Druid Park (originally known as the Wheatsheaf Ground) is a

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, north

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in England. It is currently used for football and

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matches and was the home stadium of

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from 2007–2014. Druid Park is the home of Great Park FC and Great Park FC Juniors. The grounds facilities include changing rooms for Home and away teams as well as for match officials, a small gym, conference room, multi purpose room and a bar which is open before, during and after matches.

The ground

Druid Park used to be the ground of the

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football club. It currently uses

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. For the 2007/08 season, Gosforth RFC moved to a new ground, Druid Park, from their former location Bullocksteads Sports Ground. Dave Thompson, the major shareholder of

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, invited Gosforth to be the main player at Druid Park. Thompson took a 25-year lease on the ground. Druid park is close to Newcastle Airport. Druid Park West Allotment Celtic

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