BRADFORD & Bingley have extended their old boys' network.

Following the signing of Ben Greaves, Adam Sutcliffe and Sam White, three more former Bees players are returning to the fold.

They are hooker James Brown, full back or fly half Nick Gore and centre Nathan Anderson.

Gore is available again after moving back to Leeds University from Newcastle, while former Yorkshire Under-20 squad member Brown returns to The Hive after shoulder reconstruction surgery, the injury limiting the impact he made at Old Brodleians, who will be opponents next season for the Bees in SSE Yorkshire Division One.

Both Brown and Gore were in the first-team squad when they were previously at Wagon Lane, while Anderson was hampered by recurring hamstring problems two seasons ago and never played a competitive league match for the Bees.

Director of coaching Martin Whitcombe's squad will also be bolstered by the return of Shaun Driver and Tom Cummins, who are both currently in New Zealand.

There is more good news off the field too as JCT600 have extended their sponsorship of Bradford & Bingley in a relationship that goes back to the start of the 2003-04 season.

For the first time, however, the new deal will not just include the first XV, but will involve the Bumbles mixed ability team and whichever of the junior age groups are awarded the tag of best junior club team.

After agreeing the deal with JCT600 founder Jack Tordoff, Whitcombe said: “I am really excited that JCT600 will be getting involved with other teams in the club as well as the first team.

"A major part of the first team’s success will be the development of players throughout the club and I’m delighted such a respected brand as JCT600 will support the club at all levels, especially our mixed ability team, the Bumbles.”

Mark Goodwin, international mixed ability sports (IMAS) director and the Bumble Bees' manager said: "With all this travelling, we invested in a seven-seat Zafira from JCT600. We are part of the Bees family and wanted to make sure that we showed our appreciation for the long-term sponsorship and association that JCT600 have with our parent club.”