THE beer will be flowing as Tynedale Rugby Club return home for the first time in more than nine months.

The Corbridge club was forced to play half of their home fixtures away from Tynedale Park after the floods of December devastated the clubhouse and changing rooms.

Premiership neighbours Newcastle Falcons came to the rescue and kindly allowed them to use their home of Kingston Park for the remainder of the season.

But there is huge excitement as Tynedale prepare to welcome Harrogate on Saturday, the club working hard to restore the clubhouse for the hundreds of spectators expecting to descend for the National League Two (North) fixture.

The building has a new look to it too, the bar shifting to where the functions used to be held and the kitchen has been kitted out to serve food again.

It is a temporary fix as the club is forging ahead with plans to alleviate the clubhouse to avoid further flooding problems. Drawings of the early proposals will be on display on Saturday.