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Sunday 13 October 2024
13/10/2024

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Quizzing at The QT – July 19

July 19th …. and before we think about anything else, a quick look at what has previously happened on this day in history: 1333  At the Battle of Halidon Hill, the English won a decisive victory against the Scots 1545  The Mary Rose sank off Portsmouth.  The wreck was salvaged in 1992. 1553  The attempt to install Lady Jane Grey …

A jaw dropping performance…

For many years I’ve marvelled at the athletic achievements of friends and colleagues and barely a day goes by when my social media feeds aren’t full to bursting with pictures of race numbers, medals and triumphantly sweaty torsos.  Most summers one of my mates poses proudly with large fish he’s caught in some remote Balkan …

Review: The Becoming, balletLORENT

Here’s an idea for tackling the energy crisis – find a way to connect balletLORENT to the grid. My goodness! On the evidence of this latest presentation, which leaves its dancers panting on the floor, it could power homes from, I’d guess, Heddon-on-the-Wall to Newcastle city centre. At least the dancers could take their clothes …

Quizzing at The QT – July 12

12th July .… and a quick look at what has previously happened on this day in history …. 1191  Saladin’s garrison surrendered to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre 1543  King Henry VIII married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr.  1776  Captain James Cook began his third (and, sadly, final) voyage 1806  Bavaria, Baden Wurttemberg and …

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