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Seven Stories starts a new chapter
Seven Stories has re-opened to the public after a three-month makeover – and we were one of the first families to see the end result! After entering a competition in…
Read MoreBlooming good business advice
It’s not every day you go to a business meeting and find a packet of wildflower seeds on the table in front of you. With this, I knew the Bumble…
Read MoreArt teacher continues to inspire
I’VE been channeling my 16-year-old self for my calligraphy class project this term. When we were given the theme of water, I was transported back to Mr Wincop’s art class…
Read MoreHartlepool Festival of Illustration
CHRIS RIDDELL was named the Children’s Laureate this week, just days after I had the pleasure of meeting him at the Hartlepool Festival of Illustration. The author and illustrator was…
Read MoreHappy Birthday Creative Calligraphy!
BRING out the birthday cake – Creative Calligraphy is one year old today! After months of careful planning and preparation, I took the plunge and started trading on May 27,…
Read MoreKatie’s Garden deserves to grow
WITH evening dresses hanging outside the bathroom and a shimmering penny pathway, Katie’s Garden has got glamour in spades. The vintage crafting tearoom has just opened in the Sunniside area…
Read MoreNational Stationery Week
There seems to be a day or a week to celebrate anything and everything and when I worked in a newsroom, we got press releases about them all. But this…
Read MoreLetters from region’s industrial past
Anything with a bit of fancy lettering is always going to catch my eye, so when I saw this on Twitter I just had to share! The North East Chamber…
Read MoreDurham Cathedral is an Open Treasure
No other heritage organisation has embarked on anything like Durham Cathedral’s Open Treasure project – and I feel privileged to have been given a behind-the-scenes tour. A massive £10.5m is…
Read MoreTyneside Cinema: Letter of Complaint
A FRIEND has very kindly pointed me in the direction of an intriguing new exhibition opening at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle. Rachel Reupke’s new video installation, Letter of Complaint,…
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