Fred Parkes

I don’t want to peak too early in 2023, but I managed to secure two of these today, after decades of longing. #lifegoals #harrythehaddock

Heading down to @OceanFilmFestUK at Whitley Bay, with the usual pizza stop @dimeosicecream to keep with tradition. The Banff MFF seems like yesterday. Where did the summer go?!

Rural Northumberland in a summer’s evening light is hard to beat. No great wonder there’ve been a few Sunday paper journos up this coast in the last few weeks. Good to see a nod to the tech scene ‘top 50’ today as well. Only marginally outdone for PR by pasties on a cruise ship.

Late to it, but #bookhat for The Secret Barrister. Unnerving, enlightening and consistent with the sound bites I hear from the system. Interesting to see how The Bond by Simon McCartney holds up as next on the shelf, but it has started well.

Big crowds looking out for Boxing Day sails in Northumberland today.

Finally tasted the @spurreli ice cream and cookie skillet. Just as tasty I’d hoped, which is both a good and bad thing when it’s on the doorstep 👍🍦🍪

Dug out the alfajor recipe in support of my sweepstake team, which means chocolate with salted dulce de leche and vanilla with regular dulce de leche for the office today. 👨‍🍳

Good diversity of presentations at the #KPMGNETech event tonight and nice to see some familiar faces of old. Some complicated stuff being addressed with good old north eastern pragmatism.

#flowdigital SEO session this morning. Nice touch with the popcorn in the goodie bag (at Tyneside cinema). Interesting content on structured data and voice assistants

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It’s #Dynamites17 time. Chance to see what’s been happening away from Collingwood St. Here’s to hoping for some surprises. Good luck all

the meter for the sun only took old £1 coins.

Could face worse views for the last bit of the journey home. Flat tyre = wait ft bus with a backdrop. Got just the website for the issue...

Manchester-Leeds link to disprove ‘light at end of tunnel’ theory buff.ly/2xWA3dv

@lucindaparkes Tasty stuff that, Lou! Hope you're enjoying the trip

It's been waiting on the bookshelf too long. Can't wait to get stuck in #downinone #ladsladslads #getonthebooks

#bookhat for Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath. Themes of storytelling and longevity of ideas link nicely to what's up next...

outside the industry: -what do you do? -I'm a cook inside the industry: -what do you do? -I'm a full-stack sauté chef

Judging by the many looks I'm getting, I think I've out-ordered everyone at Newcastle train station tonight with my @centralslice #winning

Di Meos, followed by @UKBanffFilmFest in Whitley Bay. Spring is on the way. Some motivation to put the new Mammut 50m to use...