Events Gallery

Click on the 'View Gallery' links below to see photographs taken at our events.

Newcastle Santa Run 2009 Hundreds of bearded, red-coated, black-booted santas embraced the festive spirit by running, walking and jogging the 4km route through Exhibition Park and Newcastel Town Moor. View Gallery

2008 Celebrity Question of Sport The red carpet was rolled out for sports stars at Celebrity Question of Sport. View Gallery

2008 Sunflower Ball The 15th Sunflower Ball celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Sunshine Fund and was well attended by north east businesses. View Gallery

Evening Chronicle Sunshine Fund & Golf North East Golf Day 2009 We stayed true to our name as the sunshine came out for our annual golf day. Organised with the help of Golf North East and Newcastle United Golf Club, teams from local companies competed on Friday 22nd May and helped to raise over £6,000. View Gallery

Newcastle Santa Run 2008 - CANCELLED Unfortunately the Newcastle Santa Run on Sunday 7th December was cancelled due to adverse weather and severe frost on Newcastle Town Moor View Gallery

2008 Great North Run Sixty eight people took part in the 2008 Great North Run and helped to raise thousands of pounds for the Sunshine Fund. View Gallery

Click here to see pictures from the North East Sunshine Tri Over 130 competitors took part in the first north east Sunshine Tri. View Gallery

2008 Evening Chronicle Sunshine Fund & Golf North East Golf Day Each year the Evening Chronicle Sunshine Fund and Golf North East hold their Golf Day at a different club in the north east. This year it was held at Longhirst Hall Golf Course. View Gallery

Miss Newcastle 2008 North East beauties took to the catwalk, and battled it out to be crowned Miss Newcstle 2008 View Gallery

2007 Newcastle Santa Run Hundreds of Santas took time out from their Christmas shopping and dashed around Exhibition Park and the Town Moor, all to raise much needed funds for the Evening Chronicle Sunshine Fund. View Gallery

2007 Celebrity Question of Sport Newcastle United players Robbie Elliot, Peter Ramage and Steve Harper as well as former boxer Billy Hardy, Paralympian Gold medallist Stephen Miller and a whole host of other stars of the past and present put their sports knowledge to the test. View Gallery

2007 Sunflower Ball The 2007 Sunflower Ball was a night of glitz and glamour. View Gallery

Evening Chronicle Sunshine Run, supported by Barclays On Wednesday 4th July 2007, hundreds of runners turned out to take part in the Sunshine Run and raise much needed cash to help local disabled children. Just look at the fun they had in the sun! View Gallery

Golf Day Teams It was a wet and windy day on Thursday 10th May, but that didn’t stop our teams of golfers from enjoying our Golf Day, held at Whickham Golf Club. View Gallery

Star Wars Weekend Hundreds of adults and children flocked to meet David Prowse aka, Darth Vader during a special 30th Anniversary, Star Wars Weekend. View Gallery

Santa Run 2006 Century FM and the Newcastle Evening Chronicle joined forces to bring you the event of 2006 - The Fergusons Newcastle Santa Run. The event took place on Saturday 16th December at 11.00am, starting in Exhibition Park and then moving off around the Town Moor on a 4km route. The Fergusons Newcastle Santa Run raised money to help disabled and less advantaged children right here in the North East. View Gallery

Celebrity Question of Sport 2006 A star-studded sporting extravaganza raised thousands for the Chronicle’s Sunshine Fund. In November, sporting legends past and present joined forces with business leaders across the region at the Gosforth Park Marriott Hotel to compete in a special Question of Sport evening. Among those taking part were Newcastle United’s Peter Beardsley, Steve Harper, Steven Taylor and Peter Ramage as well as Niall Quinn and a whole host of Newcastle Falcons players. View Gallery

Sunflower Ball 2006 On Friday 6th October 2006, the Evening Chronicle Sunshine Fund hosted its annual charity ball, the profits of which will buy equipment for disabled children in the North East. This prestigious event, now in its thirteenth year, was held at the Newcastle Marriott Hotel Gosforth Park. View Gallery