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British Weight Lifting Championships 2016

A visit to Coventry at the weekend and a chance to see the 2016 Cybex British Weight Lifting Championships at the Ricoh Arena. The competition opened on Saturday morning with the women’s 48kg category but the day changed between Men’s … Continue reading

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Consett RFC Ladies, Juniors and mini’s Presentation day.

I had the pleasure of photographing the presentation day for Consett Rugby Clubs Ladies, Junior and Mini teams this weekend. To view the images and order prints CLICK HERE      

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Just call me Mr. Ledger ARPS

I received a nice email this morning from those nice people at the Royal Photographic Society. They wrote to inform me that they had just made me an Associate Member of the R.P.S. and will be sending me a badge … Continue reading

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Durham Womens FC v Sheffield FC Ladies

Durham Women FC picked up their fourth league win of the season courtesy of Nat Gutteridge’s late header. Click Here to visit Durham WFC’s website

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Sunday and it’s the turn of the U17’s Rugby.

Sunderland Barbarians were the visitors to Amethyst Park, Consett for the U17’s last game of the season. Both sides played open and aggressive Rugby in perfect conditions and entertained the crowd but it was Consett who scored first and were never headed, … Continue reading

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Durham Wildcats first home game of the new season.

Durham 2-0 London Bees The simple statistics from the game were – goals from Jordan Atkinson and Beth Hepple either side of half-time handed Durham a well-deserved victory in their first home game of the season. Kicking into the wind … Continue reading

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Consett RFC 38 – 23 Horden RFC

I hadn’t been to watch Consett RFC for a while so I was pleased to have a Saturday ‘off’ from Football and thought it was time to see what I’d missed.           Well for a start … Continue reading

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A day in Teeside

Sorry for the lack of blogs recently but I promise to try harder in the new year. Here are a few pics from a day out in Teeside with a few friends. We started out in Hartlepool (above), then made … Continue reading

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The ‘Great North Run’ Weekend

The Great North Run will take place this weekend on Sunday 13 September 2015. The world’s leading half marathon, the Great North Run, was first staged in 1981 where just over 12,000 people took part on the 13.1 mile course … Continue reading

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Penultimate home game for Durham WFC

Durham WFC played their penultimate home game for the 2015 season, with a home game against Promotion chasing Yeovil Town Ladies. In a frustrating afternoon for the Wildcats, the visitors took all three points with a goal minutes before half-time … Continue reading

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