Author: Cat Hooper
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Pizza Express Party – Gosforth High Street
It’s the end of term-woo hoo! It must be time for the long anticipated Pizza Express Party. Wow can’t quite believe we have made it to the end of the school year with 8 weeks off from weekly Guiding meetings. I’m definitely ready for the break to recharge and have some exciting ideas for September.…
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Bee Hive visit at Stella House in Newburn
Bees’ Needs Week 9 – 17th July There seems to be a week for everything these days, some more bizarre than others, but it was a coincidence that as I was writing this guiding update that I received an email from The Wildlife Trust informing me that it was Bees’ Needs Week from the 9 –…
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Seven Stories-Michael Morpugo: A lifetime in Stories
On the first weekend of July, the Ouseburn area of Newcastle comes alive with its own art and community based celebration. Organised by the East End and Ouseburn Community association, sponsored by Newcastle Council and College, the festival features live bands, food stalls, stalls, parades and not forgetting the famous Cluny duck race! Alan and…
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Ouseburn Festival 2016
Low key, cool and interesting would be words I would use to describe the Ouseburn valley area of Newcastle. Located just a twenty minute walk from the city centre and Quayside, it’s a quirky creative part of the city that is worth a visit. The Ouseburn In the Ouseburn you will find Seven Stories (the…
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Staiths Food Market
When my work colleague Sally mentioned she was organising the Staiths Food Market with her friend Liz Hall, we were keen to pop down and see what it was all about. It’s great to support new ventures and to explore different parts of our local area that we wouldn’t necessarily think of going to. Furthermore the promise of…
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Morpeth Treasure Trails
On Friday of the half term holidays we took a trip up to Morpeth, which is around a 15 minute drive from Gosforth up the A1, to meet my friends Andrea, and Natalie and their children Francesca (6), Jacob (8), William (11) and Faye (8). Alan unfortunately had to work to keep the wheels of…
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Kendal Camping – Day 3 – Kendal and Wild Boar Inn
Packing up Sadly our long bank holiday adventure had come to an end and it was time to pack up and head back to Newcastle. As the weather was still gorgeous and so rubbish back at home we decided to spend as much of the Bank holiday Monday in the Lakes, soaking up the precious rays.…
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Kendal camping – Day 2 – Grasmere
I’ll admit I’m in love with this area of the Lake District and I think Alan was a bit sick of my saying so en route. It’s probably the area we know best as we spent a week in a holiday cottage in nearby Elterwater with my parents (pre-children). It’s a week that lives in…
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Kendal camping – Day 1 – Bowness on Windermere
Airbed Issues After a dodgy night of slumber with a very rude 3am (then 5am) wake up call due to a rapidly deflating air bed, I was up, showered and drinking my cup of tea in the sunshine by 8am. Despite the baking hot temperatures in the tent the rest of the Hooper gang were…
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Northumberland Wildlife Trust – Gosforth
Northumberland Wildlife Trust Tucked away in the grounds of St Nicholas hospital in Gosforth lies the HQ of Northumberland Wildlife Trust. If you didn’t know it was there it’s unlikely you would have passed its so well hidden down a single track just past the Post Office Depot where I’ve collected many a missed parcel.…