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December 4, 2019

Basketball Partnership Help Build A Healthier Community

An innovative partnership promoting the development of budding basketball players is building for the future. Gateshead Housing Company and the Eagles Community Foundation are working together in a bid to persuade more children to try basketball. And the ECF’s Gateshead Development Officer, Anthony Forrester, insisted the groundbreaking link-up is already reaping tangible rewards. “In partnership…

Foundation

February 13, 2018

Eagles Programme Crosses The Pond

Our Eagles Community Foundation’s Hoops 4 Health programme has reached further than ever before this week with the news coming from Pittsfield in Massachusetts where our former foundation general manager Deirdre Tozer-Hayes has adapted and launched the project stateside. After spending 26 years in England as a professional basketball player, coach and with our foundation,…

Deirdre Tozer-Hayes

Foundation

February 5, 2018

2018 Sunderland Hoops 4 Health Finals

Sunderland primary school Hoops4Health finalists came to play prior to a Newcastle Eagles game with a guarantee that a new primary school would take the title as current holders Seaburn Dene failed to make it through. 2017 former semi finalists St. Cuthbert’s RC, Barnes Juniors and Farringdon returned with Richard Avenue being the newcomer to…

Esh Group

Foundation

November 10, 2017

This week our Eagles visited Gosforth Junior High Academy for a Hoops 4 Health session for our community foundation in partnership with Northumbrian Water. and BBC Look North went along to see what it was all about. Over the next year thousands of young people across the region will learn the importance of staying hydrated and choosing…

BBC Look North

February 12, 2014

Sunderland High Jr Retain H4H Title

Sunderland Junior High defended their Sunderland Hoop4Health title on Friday night. The semi finals proved to be a close affair with East Herrington facing former Champion of Champions winner St Cuthbert’s. It looked like the 8 minute game would head to a shoot out before St Cuthbert’s scored on a jump shot with 1:39 left…

Hoops 4 Health

October 11, 2013

Eagles team up with Northumbria Healthcare

Newcastle Eagles basketball club and Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will today launch a new ‘Hoops for Health’ partnership with local schoolchildren in Cramlington. This is the first time Newcastle Eagles has worked with a major NHS hospital trust in the region. As well as promoting health messages about the importance of exercise, healthy eating…

Hoops 4 Health

August 12, 2013

St Aloysius Are GB H4H Champions!

St Aloysius crowned Great Britain Hoops4Health Champions! St Aloysius RC Primary School from Hebburn, South Tyneside is Great Britain Hoops4Health Champions winning a nail biting contest in overtime vs. Scotland. The event took place in one of basketball’s biggest stage in the Basketball 2012 Olympic Copper Box venue. The Copper Box hosted the first international…

Community

August 11, 2013

St Aloysius RC are Great Britain Hoops4Health Champions

St Aloysius RC Primary from South Tyneside were earlier today crowned Great Britain Hoops4Health Champions after defeating Scotland prior to the GB Senior Men’s International game at the Copper Box. This is the South Tyneside school’s fourth title after previously being crowned South Tyneside, Regional and English Champions. The team will be honored at the…

Community

November 15, 2012

Newcastle Eagles Hoops4Health First Tournament

The first Newcastle Eagles Hoops4Health Tournament took place on Wednesday 14th November at Northumberland Church of England Academy. NCEAsport sixth formers took the role of team managers, officials and scorers with great success demonstrating excellent leadership skills. All NCEA primary sites were represented and played some super basketball following their training with Newcastle Eagles coach…

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