A YOUTH football team has arranged some practice for a fixture against a Scottish team.
Youngsters from Consett YMCA play a team from Glasgow in August, so they have arranged a warm-up against a YMCA side from Sunderland.
The YMCA's detached group in Leadgate takes on Herrington Burn YMCA on July 12.
Consett YMCA coordinator Billy Robson said: "The aim is to help youngsters who are disaffected develop a sense of purpose.
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