Three clubs!
There is a fourth, though much smaller than the main "Newcastle clubs".
If you like doing distance, and hills, Cessnock is a possibility.
Not promoting my local club (which I left as fast flat courses suit my abilities better)
but just leaving no stone unturned.
BTW
the new HD jersey looks great- the best of all the local offerings.
IMHO it's design would meld well with other(any of them) local clubs in the event of a merger.