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Spenny Striders

We are a friendly running group based in Spennymoor, welcoming runners of all abilities. We currently meet twice a week:
Monday evenings at 6:00 pm outside Rosa Street Primary School. This session is suitable for all abilities.
Wednesday evenings at 6:00 pm outside the Town Hall. We run a 5-mile route that changes weekly, open to all paces.
We are an informal, non-affiliated group (though this may change in the future if there’s interest) who enjoy running together, sharing company, and having fun along the way. Our group is fully inclusive, so do not be put off if you’re a complete beginner or an experienced runner—all are welcome!

Medomsley Cricket Club

Provides a weekend open age cricket to all abilities and over the past have had representation from different low participation groups (ladies and disability) cricket

Elite Player Development

Elite Player Development (EPD) is a community-focused football coaching organisation dedicated to supporting the youth of County Durham, particularly within Spennymoor, Ferryhill, Bishop Auckland, Sedgefield, and Newton Aycliffe. Our sessions are open to all standards and abilities, catering to youth up to age 18 and offering specialized opportunities for women and girls in football. Through engaging, inclusive sessions that build technical skills and confidence, EPD aims to provide a positive outlet for young people, fostering teamwork, discipline, and resilience.

By providing structured, skill-focused sessions, EPD addresses behavioural issues often tied to lack of constructive activities, while promoting mental well-being through physical fitness, team camaraderie, and personal achievement. In the short term, we aim to reduce local anti-social behaviour and improve community engagement. Long-term, we’re committed to supporting a healthier, more connected County Durham by developing confident, motivated youth who can become positive role models within their communities.

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.

Durham Ladies Netball Club

Established over 10 years ago, Durham Ladies Netball Club plays for fun, fitness & to compete.

We have a range of abilities attending our weekly training sessions in Durham!

Our coach, Heather, leads our training sessions, which are a mixture of drills, tactics, skills, and netball-based fitness. We finish the session with match play to put what we’ve learned into practice. We play in 2 local leagues in Durham & Sunderland. Our 1st team are now also playing in the North East Regional League!

Durham Viper Jets Visually Impaired Cricket Club

The Durham Viper Jets Visually Impaired Cricket Club (DVJVICC) began life in the summer of 2010, when we had just a handful of interested players and little experience. After playing friendly matches, we had our first AGM and a constitution was set up, we also joined the BCEW and began playing in their development league, and cup competitions.
We are the only VI Cricket club in the Northeast, and have players from all over county Durham, Newcastle and even as far as Yarm.
The team has eleven mixed sex and age players, classified as totals, low partial, mid partial and high partial. Visually Impaired (VI) cricket is a specially adapted version of the game that is suitable for anyone with a visual impairment – whether partially sighted or blind. The main adaption being the ball used, played with a larger ball filled with tiny carbon balls that make a sound when the balls hit or bounces, the other main adaption is slightly larger stumps painted white and on a solid base.
We train once a week using an indoor facility during the winter and outdoors the rest of the season.

O’Hehir School of Irish Dance

We are an Irish Dance school based in County Durham ran by ex Lord of the Dance lead Dancer and Champion Dancers who were born and raised in Durham. We teach the traditional technique of Irish Dance along with promoting fitness and Irish culture all whilst having fun and making friends.