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Kayakers hope for students’ backing

TODAY is an exciting day for Northumberland College Canoe and Kayak Club, who are all set in the race to collect as many tokens as possible.Read

YOU choose who gets your tokens

TODAY we introduce you to community groups across the North who need your help to grab a share of £25,000.Read

All you need to know about Active

What is Active? It’s a Sunday Sun campaign to give away £25,000 to community groups across the region.Read

Active groups in Tyneside

WHICH of our Active groups will you support? Here are the groups in the Tyneside area.Read

Active groups in County Durham

WHICH of our Active groups will you support? Here are the groups in the County Durham area.Read

Active groups in Teesside

WHICH of our Active groups will you support? Here are the groups in the Teesside area.Read

Active groups in Wearside

WHICH of our Active groups will you support? Here are the groups in the Wearside area.Read

Active groups in Northumberland

WHICH of our Active groups will you support? Here are the groups in the Northumberland area.Read

Active groups in Cumbria

WHICH of our Active groups will you support? Here are the groups in the Cumbria area.Read

Archers on target for cash

THESE archery enthusiasts are hoping to score a bullseye by signing up to the Sunday Sun’s Active campaign.Read

Praise for eaga beavers

THIS week, our main sponsor — Newcastle-based eaga — reveal how the quality of their call centre staff is crucial to success.Read

£25,000 giveaway with Active

YOUNGSTERS are not getting enough freedom to play, says a PE teacher who has entered his sports club in the Sunday Sun’s Active campaign.Read

Champion Carer nominee Sandra Goggins and her Free The Way charity

WHEN Sandra Goggins visited a bereaved mother earlier this month, she felt: “There but for the grace of God go I”.Read

Young'uns dive in

YOUNGSTERS at two swimming clubs have taken the plunge and signed up to the Sunday Sun’s Active campaign.Read

Caring couple give so much for Daisy Chain project

A CHARITY for children with autism and special needs, and their carers, has a double reason for celebration this week.Read

Coach nominated for Champion Teacher is kids’ mentor

MICHAEL McCLEAN was devastated when a neck injury forced him to quit playing rugby nine years ago.Read

Rockcliff Rugby Club

AS a police sergeant, Alex Leach tackles crime on a daily basis. But after he finishes his working day for the Northumbria force, it’s a very different kind of tackling he gets up to. Read

Collingwood Bowling Club

YOUNG Jack Miller isn’t your stereotypical bowls man.Read

Active Q&A

Q: How do I know if my group could benefit from Active?Read

Catchgate Community Football Club

THESE young soccer hopefuls from County Durham have one particular goal in mind this coming season . . . to score enough tokens through Sunday Sun Active to pay for brand new equipment.Read