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Rainbows Sleepover – The Stables, Gibside
I’m back in Brownie Pack Holiday planning mode for next Spring. Options include heading back to Cheviot View in Wooler, which we loved, or staying closer to home to save on the coach travel. So the decision hasn’t been made yet. When my fellow Rainbow leaders in the division Karen and Natalie were looking to…
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Sage Summer Party 2017
Believe it or not we plan our year around the Sage Summer Party! For the past few years Sage has thrown a Staff party at their headquarters on Great Park. The best bit is that they also open up the invites to residents of Great Park too. As neither of us work there, but know…
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Hatchimals CollEGGtibles Mystery Puzzle – Review
Our two girls get obsessed with the latest must haves. Recently we ventured to Tamworth to see Toys and Me star Tiana at the Launch of Hatchimal CollEGGtibles. Since then Hatchimals Colleggtibles keep getting sneaked into our shopping baskets. Hatchimals CollEGGtibles Mystery Puzzle We were sent the Hatchimals CollEGGtibles Mystery puzzle by Spin Master to…
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Jump 360 Hartlepool
Trampoline parks are the latest craze and seem to be popping up in Industrial units everywhere. For two gymnastic obsessed girls they are a dream come true. A chance to jump around like crazy, have fun and practice some gym moves. The girls have been to a few organised birthday parties to trampoline parks where…
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Wylam Brewery Events – London African Gospel Choir sings ‘Graceland’
Despite the Wylam Brewery being open a few month now, we needed to find an excuse to visit. As a bar you need to be a serious beer / ale drinker to stumble into here. As I’m more of a lager man, the lure was a recent Wylam Brewery event. The London African Gospel Choir…
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A Father’s Day Treat
Apparently Father’s Day isn’t real! After a pupil asked the school why there is no Father’s Day assembly, the reply confused me. Father’s Day isn’t real as it is just a holiday that we have adopted from America. So there you have it your wasting your time today. Nothing special to see here. Unless you…
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How to Get a Vasectomy NHS Style!
Sure… Let’s start off with the story of how I had some plumbing disconnected. Or more commonly known as getting a Vasectomy. The main reason I want to talk about this is to share my experience of a no Scalpel Vasectomy to other Dad’s that are thinking about it. My tale will be warts ‘n…
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Things to do in South Shields with Kids
Sunday saw the Third Annual North East Blogger meet up in South Shields. Although for us it was the first one we’d attended. Meeting up with our blogging friends on an informal basis. This was a chance to sit back and relax and chat, before experiencing some of the things to do in South Shields.…
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Drayton Manor Theme Park – Staffordshire
Drayton Manor Theme Park is located in Tamworth. Thomas Land is a huge draw to parents with smaller kids and is ideal for the under 5’s. This was our first visit to the Drayton Manor Theme Park and Drayton Manor Hotel. We were keen to see how it compared with the Merlin owned Chessington, Alton…
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Drayton Manor Hotel Deals- Stay & Play
Just a week after we returned from our short Easter trip to Drayton Manor we heard the terrible news of the death of 11 year old Evha Jannath. A full Health and Safety investigation has been launched to hopefully prevent something like this from ever happening again. Lessons need to be learned as no parent should ever…