Author: Cat Hooper
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Beauty & The Beast at the Tyne Theatre
It’s December and ‘Tis the season for frantic shopping trips, too much food and of course the British tradition the pantomine! ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at the Tyne Theatre and Opera House was to be the first of many this season. After a fun and slightly stressful Christmas tree putting up morning where yet again…
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Grainger Market Late Night Shopping
It’s been years since I’ve properly looked around the Grainger Market. Working up near the Civic Centre, it’s just too far to pop there and back in my 30 minute lunch break and weekends are usually so busy taxiing the girls to their various social engagements. So when the blogging opportunity arose to pop down as…
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December Plans
Wow! I cannot believe it’s already December and the big man in red’s visit is imminent. 2016 has gone in a flash and in January our little baby ‘Here Come the Hoopers’ will be celebrating it’s first birthday. The past few weeks have been so busy, so this year shopping will be left to the last…
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The Jolly Fisherman on the Quay
Child Free Day After a lovely coffee in the Long play cafe we meandered up to town, grabbing some last minute crafty bits for Imogen’s party taking place that night. After bumping into our neighbour Kim, and my sister in law Janice and her Mam in the space of 5 minutes, Alan came to the…
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Katie’s Garden – Sunderland
On the eve of Imogen 9th birthday we took a trip down to Katie’s Garden in Sunderland with my friend (and fellow Brownie owl) Victoria and her daughter Elizabeth (7). It had been quite a crafty weekend as Imogen had celebrated with a little party with her classmates on Friday evening decorating mugs, canvas bags…
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The Gardens – Wynyard Hall
You have to love facebook for throwing up some good ideas for days out. The ‘Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Pumpkin’ event at Wynyard Hall Gardens came up on my timeline and it seemed like a good way to fill in a Thursday afternoon of half term. The cost of the event was £15 per child for 3 hours…
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The Vampire Rabbit at the Mining Institute
A few months ago I spotted on North East Family Fun’s blog a guide to the exciting events taking place during the 2016 Juice Festival. I have to admit, the Juice Festival wasn’t a programme I was overly familiar with so we were keen this year to find out more and book onto one of the…
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Sunderland Winter Gardens and Museum – Snakes Alive
Last weekend on the Snowdog hunt we found ourselves on the last lap of the trail in Sunderland city centre. Sunderland evokes a lot of childhood memories for me as my Nana Betty and my Great Nana Kitty always took me and my brother in the school holidays for a day trips out from Jarrow on the…
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Junior Park Run Exhibition Park
There was to be no indulgent lie in or lazy morning watching z list celebrities making random cocktails on ‘Sunday Brunch’ for the Hoopers this week. The ‘up with the lark’ youngest members of the gang were bouncing around as usual, but myself and Alan were slightly regretting the decision when we finally stirred from slumber IN…
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Disneyland Paris Day 2
I’m usually a bit funny the first night in a hotel and struggle to sleep. The new layout, the noises, the different mattress and sheets all combine to create a sleepless night, but I had no problem last night. The fact I had been awake so early, trekked round the length of the Disney park…