Falcons 2023/24 - Northampton

 

Abbamania Sage Gateshead

 Abba tribute band at the Sage Gateshead - 22nd October 2023

Sage Gateshead

Sage Gateshead IJ VM

Abbamania Sage Gateshead

Abbamania Sage Gateshead

 

Flying Scotsman passes through Wylam

On the 14th of October 2023, Flying Scotsman, the iconic preserved steam engine, travelled along the Tyne Valley railway from Carlisle to Newcastle.

Flying Scotsman was built in 1923 for the London London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at their Doncaster works, designed by the company's Chiel Engineer Nigel Gresley.

It would become  the LNER's flagship loco on the rote from London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverly. Flying Scotsman was exhibited at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park in 1924 and 1925.

On the 1st May 1928 the LNER used Flying Scotsman on their inaugural non stop service between Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverly, a corridor tender being used to allow a change of crew during the 8 hour journey. 

Flying Scotsman became the first locomotive to achieve an officially authenticated speed of 100 miles per hour on 30 November 1934.

In 1948 when railways were nationalised, Flying Scotsman came under the ownership of British Railways. It was retired from service in having travelled 2.08 million miles during it's operational service.

Flying Scotsman was preserved and came under the ownership of the National Railway museum in 2004.

NE Baseball League Final

 

The inaugural North East Baseball league final was held at the Gosforth Sports Association ground on 1st October 2023. It featured both of the Newcastle Nighthawks baseball teams, the Wings and the Talons. 

NEBL Final 2023 Newcastle Nighthawks Wings and Talons

NEBL Final 2023  IJ

NEBL Final 2023 - the first Pitch

NEBL Final 2023 Bull Pen and Pitching Mound

The Wings opened with two runs, with the Talons responding with a run to trail 1-2. The Wings edged in to the lead with 5 runs, however, a grand slam  gave the Talons the lead for the first time, the score at the end of the inning being 7-5 in the Talons favour. An inning that ended with a double play, catch at third base and a throw to second base putting two batters out in the same play.

The scores stayed within 1 run over the forthcoming innings, and it was the two final innings when the Talons secured the game 14-10.

NEBL Final 2023 - End of game

NEBL Final 2023 Winners Newcastle Talons

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That’s a wrap for 2023. The Talons win the inaugural NEBL final 14-10 against inter club rivals, Wings. The 3hr final was tightly contested.
Jaryd Mercer was MVP for his grand slam in the bottom of the third inning which edged the Talons ahead for the first time. pic.twitter.com/p9rl6xcuvQ

— Newcastle Nighthawks (@NCLNighthawks) October 1, 2023