Schools that were able to successfully qualify for the Gateshead Primary Schools TAG Rugby Finals (Thursday 8th November 2007 @ Blaydon RFC, 4:00-6:00pm):
* Blaydon St Joseph's Primary School
* Ryton Junior School
* Oakfield Junior School
* Glynwood Primary School
* Harlow Green Primary School
* Washingwell Primary School
* Fellside Primary School
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April 20, 2007
Tri-Golf Festival
Gateshead's first ever Tri-Golf Festival recently took place within the Whickham School & Sports College Cluster. The competition took place at Whickham School and involved 6 local feeder Primary Schools. The Schools had been receiving a programme of coaching delivered by the Professional from Whickham Golf Club.
Further coaching opportunities have been made available at Whickham Golf Club for any of the Young People that may wish to continue participating in Golf.
The final festival standings were as follows:
1st - Clover Hill (617)
2nd - Front Street (569)
=3rd - Washingwell (538)
=3rd - Swalwell (538)
5th - Whickham Parochial (523)
6th - Fellside (445)
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April 3, 2007
Gateshead Primary Schools Mini Hockey Tournaments
Three Mini Hockey Tournaments recently took place within Gateshead, at the following venues: Dunston Power League, Gateshead International Stadium and Whickham School & Sports College. The tournaments involved 32 teams from 20 Gateshead Primary Schools (302 participants). The top 2 teams from each tournament then qualified for the Gateshead Primary Schools Mini Hockey Finals.
For a breakdown of the results, please click below:
Mini Hockey Results
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Gateshead Schools Dance Festival 2007
The Gateshead Schools Dance Festival 2007 recently took place at Gateshead Leisure Centre. The event was a great success, with 43 Primary, 8 Secondary and 2 Special Schools taking part throughout the 4 festival performances.
Well done to all those that took part!!
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March 19, 2007
Gateshead Secondary Schools Rugby Union FINALS
Ryton Rugby Club kindly played host to the Gateshead Secondary Schools Rugby Union Finals on Saturday 17th March 2007. The event (which involved 8 teams from 5 Gateshead Schools) was a great success and all of the young people taking part were a credit to their respective Schools.
To view the final results, please click the 'continue reading' link below:
FINAL RESULTS
Year 7 - Whickham 10 v 0 Ryton
Year 8 - Lord Lawson 15 v 5 St Thomas More
Year 9 - Emmanuel 24 v 36 Lord Lawson
Year 10 - Emmanuel 5 v 34 St Thomas More
Well done to everyone that took part and a special thanks to Ryton RUFC for providing their excellent facilities and refreshements on the day.
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March 5, 2007
Year 5/6 Sportshall Athletics FINALS
The year 5/6 Sportshall Athletics Finals recently took place at Gateshead International Stadium. This was the first event at which we requested representative cluster teams, and the increased standard was certainly evident on the day. 9 of our 10 Clusters took part in the event, which has been a great success for the partnership.
The electronic results programme used to score the event is available for download below:
(Should anyone require competitor names for further selection purposes, please contact Kevin Hay - kevinhay@gateshead.gov.uk).
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Year 7 Rugby Union CVL
Due to the recent period of poor weather, this tournament unfortunately suffered a number of cancellations. It was therefore decided that Ryton RFC would host a round robin competition between all the Schools involved, and the top 2 teams would then automatically qualify for the Gateshead Secondary Schools Finals day on Saturday 17th March 2007, also at Ryton RFC (10:00am).
The competition remained very close throughout, with Whickham School & Sports College and Ryton Comprehensive School ultimately qualifying to take place in the Finals.
A copy of the results and final standing are available for download below:
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February 19, 2007
Year 4 Multi-Skills Challenges
A programme of Multi-Skills Festivals have recently been taking place within Gateshead/Whickham School Sport Partnership Clusters. The festivals were held for Year 4 Primary School pupils and involved a wide range of skills tests and physical challenges.
A total of 10 festivals have taken place, involving over 500 Year 4 Students and 120 Young Sports Leaders from our various Secondary Schools.
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February 1, 2007
Gateshead Secondary Schools Indoor Roowing Championships
The 1st ever Gateshead Secondary Schools Indoor Rowing Championships recently took place at The EIS (Gateshead International Stadium) on 31/01/07.
A total of 5 Gateshead Secondary Schools (Whickham, Hookergate, Joseph Swan, Heworth & Lord Lawson) entered 10 teams into the event which saw nearly 100 young people participating. A great afternoon was had by all; the results of which are available for download below:
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January 25, 2007
Gateshead Primary Schools Cross-Country Event
The Gateshead Primary Schools Cross-Country Event eventually beat the weather (just) and took place on Wednesday 17th January 2007 @ Waterfate Forest Park. The day was a great success, with 45 teams from 24 schools taking part. The competition therefore involved a total number of 270 participants and approximately 20 young volunteers.
For further information and to download a copy of the results, please click the 'continue reading' link below.
Our thanks must go out to the following parties:
* Whickham Fellside FC - For allowing us the use of their facilities.
* Gateshead Council Environmental Services - For their assistance and use of the park for the event.
* Emmanuel College - For the use of the School playing fields.
* Whickham School & Sports College - For providing 20 Step Into Sport Students to act as marshalls.
* Gateshead Council Sport Development Unit - For all their help and assistance.
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Year 7 Girls 5-A-Side
The Gateshead/Whickham School Sport Partnership recently held aYear 7 Girls 5-A-Side competiton on the very cold evening of 16th January 2007 @ Swalwell Juniors F.C.
For further information please click the 'continue reading' link.
The competition involved 6 of the 10 Gateshead Secondary Schools, involving 48 participants. Our thanks go out to Swalwell Junior F.C. for hosting the tournament and to the Step Into Sport Students from Whickham School & Sports College that offered their assistance on the day.
To download the results, please click below:
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December 9, 2006
Year 7/8 Sportshall Athletics
The Year 7/8 Sportshall Athletics Festival took place on the 28th November 2006 at Gateshead International Stadium. The event attracted 7 schools who entered 7 teams with 168 young athletes taking part.
The festival was keenly contested by all involved and the day was a great success. Once again the festival was expertly supported with the help of 23 Young Sports Leaders from Gateshead Secondary Schools.
Click on the continue reading link to view results from the year 7/8 Sportshall Athletics Festival.
Click the link below to access festival results.
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Year 5/6 Mini Basketball Tournaments
Over the past few months a number of Year 5/6 Mini-Basketball tournaments have taken place across the borough. 11 different tournaments in all (including the final) have been contested between 36 schools who have entered 62 teams. This has given the opportunity for 507 young people to play competitve basketball against other schools. All competitors have shown a great attitude and displayed fine skills throughout all competitions.
The competitons could not have gone ahead without the help and support of 49 Young Leaders from Gateshead Secondary Schools, many thanks to all who have contributed.
Click on the continue reading link to view cluster and finals results.
Click on the links below to access results.
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Year 7/8 Girls 5-a-Side Tournament
On the evening of Wednesday 22nd November Swalwell Juniors Football Club hosted the 2006 Year 7/8 Girls 5-a-Side Tournament.
A superb entry saw 9 out of the 10 Gateshead Secondary Schools compete. A total of 12 teams contested the tournament with 96 players getting a taste of competitive action.
5 Young Sports Leaders from the borough assisted in the smooth running of the event. Along with the Young Leaders, thanks must be offered to Swalwell Juniors F.C. for hosting a highly successful tournament enjoyed by all.
Please click on the continue reading link to access results for the tournament.
Click the link below to view results for the tournament.
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November 3, 2006
Gateshead Primary Schools High 5 Netball Tournaments
A total of 10 SSCo Cluster High 5 Netball Tournaments recently took place throughout the Gateshead Borough. The tournaments have been extremely successful, involving 41 teams from 28 Gateshead Primary Schools. Approximately 309 young people took part throughout the programme, which also involved 48 Young Sports Leaders from Gateshead Secondary Schools.
For all Cluster Tournament Results and the results of the Gateshead Finals, please click the 'continue reading' link below.
Gateshead Cluster High 5 Netball Results:
The winning team from each of the 10 Cluster Tournaments then went on to represent their Cluster at the Gateshead Finals, held on 02/11/06 @ Heworth Grange Comprehensive School. The results of which are also available for download below:
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October 27, 2006
Gateshead Schools TAG Rugby 2006
A total of 4 TAG Rugby Tournaments recently took place within Gateshead. Each tournament was hosted by one of our Community Rugby Clubs:
* 16/10/06 - Winlaton RFC
* 17/10/06 - Ryton RFC
* 18/10/06 - Gateshead RFC
* 19/10/06 - Blaydon RFC
All the tournaments were very successful and were played with great spirit. In summary:
* 27 Schools took part, entering 42 Teams.
* 504 Year 5/6 Boys & Girls were involved throughout.
* 11 Young Sports Leaders assisted with refereeing, scoring etc..
The results of each tournament can be downloaded by clicking the 'Continue Reading' link below.
Tournament Results:
Many thanks to all the Rugby Clubs for hosting the tournaments and for their help and support. Also, good luck to all those Schools that were fortunate enough to qualify for the Gateshead School TAG Rugby Finals, being held on Sunday 17th December 2006 @ Kingston Park (Home of the Newcastle Falcons).
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September 15, 2006
Year 8 Boys Rugby Union Tournament
The Year 8 Boys 12-a-side Rugby Tournament was held at Ryton R.F.C. on Thursday 14th September. In total, 5 teams took part from 5 Gateshead Secondary Schools putting the overall number of participants at 85.
Despite a gloomy start to the day, conditions soon picked up, as did the level of play, with some fantastic running rugby. After some tight matches, Lord Lawson ran out eventual winners closely followed by Ryton who trailed by a single point.
Thanks go out to all schools, teachers and participants for their involvement and to Gateshead Rugby Development Team for providing referees for the day. A special word of thanks goes to Ryton Rugby Club for the provision of their excellent facilities, without which the tournament would not have been possible.
Please use the extended entry link below to download overall results and standings
Click for results and standings
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July 9, 2006
Gateshead Primary Athletics Festival
The picture above is taken from the Gateshaed Primary Athletics festival which took place at Gateshead International Stadium on 23rd June 2006. The event was hugely popular and attracted 45 primary schools and hundreds of young competitors from across the borough.
The festival included a variety of events including skipping, sprint, middle distance, long jump and mini-javelin. It also gave the chance to young sports leaders from Gateshead Secondary Schools to gain experience in stewarding and officiating events.
The day was a great success and was thoroughly enjoyed by athletes, volunteers and spectators. A big thank you to everyone who made the day possible.
To access full results and further pictures of the festival please click on the "continue reading" link below.
Please click on the links below for results.
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June 12, 2006
Yr 5/6 BBC Kwik Cricket Tournaments
On Thursday 8th June Gateshead Fell C.C. and Felling C.C. were joint hosts as the BBC Kwik Cricket Festival took place. The interest in the tournament was so large that it was decided that the event would be split over two venues.
35 teams from 25 Gateshead Primary Schools took part (comprising of approximately 350 young people) making this years tournament the biggest of its kind ever.
Results from Gateshead Fell C.C. can be found by clicking on the "continue reading" link below. Results from Felling C.C. will follow shortly.
A big thank you must go to Gateshead Fell C.C. and Felling C.C. and their respective staff for making the day a great success, without their help the event would not have been possible.
A link to the Gateshead Fell C.C. results can be found below.
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March 28, 2006
Dance Festival 2006
What a huge success the three performances of this year's Dance Festival proved to be. Approximately 1500 young people from every Key Stage participated over the 3 performances. This should help us to reach our government target of 2 hours of PE and school sport for all pupils in School Sport Partnerships?
The demand is so great to both be involved and spectate at this festival that discussions have already begun with our Leisure Services' Events team for next year's festival.
Thank you to everyone involved with this year's festival in whatever capacity. Watch this space for news regarding photographs and video footage of the three performances.
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November 16, 2005
Whickham Cluster Year 5/6 Mini basketball
The Year 5/6 Mini basketball was held on Tuesday15th November at Whickham School sports College. Over 60 boys and girls form Whickham Cluster Primary Schools particpated in the tournament.
Resulkts were as follows:
Winners group 1: Washingwell "A"
Winners group 2: Fellside "A"
Winners group 3: Parochial "A"
Final: Swalwell (2) v Fellside "A" (4)
Winners of Whickham Cluster: Fellside
Fair play award: Swalwell
Many thanks to the sixth form who help run the event
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June 7, 2005
Hill Top School events / festivals
Girlsport (UK) athletics activity day
Gatehead international stadium 23rd May 2005
Portland School / Hill Top school sports fun day
Potland school, Sunderland, 24th May 2005
Wanderers Association Athletics meeting
Monkton Stadium, Jarrow 8th June 2005
Disability soccer festival
Whitley Park, Newcastle 9th June 2005
Youth Games Sunderland 18th June 2005
Hill Top School wil send teams to represent gateshead in boccia, table cricket, netball, soccer,
Hill Top will represent our region again in the
National Table Cricket Finals
at Lords Cricket Ground, London 21st June
Hill Top Schooll Sports Day
Gateshead International Stadium Wednesday 13th July 10:30 - 2:30
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April 13, 2005
Civic Swimming Gala 2005
Held at Felling Swimming Pool, Tuesday 22nd March 2005.
The following swimming pools were proudly represented by over 30 Gateshead Primary Schools:
*Birtley
*Blaydon
*Gateshead Leisure Centre
*Felling
*Dunston
*Rowlands Gill
The Final Standings Were As Follows:
Felling 93
Dunston 84
Leisure Centre 76
Birtley 70
Blaydon 59
Rowlands Gill 34
To view individual results, please download the following file:
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Gateshead Schools Dance Festival 2005
Held on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th March at the Maple Hall, Gateshead Leisure Centre.
Congratulations and well done to all schools and pupils who took part in this year's outstanding festival of dance. Nearly 50 schools including infants, primary, secondary and special schools - over 1800 dancers took part in the afternoon and two evening performances.
Schools successfully adapted the dance festival theme of 'Heroes and Villans' and provided a wide range of high quality dances.
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