Bainbridge Farms were the Overall Winner & Northumberland Area Winner.

Simon and Claire Bainbridge of Bainbridge Farms, Donkin Ridge, Cambo, Morpeth farm 1,650 acres with 180 suckler cows and 1,300 sheep and grow early crop silage.

Their conservation efforts at the organic farm have included replanting hedges and have resulted in many species of birds taking up residence, including oystercatchers, lapwings, curlews and cuckoos.

They also provide education access and have a school room.

Read the full article on the Yorkshire Agricultural Society website HERE.

After a hugely successful playing career, back-row OS Phil Dowson hung up his boots with Northampton Saints at the end of the 2016/17 season having won the Premiership title with the club in 2014 . He joined the coaching set-up  at Northampton Saints and in January 2022 he was appointed Director of Rugby. Prior to the Premiership final Phil was named Director of Rugby of the Season at the Premiership Rugby Awards in May Premiership Rugby | Premiership Rugby Awards: Phil Dowson named Director of Rugby of the Season . Huge congratulations and very well deserved.

Alex Moon who has played lock for Northampton Saints since 2016, had a fairytale finish to his playing career at the club by lifting the title. He has signed for Top 14 side Bayonne for the 2024/2025 season and we wish him the best of luck with his new chapter in his career.

Cameron Redpath (S 16-18) was also in the final playing for Bath and was so close to lifting the title himself. It was an incredible performance by the Bath team who were reduced to 14 men early on in the game to come back and be so close to snatching victory in the last few minutes of the match.

Highlights here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQtA0FAVle8

Read more https://www.ruck.co.uk/id-love-to-be-involved-in-another-lions-tour-5-talking-points-courtney-lawes-phil-dowson-speak-after-northampton-saints-win-premiership-title/

Gary’s theatrical credits include Daniel/Danny La Rue in ​Cilla – The Musical; ​Mole in ​The Wind in the Willows​ at the Rose Theatre, Kingston and Joey/Topthorn Hind in the National Theatre’s production of ​War Horse​.

In March 2024 Alice passed her Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Award, which is the final and highest qualification that you can gain in the mountains in the UK. In order to get to this stage Alice had to undergo years of training and instruction, passing numerous prerequisite qualifications, before finally becoming accepted as a trainee WMCI. She passed her final award this year after a grueling three day assessment covering both theory of climbing and practical instruction, making her one of only 45 women to have gained this award. In an industry where men have led the way in the past, with around a thousand men having this qualification and only 3% of the WMCI being women, Alice is clearly a leading light in her field. 

It appears that it really is “the hills that are all around us” that were the starting point for Alice to become a truly inspirational Old Sedberghian!

Julia Rollings

Retired Head of Girls’ Games at the Prep School

Keighley-born Brook appears in the famous old almanack’s list on the back of scoring 363 runs at a shade over 40 in his maiden series against the Australians, capped by a fourth-innings turn of 75 in the pressure of a must-win home Test at Headingley.

Brook, who grew up in Burley-in-Wharfedale, also won a place in both limited-overs teams and hit the only men’s century in the third edition of The Hundred.

Read full article from Yorkshire CCC HERE.

We are delighted to share that Olivia played blues netball for Cambridge against Oxford in the recent 2024  Varsity Match at Iffley Road, Oxford and was awarded a Full Blue.

Congratulations from us all at the OS Club!

Read more HERE.

You can read more and help her to fundraise HERE.

Read more HERE.

With 18 horses and 12 riders from Sedbergh Prep and Senior Schools, the event saw a host of acheivements for all involved. We were absolutely thrilled to see Sedbergh School’s 95cm Arena Eventing Team crowned National Schools Champions, with Upper Sixth pupil Kate winning the individual title.

We are so proud of Sedbergh Equestrian – a fantastic achievement not only for our riders, but for everyone involved in this team.

James said that it had been a tough but amazing experience and one that he will certainly not forget! He would like to thank everyone who has supported the challenge, both in the US and UK, and for people’s generosity in the money we have been able to raise so far. 

For anyone still wishing to donate or to find out more about what the challenge was about, please follow the link https://bikingforballs.com/ 

The breakdown of facts and figures from the ride: Distance-5,050.35km/3,138.14miles (Average of 129.5km/80.5miles a day); Elevation climbed-206,915ft (Average of 5,305ft a day); Calories burnt-154,653 (Average of 3965 a day); Hours on the bike-194; Average pace across the USA-26kph/16.1mph.