Cast your minds back to April and you’ll remember how excited I was for the return of Stockton Calling, a brilliant daylong music festival that takes place across numerous venues in Stockton centre every year. One of the teams behind the festival, KU Promotions, decided to create another all-day event called The Gathering Sounds which takes place in just a few days on Saturday 24th September, and I’m here to tell you all about it!
Sunderland Restaurant Week, organised by Sunderland BID, is returning 17th-25th September and I was lucky enough to have a little preview and sample some scran from 3 of the eateries taking part!
If you’re unaware of the event, Sunderland Restaurant Week allows a whole host of restaurants and cafes across the city to show off their menus whilst giving visitors a chance to dine for £5, £10 or £15pp. We have been lucky to see so many new restaurants open this past year, so if you haven’t had a chance to visit some of them yet – this might be your perfect opportunity!
On the preview night, we visited 3 venues for starter, main and dessert. Those venues were My Delhi, The Engine Room and Grinder Central. Now let me tell you aaaaall about it…
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I think August may have been my busiest month yet – honestly feel like I was non-stop! It was full of fun as always though so let’s jump straight in and I’ll tell you what’s been happening.
Continue readingLast week I caught up with Dan, Louis and Alex, also known as North East indie rockers Big Romance about drawing a line under their old identity, writing a tune for South Shields Football Club and what to expect next from the band.
One week into August and here I am bringing you July’s debrief…there’s a pattern isn’t there? Oops!
It’s been another busy month which included a wonderful holiday to Madrid with Adam which I can’t wait to tell you about, so let’s crack on and see what I’ve been up to.
Crikey, we’re halfway through July and I’m only just getting round to posting June’s debrief! It’s definitely been a busy month or so. June was especially busy as it was my birthday…but more about that below in my catch up. Let’s go!
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I turned 29 at the beginning of this month and quite literally dived into the final year of my twenties at my birthday party by tripping over in killer platform boots and concussing myself on the patio door. It’s good to see that even though I’m getting older, I’m still an absolute divvy.
Anyway, since then I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the fact that I’m even closer to turning the big three-zero. It feels like such a milestone – and feels like I’m about to become a REAL adult! I’ve already got so much to look forward to in the final year of my twenties (you know, like getting married!!!), but I’ve decided to do a little bucket list as well to keep me busy.
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I know I’m a little late with May’s debrief but let me tell you it has been a hectic few weeks! I can’t quite believe that we’re basically halfway through the year now, it’s actually terrifying how fast time is flying!
Anyway, let’s have a catch up and I’ll tell you all about the month of May…
We’re a quarter of the way through 2022 now – Spring has sprung, festivals have started, Easter eggs have been eaten and I’ve been on my first holiday of the year! It’s actually been a really busy month now that I think about it…
Let’s have a catch up and I’ll tell you aaaall about it in April’s debrief.
When I was a teen my Friday nights consisted of heading down to the Dunes in Shields with the girls and spending hours playing game after game of bowling and drinking one two many J20’s! Fast forward 10+ years and bowling is still one of my favourite activities to do whether it’s with a big group of friends or for a date night. That’s why I was over the moon to be invited down to Newcastle’s brand new bowling spot, Gorilla!
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Alex Burgess 