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Fishburn Community Football Club

We are a community-based football club that aims to promote healthy living and teamwork through the beautiful game of football. Our club is open to players of all skill levels and ages, and we offer a variety of teams and programs to suit the needs of our members.

Fishburn Bowls Club

Fishburn Bowls Club is a not-for-profit club located on Butterwick Road, Fishburn. Play is on a natural grass green of six lanes located within Fishburn Sports Ground with supporting facilities. Open between April and October. As a key part of the local community Fishburn Parish Council fully support the club.

The club has been at present location since mid-1950s with a current membership of almost thirty. Open to anyone in the Fishburn and surrounding districts (including Sedgefield, Bishop Middleham, Trimdon villages and Coxhoe), the club affords opportunities to enjoy outdoor sport with no financial barriers. The club are members of four bowls leagues within County Durham, although members are under no obligation to participate in those leagues. The club is also open to casual players at arranged times.

The club is open to all ages and gender offering companionship and gentle healthy exercise.

Mainsforth Amateur Boxing

Head coach Richard O’Neill opened Mainsforth Amateur Boxing club in November 2022 under England Boxing affiliation. He was a successful Amateur and Pro boxer and stopped competing back in 2020. Since that time, he has been coaching adults and children at Mainsforth gym with the help of fellow coaches, Ashley Anderson, Adrian Bowmer and Sean Ferguson. The gym is helping people in the community massively and we just want to see the club continue to grow for future generations to come. Promoting fitness and a healthy lifestyle is particularly important in the community and a much-needed place in our area where there are extremely limited opportunities. we also have two more new coaches on board now as well Anthony Railton & David Dent.

Bulls Wheelchair Rugby Club

Nort East Bulls Wheelchair Rugby Club are the only wheelchair rugby club based in the Northeast of England. We train on a Tuesday and Thursday evening at Sedgefield Community College (TS21 3DD) from 6 – 9pm.

Wheelchair Rugby is a wheelchair-based sport for people with a disability affecting all four limbs. It is a growing sport which is developing every year as more people become associated with it. The Bulls WRC founded in 2002 by a group of people with spinal injuries, the club was originally the Newcastle Bulls but later adopted the North-East Bulls as players were joining from further afield.
The rules of Wheelchair Rugby can be confusing, it is a mix of sports which creates a brutal game with full contact between chairs permitted, but physical contact between players is not. Certain hits can be devastating, with players flipping out of their chairs and landing face first on the court.
For more information on Wheelchair Rugby and the rules, and to see all the other teams based in the UK, please visit – www.GBWR.org.uk

If you are interested in playing for the NE Bulls, then please contact us and we can arrange for you to attend a session with us. If you have a disability and

Blade Taekwondo GBR

Blade Taekwondo is an Olympic Sport and Martial Arts based club based in Bishop Middleham Village Hall. The lead instructor, Corey Wilson, has 15 years of experience in general martial arts and Taekwondo. He also still competes on a national level alongside his own students. Affiliated to British Taekwondo and teaching WT style, Blade offers classes on Monday, Friday, and Saturday every week. Blade also has sponsors, supporting athletes and students in competitions and gradings.
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