One of the absolute best things and I mean best things about being part of The Next Big Event is the frivolous foodie opportunity to really dive into ridiculously fru-fru xmas nibbles and snacks. For years I salivated whilst Nigella, Jamie and crew whip up nibbles thinking I wish I could just throw some fairy lights over an IKEA bookcase and look that cool. Sadly family and travelling always meant my nibbles went amiss, and left my attempts at smoked salmon canapés abandoned. So, the…

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If I was to choose a favourite drink I would probably have to choose red wine but I am no expert on it! -  I only started drinking it when I stopped smoking a few years back. That’s only because a man at my NHS quit smoking class said I should drink something that I have never smoked a cigarette with. There wasn’t a long list to delve into, and as the girls were drinking a lot of red wine at the time, it was the only realistic option.  The trouble with red wine is you can have a great bottle… Continue

Like the leftover chocs from Christmas, and the tenner you left in your jeans from last winter, this job is full of little, hidden, tucked-away treasures. Since I founded, created, invented, nay changed the world by starting The Next Big Event global corporation PLC etc, etc, I’ve been finding secret secluded spots all over this beautiful region we call ‘The North East’. 

Recently, I hooked up with Jayne from Space on Tap. Jayne runs a website dedicated to finding these…

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Howdy Folks - I’ve gone all state side on myself this week! If it wasn’t for Cash in the Attic burring in the background, I could well be living in a loft style apartment on 26th

Street – on the corner of 40th and 3rd - I have no idea what this means but it sure does sound grand, if…

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The Next Big Event team escaped this week for a rural retreat in Wales. We stayed in Wrexham on the first night, which to be honest is 'borderline' Wales but hey hoh - it still counts

as abroad. We were there filiming for a

TV show, more details soon.

Wrexham (which is a very unassuming town overshawdowed by it's more upmarket sister, Chester) has had it's very own brush with fame - way before we had…

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Boiling pots and pans……a floral apron…….....and a good dose of sibling rivalry!

Welcome to my first blog – let’s bring you up to date.

After our first ever event (the Spring Supper) we were all buzzing with excitement the morning after - desperate to do it all again – and preferably within the next two hours. It was so great welcoming people into…

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