This week in the North East we had the mother of all storms.
From my office window it was like being in the tropics when one of those weather fronts with a woman’s name rolls in.
The ensuing chaos was more than enough to keep me at work till past eight, but the real drama started to unfold as I tried to get home.
Before the start of this summer season we struck a deal with our biggest tourist attractions to do something to help promote Northumberland as a destination and give something back to local people.
We wanted to create a weekend of free or discounted events that would let our residents access some of the best attractions on their doorsteps and celebrate the fantastic county they live in.
For most people having to talk in public is one of the most nerve shredding things they could ever be asked to do.
Whether it’s a small presentation in front of a couple of colleagues or a speech in front of hundreds of people, the fear of failure can inspire real terror in us all.
Here’s a guest post by Lindsay Green that first appeared on the fantastic comms2point0 website:
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, just off the North East coast is beautiful.
It has been the setting for movies, TV shows and is a major religious destination for thousands of tourists heading to Northumberland every summer.
It has also been causing the council a huge headache for some time. Continue reading
Continuing with the Likely Lads theme from my earlier pos
t one of the most famous episodes is a great example of how much technology has changed our lives in a single generation.
No hiding place was filmed roundabout the year I was born (1976) and the lads set out to avoid finding out the score of an England game, so they can watch the TV highlights later that night.
Part of the joke is that this should be a relatively easy task to achieve because England are playing in far away Bulgaria and in the 1970s they didn’t have Sky Sports, iPhones or rolling news.
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