Author: Alan Hooper
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The UK Blog Awards 2018 | Parenting and Baby Finalists
The waiting was over. We’d received the notification on January the 1st that we were finalists in the UK Blog Awards 2018. Our category was Parenting and Baby. The nominees had been whittled down to 8 and we were in with a chance. So the only way to find out would be to travel down to…
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Northumbrian Piper under New Management
We’d heard that the Northumbrian Piper had changed hands and were making changes. This was great news as we used to visit quite often, then it started to go downhill. It had got to a point that we used to visit mainly because of its handy location, not because of anything else. The food had…
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Zoomer Zupps Pretty Ponies Toy Review
I’d seen these at our local supermarket recently and wondered what they were. Zoomer has a few different toys out over Christmas. So What did the Zoomer Zupps Pretty Ponies toy do? We were sent “Sugar” to unbox and review by Spin Master. There were only one of our Hoopsters that were up for…
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Is the School of Rock Musical London Kid Friendly?
The School of Rock Musical London wasn’t on our todo list. We’d planned on fun outdoor sightseeing. After our riverboat cruise in the rain, walk through Canary Wharf in the rain and Trip to the Museum through the rain, we created a new plan. What was meant to be fun sightseeing activities turned into how can…
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Zucchini Pasta Bar Newcastle | Pasta Takeaway Near Me
I’d wanted to visit Zucchini Pasta Bar a few times since it first opened a year ago, but I never found the opportunity. The Newcastle Pasta Bar is located on what I call the Magic Roundabout, previously Swan House Roundabout, but also known as 55 degrees north. You will have driven past it 100 times. It…
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Tech Deck is Back | Another toy from my youth returns!
Long before the days of fidget spinners, squishies and slime, we had lots of other cool toys to play with. Many of them involved dexterity and practice. Tech Deck is part of that group. First of all, just a recap of what Tech Deck actually is… Finger-sized skateboards or fingerboards. Tech Deck fingerboards are 96mm…
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Jorvik Dig, York
As part of our day trip to York, we Visited the Jorvik Viking Centre, then followed on to the Jorvik Dig attraction. This all came under our PastPort ticket deal, which meant we could visit as many times as we wanted in a year with the ticket. The Jorvik Dig site is about 15 minutes walk…
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Design, Innovation and the Latest Cooking Techniques at Newcastle Kitchen and Bedroom Co.
The middle of March saw the Spring Launch event for Newcastle Kitchen and Bedroom Company. The launch event was an opportunity to experience their newly expanded showroom, meet up with their partnered businesses and see an expert chef create tasty treats. Before I go in too far though, let’s see if you can tell me…
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Chilli Padi Newcastle – Why this is my favourite place!
Our venue of choice for tonight was Chilli Padi Newcastle. A Friday night in Newcastle without our kids is a rare treat. It’s not that often that Cat and I get to have a date night and tonight was it. We wanted to try out somewhere new, but relatively close to the Haymarket as we…
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The Escape Key | Escape Room Newcastle | Armageddon
Since we started blogging two years ago, we’ve met so many great people and made some great friends. This week I was invited along to The Escape Key in Newcastle by Katie (Katie Jane Online). We were also joined by Chloe (New Girl on Toon) and her husband Simon. Our team of four were ready…