A mini revival by the club in the Division One overall standings of the North-East Harrier League took a nose-dive, literally.

A limited turn-out of members competed in the atrocious rain soaked conditions at Chester-le-Street riverside meant only ninth position on the day. Six miles of thick mud did not however, prevent Peter Shuttleworth and Kevin Allen having outstanding runs to finish 32nd & 39th respectively in times of 36.47 & 36.55 with Ian Sumler-Hutchinson close behind with 37.18; John Dennis and Malcolm Ingram worked their way through off a 2.30 min. handicap to finish well in 36.39 & 36.40 whilst John Nunn ran off a five minute handicap in a time of 34.44. Geoff Hewitson ran 40.54, Dennis Brown 41.12 , Martin Harbisher 42.42, Ian Bainbridge 43.25 and Allen Purdham 50.50.