Author: Alan Hooper
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Whats at Inflata Nation North Shields?
AD (we were kindly given complimentary tickets to the opening night) Inflata Nation opened the doors of their sixth location this weekend & we were invited to check it out ahead of its opening weekend. At 20,000 square feet, Inflata Nation is located in the dome next to the Royal Quays shopping outlet which used…
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Exploring the D.E.A.D Bar on High Bridge.
We were invited to the opening night of D.E.A.D on High Bridge, Newcastle. The name which stands for Drop Everything And Drink, gives out a quirky vibe. Externally the bar doesn’t shout out, bar the huge lettering on the windows that shouts BEER! And Beer is what this is all about. D.E.A.D is part of…
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Ice Cream Fun at Cream Curls South Shields
What on Earth is going on with this weather? It looked promising that the blue sky would be sunny, but the wind stormed in a made it very very chilly. So our plans for a trip to Cream Curls South Shields went on regardless! Us Hoopers set the goal and run with it!Ice Cream is…
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Sunday Lunch at The Woodmans Arms Whickham
Sunday Dinner is a huge deal! Some people enjoy a Sunday Dinner on a Tuesday! We the Hooper’s being traditional prefer the Sunday dinner on a Sunday at Dinner time! It also just happened to be my Mam’s birthday too. So what better way to celebrate than with a Sunday roast. I asked on our…
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An Urban Adventure in the Ouseburn.
Believe it or not this weekend was devised by our kids. Their mission was that they wanted to grab some photos by graffitis walls! It was semi unplanned. excluding the fact that we knew where there was quite a bit of public art. So we headed to the Ouseburn, for a slow potter around and…
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Disney’s Wicked Women – A 1,000 piece Ravensburger puzzle.
In the build-up to Christmas last year we started to put together a Ravensburger Jigsaw with the kids. It was a relaxing, bonding moment that lasted for just over a week. On a night time we would group together for an hour and we all sat focused on our own little sections. As the kids…
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Newcastle Magic Circle Entertains
Before the rumours start and get out of control… I’m not a member of the Newcastle Magic Circle. However, there have been many times that I would have loved to have been. Tonight was simply about fun and entertainment, for Members of the circle and their friends. I’ve know the guys at Magicbox for years…
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Redecorating our Tweens Bedroom
It seems like only the other month that I was decorating Imogen’s bedroom. However it has come around again to do some updating in her room. This time she wanted to drop the purple and go for the “on trend” rose gold and grey. Her room wasn’t that bad decoration wise. However a couple or…
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The Brownie Bar, Chillingham Road.
The year has started and we’re trying to get motivated to do stuff (outside of the house). Weather-wise it’s not helping with the wind and chilly conditions, I’d prefer to sit in front of the TV. So as a compromise we popped out for a little snack on Chillingham Road. Chilli Road has so many…
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Walker’s Crispmas celebration! – I love a gimmick!
OK. I’m a sucker for a gimmick. Tonight while picking up some emergency packed lunch provisions for Imogen I spotted the display of Walkers Festive crisps. One multipack was Christmas Dinner for Sprout Lovers and the other was for Sprout Haters. I realise that they are mainly selling this on the packaging and in reality,…