On Sunday I went to Living North Live at Newcastle Racecourse for their spring fair and a bit of a browse. It's a yearly event that they do. It showcases lots of different things such as food and crafts and well designed bits and pieces among other things. Its a chance for locals to show off their products and for the keen shopper to...
Newcastle and the Gateshead International Jazz Festival.
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At the weekend, the Sage Gateshead held its legendary International Jazz Festival (15-17 April) As someone who knows nothing about jazz I had no idea what to expect. My friend Nic is a massive music geek and a huge jazz fan though. So when she asked me to go with her on Saturday, I thought I'd see what all of the fuss was about....
By now, you should know that when it comes to Beamish Museum, I'm a bit of a fan. This week/end (Thu 7th - Sun 10th) they had a special event on called 'The Great War Steam Fair' which is their annual and famous fair. It's basically a lot of vehicles such as steam trains and various bikes/cars parading about and lots of keen...
If you've been anywhere near Intu Metrocentre recently you'll know that lots of new foodie places and restaurants are opening. Last Saturday just before the grand opening of the new Bella Italia, I got a chance to go and try out breakfast for free. I guess a lot of places do that these days to give the staff a chance to get a bit...
On a Sunday, sometimes there's no place you'd rather be then having a little nosey at what you can find at a car boot sale. I have been to this one in Hexham on a couple of occasions. Once to sell, which resulted in me sitting in the car, for most of the time as I was too cold. (You know how it...
