VILLAGERS in Corbridge are planning a family fun day to celebrate the refurbishment of their brand new cricket clubhouse.

The Corbridge Cricket Club headquarters was decimated in December 2015 when Storm Desmond wreaked havoc in communities along the River Tyne.

Since the, officials at the 130-year-old club have raised funds and pooled resources to provide a state-of-the-art replacement building, which is a modern glass-fronted structure, raised 1.5 metres on stilts to protect it from any future flooding.

Committee members worked with Riding Mill-based firm INArchitecture on the plans before Joyce Construction and Civils, of nearby Dilston, brought the diggers in to start work on the development in January.

The family fun day, on Sunday, August 27, will be the first major local community celebration at the cricket ground since it was rebuilt, and it's hoped it will also raise funds for the club, as well as village charities the Charlotte Straker Project and the Corbridge Youth Initiative.

A charity cricket match will be held between teams from Corbridge village, Charlotte Straker Project and the Corbridge Youth Initiative with the winning team being presented by the coveted Corbridge Charity Cricket Shield.

Spectators will be entertained with live music, afternoon tea and a barbecue, plus a bouncy castle, mini cricket challenges and fairground stalls for children. The event opens with the first ball being bowled at 12.30pm.

Michael Robinson, Corbridge Cricket Club secretary said: "We are delighted to be able to hold a family friendly event at our new Corbridge Cricket Clubhouse.

"Since the floods, the building has been refurbished to an extremely high standard, and we're hoping that our charity day will help us to showcase the new facilities to local people as well as raising money for our local charities."