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  • Pizza Express Party – Gosforth High Street

    Pizza Express Party – Gosforth High Street

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    Cat Hooper
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    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.…

  • Staiths Food Market

    Staiths Food Market

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    Cat Hooper
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    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…

  • Kendal Camping – Day 3 – Kendal and Wild Boar Inn

    Kendal Camping – Day 3 – Kendal and Wild Boar Inn

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    Cat Hooper
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    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.…

  • Za Za Bazaar

    Za Za Bazaar

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    Alan Hooper
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    It’s the Easter Holidays and we have guests up from Great Yarmouth. On previous visits to our home Town The Speed Family have been to Taybarns in Gateshead. It was only last year that we introduced the to Za Za Bazaar, they liked it so much we visited twice in 3 days! Followed by a…

  • Quay Ingredient

    Quay Ingredient

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    Alan Hooper
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    It was Lunchtime on Thursday of the School holidays and we were looking for a light snack / cake and some drinks, before we set off on our Banks of the Tyne Treasure Trail. We’d heard a lot about The Great British Cupcakery, so we headed over. People were spilling out on to the streets…

  • Pizzeria Francescas Jesmond – Is it Worth Queuing?

    Pizzeria Francescas Jesmond – Is it Worth Queuing?

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    Alan Hooper
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    Pizzeria Francescas Jesmond is Hidden in the side streets of Jesmond, but is a restaurant that everyone has heard of. The popularity of this restaurant is well-known and can shape your dining schedule! Francescas Jesmond I receive a phone call from my mum. “Would you like to go for a meal at Francesca’s tomorrow?”. Unfortunately,…

  • Chinese New Year on Stowell Street

    Chinese New Year on Stowell Street

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    Alan Hooper
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    For the past few years we’ve started to head down to Stowell Street to join in the Chinese New Year Festivities. The noise and colourful pageantry is an amazing sight to witness. Fire Crackers, Devil Bangers (now called “fun snaps”), paper stretch out dragon and a variety of street food. If the weather is warm…