Prudhoe County High School cross country teams success in 1988

Prudhoe County High School Intermediate Girls' and Boys' Cross Country teams competed across England in the Milk in Action Cross Country Championship in 1988.

Prudhoe High School's successful cross country teams (Image: Supplied)

The Intermediate Girls and Intermediate Boys progressed through various qualifying rounds to the final event of the English Schools' Milk in Action Cross Country Championships, held at Silksworth on December 3 1988.

Runners in the Silksworth event in 1988 (Image: Supplied)

The Girls won the Team race to become the English Schools' Champions. The individual winner was the England International winner, Nicola Brown. The Boys' team was placed second in their race.

The teams after their success at Silksworth. Nicola Brown stands third in from the right (Image: Supplied)

This was an amazing achievement, coming out on top of all schools in England, putting Prudhoe and the Tyne Valley on the running map. The time and hard work put in by the runners, school staff (Keith Robson) and coaches at Tynedale Harriers was recognised in their success.

As a result of the team's success, a Girls' team was selected to represent all English schools in the World Schools Cross Country Championships, held in Fontainebleau in the spring of 1990.