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• 45 Years
  on Oct 16, 2015 in East Anglia Films Historic Sites Norwich 45 Years Charlotte Rampling The Assembly Halls Norwich Tom Courtney
  Last year, while dining with an old friend at the Assembly House, Norwich’s delicious Georgian gem, we stumbled upon the making of ’45 Years’ starring Sixties starlets, Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtney. I caught the ravishing Ms Rampling rus...
• On the House
  on Oct 11, 2015 in Food & Drink Norwich Haymarket Pret a Manger
  Pret a Manger, a national chain of coffee houses, has one solitary outlet in Norwich. It’s distinguished by the fact that it is one of the few venues in the city with a place in the sun during the afternoons. Bright days are too few to waste so...
• Vicious!
  on Oct 6, 2015 in Bars & Restaurants Family & Friends Food & Drink LGBT Norwich TV & Radio Derek Jacobi Ian McKellen University of East Anglia Vicious
  Norwich life is enriched by regular soirees of beer and banter with a well-preserved couple who have been together since God was a toddler. They will remain nameless to spare their blushes. We’re the same generation and witter on endlessly about th...
• Review of Turkey Street: Jack and Liam Move to Bodrum by Jack Scott
  on Oct 2, 2015 in Britain
  Originally posted on Author Ingrid Hall:REVIEW BY DON SLOAN Jack Scott was born on a British army base in Canterbury, England in 1960 and spent part of his childhood in Malaysia as a ‘forces brat.’ A fondness for men in uniforms quickly d...
• Man About the House
  on Oct 1, 2015 in Bars & Restaurants Cats & Dogs Family & Friends Food & Drink Norwich Visitors East Twenty Six Jamie's Italian St Andrews Brew House
  We’re always grateful when old friends spend their hard-earned cash on a pilgrimage to their country cousins, particularly as this invariably means the expense of a hotel stay. Cute as it is, the micro-loft is way too micro for topping and tailin...
• God Works in Mysterious Ways
  on Sep 26, 2015 in Censorship Religion Social Media Facebook
  A short while ago I shared this image on Facebook. It was a whimsical tease about the sartorial obsession the religious establishment have with funny hats, as if a silly head covering confers gravitas and wisdom. The idea being that if atheists coul...
• Dragon On
  on Aug 27, 2015 in Arts & Theatre Norwich Go Go Dragons Street Art
  As prophesied by the oracle, Go Go Dragons has proved to be a huge hit with children and adults alike judging by the legions of buggies, brownies, cubs, dinkies and wrinklies, brats in caps and overheated parents following the Dragon Trail during...
• Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Forum
  on Aug 22, 2015 in Arts & Theatre Norwich Shopping Arts and Crafts Country and Eastern The Forum Norwich The Old Skating Rink
  On the day of the Lord Mayor’s Show last month, we took a circuitous route to the Forum, the party’s thumping epicentre. As we walked along Bethel Street, we stumbled across the Old Skating Rink, a barn of building set back from the road. Liam wa...
• Turkey Street: Jack and Liam move to Bodrum – Review
  on Aug 18, 2015 in Books Turkey Street Book Reviews
  A big hand to insideoutinistanbul for the thoughtful review of Turkey Street. I’m chuffed! Turkey Street: Jack and Liam move to Bodrum – Review.Filed under: Books, Turkey Street...
• The Plantation Garden
  on Aug 17, 2015 in Norwich Catholic Cathedral Gardens Henry Trevor Plantation Garden
  Close to the heart of Norwich, adjacent to the Catholic Cathedral, lies a hidden garden tumbling into a former chalk quarry. The Plantation Garden was a labour of love for one Henry Trevor, a prosperous Victorian cabinet maker. For forty years, ecce...

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