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Jimmy Nail’s ‘Big River’ may not mean much to many people outside of the North-East – but to those within Newcastle it is a sign of local pride.

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By Mark Carruthers

AIMING HIGH: Newcastle Blue Star want to keep building on their recent success, shown inset
PICTURE: Ben Cuthbertson

JIMMY Nail’s ‘Big River’ may not mean much to many people outside of the North-East – but to those within Newcastle it is a sign of local pride.
The anthem focuses on the importance of the River Tyne and what it means to Geordies and was poignantly used to mark the departure of Mike Ashley from Premier League giants Newcastle United just under two years ago.
Just as it had reverberated around St James’ Park on a passion-filled day in October 2021, it...

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