Monthly Archives: January 2012

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Newcastle Gamers – 14th January 2011

First meeting of the year, and the first in the club’s brand new venue – Christchurch, Shieldfield… just over the road from the Northumbria University design school (or, as most people know it: “That funny-looking building where the Warners cinema … Continue reading

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Haxey Hood

My first vid of the new year, showing the 700-year old tradition of “Haxey Hood”… Quite pleased with this one; I’ve always found these mass football games to be a bit difficult to film, since you usually can’t really see … Continue reading

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December Gaming…

The start of December saw a weekend trip down to Birmingham, so that Mrs Shep could do the traditional pre-christmas present-swap with her old university chum. This is excellent news, as Mrs Shep’s best friend’s husband is also a bit … Continue reading

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