Vikings vice-captain Joe Mellor joined Liverpool football legend Jamie Carragher at the opening of a new Sensory Room at Northwood Community Primary School in Kirkby.
Rugby League
I have written thousands of rugby league articles over the years, most of which can be found at loverugbyleague.com. This section includes work done for Widnes Vikings which is no longer accessible via their official club website and programme contributions to other clubs.
Tough tackling Houston joins Vikings
Widnes Vikings have beaten off competition from Super League and NRL clubs to sign forward Chris Houston from Newcastle Knights.
Halifax to visit Widnes in pre-season
The Vikings will take on Championship side Halifax in a pre-season friendly on Sunday January 17th at the Select Security Stadium (3pm kick-off).
Vikings partner with Wooden Spoon
The Vikings Sports Foundation, Widnes Vikings official community charity, is celebrating after being awarded a grant of £9,840 from Wooden Spoon, the children’s charity of rugby, with the objective of getting more young people with a disability participating in sport.
Bulldogs use private Instagram to launch 2016 jersey
Australian National Rugby League club Canterbury Bulldogs took the unusual step of making their Instagram account private to launch their new shirt.
Stankevitch on a mission
Former Vikings player John Stankevitch is hoping to make a difference to junior rugby in the town in memory of his late mother.
Corey Thompson’s mum joins the Stronghold
As Corey Thompson prepares to fly over to the UK this week, his family have all been asking how they can pledge their support and join the Viking Stronghold.
Stronghold welcomes its 2500th member
Andrew Griffiths has become Widnes Vikings 2500th Full Vikings Stronghold Member.
