I’ve sent more bunches of flowers to people this year than I ever have before, and while it’s a sure way to draw a smile, show love and appreciation from afar, if you’re looking for something a bit different for Mother’s Day 2021 then I’ve got you covered.
Events
As always our fabulous North East restaurants, cafes and businesses have come up trumps for Valentine’s Day, despite most of them being closed for anything other than takeaway. I’ve already said I think this year it shouldn’t necessarily be focused on couples, but more so anyone at all that you ...
I usually like to go up to Newcastle early morning at a weekend to see Fenwick’s window, a few days after it has been unveiled, but this year like 250,000 people all all over the world I watched the virtual event that was live streamed on Facebook on Sunday night. This year the Fenwick’s window ...
This week Sam Fender made history by performing the first socially distanced gig at the Virgin Money Unity Arena, in Newcastle. I’m sure if you’d said to anyone at the start of the year this is how music concerts, festivals and gig would need to be performed in 2020, and for who knows how long ...
Fenwick’s window 2019 is Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, the much loved children’s story by Roald Dhal, and illustrator Quentin Blake. Like every year, the window unveiling marks the start of the festivities in the North East, and for this year the Northumberland Street windows tell the ...
Insert joke here about how it’s only August and way too early to be talking about Christmas. Now let’s move on. I’ve had a definite increase in Christmas emails the last couple of weeks, with a lot of places opening up bookings for parties, restaurants and events. I’ve ...