The 1862 song Blaydon Races by George 'Geordie' Ridley details the journey taken by Newcastle residents 'gannin' alang the Scotswood Road' to watch the horse racing. It has become synonymous with ...

Interestingly, even though the content of the song's lyrics were largely fictional in basis, there was in fact a Blaydon Races that took place on that date. Previewing the event, the Newcastle ...

It's that time again - the iconic Blaydon Race is just around the corner, with thousands of runners set to descend on Newcastle's Quayside for the historic event on Friday, June 9. Making its ...

Thousands of runners will be taking part in the iconic annual race, which starts from Newcastle's Quayside and finishes in Blaydon. This year, the run will be routed via Swirle, Quayside ...

He was right, as a celebratory rendition of Blaydon Races can be heard in the final 10 minutes, the first real communal singing of the game. On full-time, the Newcastle players flock to Trautmann ...

The Blaydon Race is traditionally held on the 9 June, as in the famous anthem, which is sung before runners set off from Newcastle's Cloth Market. For the first time the serving Lord Mayor of ...

The song celebrated in the annual Blaydon Race, a 5.6-mile run from Newcastle to Blaydon, following the route as set out in the lyrics - and it always takes place on June 9, the date mentioned in ...

BLAYDON will have the dual-registered Newcastle Falcons player Tom Catterick at fly-half for today's National One trip to Birmingham-Solihull. The Darlington-born Barnard Castle School product ...

The Blaydon Races originally consisted of a horse race and fair. Since 1981, a road race has also been run from Balmbra's pub in Newcastle's Cloth Market to Blaydon, following the route of the song.

BLAYDON will be boosted by the inclusion of three Newcastle Falcons players for today's National Two match at home to Henley. But hopes of fielding a fourth in Ross Beattie were dashed when he ...

The Blaydon Race is traditionally held on the 9 June, as in the famous anthem, which is sung before runners set off from Newcastle's Cloth Market. For the first time the serving Lord Mayor of ...