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Bitter #3

Bitter #3

My adventures in home brew continue! After two very successful batches of Woodfordes Wherry and Great Eastern, I thought I should maybe branch out and try something a bit different. This is a batch of “Geordie Bitter” wort, made up … Continue reading

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Newcastle Gamers

Being your own boss/working at home has a vast amount of perks associated with it… but it also has its downsides. Especially when the particular home that you work from is touch on the remote side. As I creep towards … Continue reading

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Yarm Fair

I can safely say, this is the first time I’ve attended a religious service that took place inside a fairground dodgems… I also took lots of footage of horses galloping around in slow motion – my new camera has a … Continue reading

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There’s something about the smell of a new game…

So, after promising myself I wouldn’t buy any more boardgames this year (except maybe Uwe Rosenberg’s new one… and the odd Dominion expansion or two…), I got wind that The Works was dumping a bunch of remaindered Rio Grande games … Continue reading

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VNV Nation – Automatic Tour

Went to see VNV Nation on Thursday night… never been to a gig at Newcastle Legends before, and it’s by far the smallest venue I’ve ever seen VNV perform in (The stage is tiny; they could barely cram the whole … Continue reading

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