My musings this week have been inspired by our conversation at Sunday at the pub last week. We talked about monsters and childhood. As we drove home I was thinking about one of my favourite children’s picture books – Nothing by Mick Inkpen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJhrFNGbwNI I trained as an early years teacher and so finding new and interesting story books was …
Eric
We are meeting at the Sea View Lounge at the Crescent Club again at 7:30pm. This is because it doesn’t have a TV so it should be quieter up there as any venue with a television that is showing the game will be very busy. Depending on how well/poorly England play there may be some late comers but hopefully we …
Downpressor Man!
Hi folks, I hope you are doing ok? This week we are meeting in the Sea View Lounge at the Crescent Club, meeting at 7.30. I hope you can join us. This week I want to think about a song that is dear to my heart for many reasons. Check out the link… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZfNqEYGePo The song is ‘Downpressor Man’ …
A week off…
Hi folks, i hope you are doing, this Sunday a few of us are going to see Lydia Bennett at her album launch at the Engine Room in North Shields. It’s also England’s first game of the Euros, so we have decided not to meet this week. We will be back as normal next Sunday night. Also don’t forget to …
Re-arrange
Hi folks, I hope you are ok and that you are having a good weekend! This week’s blog is written by Sue and it introduces us to our new theme… We are putting a call out to you to write us a blog. We are looking for people to write a blog based around either a short story, a song, …
Embracing Disorder and Uncertainty.
This week (because I promised to do a blog and have been really busy) I’m going to share with you one of the first blogs we’re going to do for Northern Shore – A sister community in Northumberland. Catching the zeitgeist, you could say this is a BFX x NSFX collab. Anyway, we will be meeting at the Tavern and …
Taking a breather…
Hi folks, how you doing? We are taking a break this bank holiday weekend, so we will be back as normal next Sunday night. We hope to see some of you there. Peace, Rob
A short wander…
Hi folks, I trust you are doing ok? This week we are meeting for a BFX Wander, meeting at the slightly earlier time of 7.00pm at the Fish Quay by the ice cream parlour in the car park. We will then combine lifts to drive to the Royal Quays and walk back for a drink on the quay. We will …
Elections and all that…
Hello people. Hope you are well and enjoying the sunshine. This week we will be meeting at The Quarry pub at 7.30pm. This week the blog has been written by Sue. Last week we had our local elections and I was asked to write about it for this week’s blog. So thinking about this I wondered what to write should …
The cosmic hum
Hi folks, I hope you are doing ok? This week we are meeting at the Quarry Pub on the Broadway, I hope you can join us, meeting from 7.30. As I write this I am coming off the back three amazing gigs, with another to look forward to tonight, I read a blog recently by Maria Popova, and it captivated …