Hi Mate
I'm not aware of much 1/10th nitro/petrol in the north east I think
http://www.maxbashing.com/ deals more with them type of things so may be another valuable resource for you.
Seaham runs 1/10th electric 2wd and 4wd buggies and has a sub forum
http://www.oople.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=64
there is also benfield which runs 1/10th electric 2wd and 4wd buggies
http://www.oople.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=152
and Tyne met runs 1/10th TC's and buggies
http://www.oople.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=205
Seaham runs on a Sunday night from 17:45 - 22:00
Benfield on a friday night(not sure on time you'd need to check their section)
Tyne met on Monday evening(also check the forum for info)
If you fancy getting back to it might be worth popping down to one or all of those venues and see if its something that you could get into
all the clubs have friendly,helpful members and are always very welcoming to new comers.
hope that helps