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Whitsuntide - A Time To Remember

The 1/7 (territorial) battalion of the Durham Light Infantry landed in France on 19 April 1915. By early May its members were moving...

Happy Birthday, Dear Ashbrooke

May 30th 2019 sees the 132nd birthday of the club now known as Ashbrooke Sports Club. On May 30th 1887 the then Sunderland Cricket and...

A BOWLING CLUB WITH HISTORY!

As a member of Sunderland Bowling Club (or the Bowls/Bowling section of Ashbrooke Sports Club) I feel duty bound to flag up its wonderful...

MAY THE FOURTH IS WITH US AND WE CELEBRATE ‘WOR STARS’ OF THE PAST

It is a great honour for Ashbrooke to host a county rugby match but an appropriate one too because Sunderland (Rugby) Football Club – for...

THE SMACK OF LEATHER UPON WILLOW!

The cricket season is under way and Sunderland CC’s 1 st XI has got off to a flying start with a great victory away at Gateshead Fell. It...

A Rugby Round-Up

As the rugby season comes to a close, there is plenty still to look forward to. After a season which has seen a lot of positives for most...

Catching Up With Heritage

It is encouraging to see that a number of you have already looked at the heritage blog. Although there is still a great deal to be done ...

Welcome To Our Archives!

The archive at Ashbrooke Sports Club is one of the most complete and historically valuable sporting archives in the country. It covers...