ALBERT HILL WMC (DARLINGTON)

 Venue: Albert Hill WMC, 23 Dodsworth Street, Darlington DL14 2NW
 Tel 01325-466187 

 Representative:
 Mike Sowerby: e-mail sas1954@yahoo.co.uk 

 

DARLINGTON SNOOKER CLUB

Venue: 1 Corporation Road, Darlington DL3 6AE.  Tel 01325-241388

Representative:
Martin Robinson: e-mail martin.robinson001@ntlworld.com

  theref39@hotmail.co.uk

 The 2010-11 season saw a new name in the League in ‘The Brit’ who played their home  games at the Britannia Inn in Darlington. Not new to the League though, ‘The Brit’ had  evolved from the Old Shildon WMC side that had first joined the League in the old Division C  in the mid 1990’s. The original Old Shildon WMC side consisted of regulars Ian Longstaff, David Collinson and Graham ‘Butch’ Butcher. These three regulars were joined in 1995 by Martin Robinson and  Old Shildon won their first promotion to the B Division in 1999. The early Noughties saw  Robert Harker join the team and the Club twice won the B Division League but only once  were they promoted. One season in the Premier League saw the Club slip back down in a  winless campaign and the B Division is where Old Shildon (or now The Brit) have remained  ever since. With Dave Collinson retiring from the quizzes and Ian taking more of a back seat, Geoff Johns joined the team in the mid Noughties, and when Robert then retired too Paul  ‘Hughie’ Hewitson added his Racing knowledge to the team. With shift work impacting into  availability of team members, a further new addition to the squad was made with the  introduction of Rob Dodsworth. Butch was next to depart the team and as a result Hughie,  Rob D, Geoff and Martin have generally been the representatives for the past couple of  seasons.  Old Shildon were probably best known in their early days for the post quiz buffet which was  more like a banquet, all provided for by the Club. Indeed the members have always been  thankful and appreciative of the support that the Club afforded the Quiz team. However with  Butch no longer being available the team then consisted of four members all from Darlington  and it was with some regret that the team left Old Shildon to move to The Britannia in  Darlington, but at the same time the move for the 2010-11 season was clearly a practical  solution. Known for its beer The Britannia has a snug which provides an ideal location for  the Thursday Night Sports Quizzes. After a few seasons the team located to their new home, Darlington Snooker Club.  (by Martin Robinson)

 

Darlington Snooker Club (left to right): Geoff Johns, Paul Hewitson,

Rob Dodsworth, Martin Robinson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

EAST END NOMADS

  Venue: East End Liberal Club, Heaton Road, Newcastle NE6 1SA.
 Tel 0191 265 6386.

  Representative:
 Steve Westerby: Emailstephenwesterby@blueyonder.co.uk 

  East End Nomads began life as Newcastle BRSA in the 1984-85 season, founded by Malcolm Hodgson & David Westerby, and playing their home matches at the British Rail Staff  Association Club on Forth Banks near the Central Station in Newcastle. They became the Old  George for a season, playing at the pub in the Bigg Market in Newcastle, before moving  their venue to Walkergate BRSA as Walkergate Nomads. They then changed their name to  Nomads and played home matches at the Bewicke Park pub in Howdon, the Rosehill Tavern  (also in Howdon), and Wallsend Companions Club. They became Heaton Meadowfield SC  for one season, then the Grace Inn, before moving to the East End Liberal Club on Heaton  Road in Newcastle and becoming East End Nomads. Brothers Dave & Steve Westerby have been part of their line-up throughout. Tragedy struck the team in June 2017 when long-time member Barry Wilkinson passed away suddenly.

 

 

 

East End Nomads: (left to right) Barry Wilkinson, Steve Westerby,

Dave Westerby, Roy Collins

 

 

 

 

 

 

  KEY CLUB

 

 Venue: East End Liberal Club, Heaton Road, Newcastle NE6 1SA.
 Tel 0191 265 6386.

 Representative:

 John Doyle:   EMail: jdoyle67@btinternet.com 

  

 

PHILADELPHIA C.C.

Venue:- Philadelphia Cricket Club, Bunker Hill, Philadelphia, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne & Wear
 DH4 4JE.  Tel 0191 5841348.

 Representative: 

Shaun Moore: E-mail moosesnr@hotmail.com 

   

 ST. TERESA'S

  Venue:  East End Liberal Club, Heaton Road, Newcastle NE6 1SA.
 Tel 0191 265 6386.

 Representative:

John Swan: e-mail  old.git1946@hotmail.co.uk
  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Teresa's: left right - Chris Bone, Malcolm Bell, John Swan, Jeff Coxon

 

SALTWELL SC

 Venue:
 Saltwell Social Club, 100 Saltwell Road, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear NE8 4XH.
 Tel 0191-4200536.

  Representative:

 Bryan White: E-mail bryanwhite@blueyonder.co.uk

 

 

THE BENE

  Venue:   Benedictine Social Club, Glenluce Drive, Cramlington, Northumberland NE23 6PN.
 Tel 01670 714241.

  Representative: 

 Dave Guttridge:  E-mail davgut44@gmail.com 

 

WASHINGTON CC

 Venue:  Washington Cricket Club, Vigo Lane, Rickleton, Washington, Tyne & Wear NE38 9DZ.   (Note: this Post Code relates to Harthope Close which is the street opposite the cricket  ground entrance). 

 Representative: 

Alan Kitchen   E-mail: Alan.Kitchen@hmrc.gov.uk

   The Philadelphia B team continued to use the Bunker Hill ground as their home base until  2006, when the members decided to move to a venue in Washington - as the majority of  players had at sometime played for Washington CC, it was decided that it would be an  appropriate home for them.  Whilst new facilities at the cricket club were under construction, the Stella Maris club in  Washington and the Museum Vaults in Sunderland were used as home venues, during the  2006-7 season.  The 2007-8 season saw the team move to their current venue at the home of the Durham  Coast League team Washington CC.