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Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Break

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   Newcastle-upon-Tyne Newcastle is a “Canny” (beautiful) city in the north of England. It’s renowned for lively nightlife and is host to some must see art and historical landmarks. Newcastle is so much more than a Greggs and a Brown Ale , but we can’t help but love that this is where they're from. Here are a few more things you might not know Newcastle is responsible for… 1. The Stottie / Stotty – a staple stodgy, heavy and bouncy bread that derives from “Stot” (‘to throw’ in Geordie) but has roots in Scandinavian languages too. Click below if you fancy having a go at making them. https://metro.co.uk/2014/03/10/stottie-recipe-from-marwood-yeatman-to-terence-laybourne-how-to-cook-the-perfect-stottie-4461403/ 2. Lucozade – which was first named Glucozade. Crafted by a Geordie pharmacist (1927) sold to a Japanese Conglomerate for £1.35 billion (2013). 3. Billy Elliot – an iconic film where a boy trades in his...

A Spooktacular Show!

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October half-term is about to commence – and you know what that means... Gandeys Circus is back at Merry Hill ! Everybody's favourite circus will be at the INTU Merry Hill shopping centre from today (20th October) until Sunday 29th October, with jaw-dropping performances taking place every day. As a special (trick or) treat, we are putting on an all-new Halloween Spooktacular exclusively for the Merry Hill audiences... it's going to be FRIGHTFULLY good! The spooktacular show will shock and delight with a bubbling cauldron of acrobatic skeletons, flying witches, break-dancing zombies and crazy ghostbusters... it's a THRILLER! Our heated Big Top will be situated at INTU Merry Hill Shopping Centre Car Park, Engine Lane, Brierley Hill, DY5 1QX Check out the website for show times and full details here .