Thanks to the club, the academy now have two training sessions, one inside at the Sports centre and one outside at the Bull field.

We will be running a competition for the squad to design a Christmas card, with the winning design to be printed and for sale in packs of six at the pavilion. Keep your eye out for those on sale, a great way to spread some festive cheer and raise some funds for the club.

We're always on the look out for volunteers to step forward and get involved in coaching our academy and as they then progress to under 7s onward.

We'll cover the cost of the relevant FA qualification to help you, so you don't need to be an expert, just have a desire to see kids enjoy themselves playing football!

The academy are pictured in their new tops sponsored by North East Aggregates.