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Blog posts from december 2013

1. A very appy year - Pitchup.com in 2013

   december 31, 2013
   av Laura Canning | about Pitchup.com | pitchup.com news

   Coo. Last year we wound down a bit in October. This year we’ve been partying like it’s 1999, sorry, we mean working like it’s still July. We’ve taken off big time in 2013 – gone from 424 bookable sites to 748 (so far), added 80 French sites , launched our …

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2. Merry 2014! Our pick of the best events

   december 19, 2013
   av Laura Canning | culture | festivals and events | food and drink | sports and outdoors

   Tis always fun to look to the year ahead, even if the meeja people keep insisting that January should have us all depressed (balderdash, say we), things are getting worse ‘in real terms’ and it will be another year of woez in Eastenders. Balderdash, say we again. While we can’t …

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3. Dark skies and stargazing - our galactic guide

   december 12, 2013
   av Laura Canning | guides | misc

   Have you been stargazing in Northumberland yet?

   
   

   It's been two years since we cheered congratulations, felicitations and a big celebratory whoop to Northumberland National Park and Kielder Water & Forest Park, for landing the status of Dark Sky Park for 580 square miles, to become the biggest Dark Sky Park …

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4. Outdoorsy Christmas presents - our top ten

   december 5, 2013
   av Laura Canning | seasonal

   
   
   

   
   
   
   Last year
   
   , we left it until the last minute. This year, we shall not! Most unusually for our procrastination-prone personalities, we’re already looking at Christmas presents for 2013 – both for ourselves (most of the list) and for others (a grudging corner of the list). We buy on Friday. …

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