We were hugely honoured to have Peter Dade, Area Manager North East England Fisherman's Mission to help us with our Jack of Clubs draw on Sunday. Peter, accompanied by his wife Sue, told us about his role and the fantastic work that the Fisherman's Mission does all around the country, but particularly in North Shields offering welfare and support to current, and former fishermen and amenities to visiting fishermen among other vital support and services. You can find out more

The Independent North Shields Supporters Association (INSSA) Committee would like to take this opportunity to respond to a recent statement from North Shields Football Club (NSFC), emailed to us on Sunday 26th July at 14:08 and then released publicly, shortly afterwards, by the club. We are perplexed as to any perceived "confusion" around our positioning within the club structure. We are and have always been clear: we are entirely independent of the club, as our name suggests

INSSA are pleased to announce that both proposals in our recent vote passed after a vote of our membership. Proposal 1. INSSA proposed donating £1,000 to YMCA North Shields’ “Fund a Stage” appeal to help keep the Picnic in the Park event free by covering key stage, audio, and safety costs, while giving young local musicians a supported platform to perform; the donation would be split between the 6 June 2026 event and next year's event on a date to be confirmed. Result: Approv

To vote log-in and visit https://www.independentnssa.org/vote-0426 Since our foundation, and predominantly through our successful weekly Jack of Clubs draw, we have been able to donate, and contribute funds not only to the club directly (£10247), but also the wider North Shields Athletic organisation (£1185) and other, local grassroots football clubs (£400) We have also been able to donate a total of £1612.75 to a variety of local charitable causes and this is a sum that we

On behalf of our members, we are delighted to have been able to donate 76 Easter Eggs to The Meadows Community Centre Kids Club. Funds raised from our popular Jack of Clubs draw have made this donation possible and it's thanks to volunteer ticket sellers like Sarah McDonald and Caroline Cansdale, seen here alongside our vice chair Graeme Cansdale, that we've been able to raise funds that support the club and local organisations and projects.

Our AGM will be held on Tuesday 17th March 2026 at No1, The Basement, Northumberland Place, North Shields, starting 7pm. Applications from members are now invited for election to the committee. A brief statement of intent and a photograph are required and should be sent via email to members@independentnssa.org by 5pm, Friday 13th March.

INSSA are delighted to continue their support of North Shields Juniors under 8s girls team having initially sponsored them at under 7 level last season. The girls play in the Northumberland Football League and recently secured a 3-3 draw against Wide Open Pumas last weekend with Nancy, Lily & April getting the goals. The player of the match award went to Lily. It was a fantastic game for the girls, playing in their new division and the effort the girls put into the game was j

Members have overwhelmingly voted to grant the club £500 to go towards their expenses for Saturday's trip to Coventry United in the FA Vase. For each further round they progress up to the final the same sum of £500 will be granted. COYR!

At a recent INSSA committee meeting it was proposed that we elect a club liaison officer in a bid to improve, and formalise communication between ourselves and the club management. Michael (Mick) Collings, a current sitting committee member, was duly proposed, seconded and unanimously voted in favour of and we are delighted to say that Mick has accepted the role. Mick, as some of you may already know, is a stalwart at matches, a season ticket holder and a popular figure aroun

Well, what a night that was at our sold out event! Black Middens Rum tasting History talk of the Black Middens A North Shields themed quiz Great raffle prizes New member sign ups Huge thanks to Anth at The Two Pennies for hosting us all, Pen Bal Luan for his excellent local insight and amazing Rum, and to INSSA committee members Graeme, Caroline, Russell and Tina for their efforts in bringing this all together and making it such an enjoyable, and successful event. Look out fo

This is our Autumn update regarding our financial situation and how INSSA are continuing to invest in, and meet our footballing aims. Since our formation and with huge thanks to the contributions of our members, the efforts of our volunteers, and the ongoing success of our Jack of Clubs draw, we have donated a total of £9,747 directly back to North Shields Football Club, This figure includes this season's sponsorships amounting to £765 , which covers 5 pitch squares, 3 matc

The INSSA committee attended the 'I Love North Shields' event held today at the Salt Market Social in North Shields, to raise funds for our nominated charity of the day - The Red Bench Project. They are a suicide prevention charity aiming to assist individuals who are struggling and may feel desperate, perhaps even contemplating ending their lives. They were established to demonstrate that help is available, making it easier for anyone to access support and make changes to pu

Our chairman, Andrew Mordue, was delighted to meet up with Lee Wilkinson last night. Lee is a huge Robins fan and our members have...

These are the results of our members vote on the allocation of INSSA funds (July 2025). There was a 55% overall turnout. The 8 voting...

A MASSIVE congratulations to the U8 Girls who have won the North of England tournament held at Cochrane Park today. The girls played 7...

It's time for our first members vote of the season and we've a number of proposals we'd like you to consider. Members should log into...

It is with great pleasure we can announce a donation of £500 from INSSA funds to maintain defibrillators in the North Shields area. This...

The first INSSA AGM took place today (February 8 2025) at 1pm, with Committee and members in attendance and via our livestream. The new...

In our first 6 months we have: • Raised £7000 • 200+ members • Given £2500 to NSFC for pitch improvements • Granted NSFC £1000 towards...