17/08/2026
My favourite cheese shop - grate Newcastle (which is literally around the corner from my Jesmond venue) is hosting a Cheese Fest event in October, celebrating 6 years of Grate. Take a look by clicking on the linked text above ๐๐ง
13/08/2026
I just wanted to let my summer term class families know that my daughter did super well in her A-Levels and got into her university of choice to study her course of choice ๐ We are absolutely thrilled and proud.
This post is also an opportunity for me to give a HUGE thank you back to my class families for listening to me, and supporting me through it! I have shared the stress I've felt - in social time at the hatch - on many an occasion ๐คช I know our classes are supportive. But it's 2 way ... and so thank you for all of the support you've shown me.
10/08/2026
๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ These are some of the quotes from some of the cards I received at the end of our summer term of classes ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
03/08/2026
TinyTalk have been putting together a questionnaire for parents aged 30 or under, aimed at gathering opinions on baby classes, and enabling us to learn more about what today's parents are looking for from the baby class experience.
If you can help out, here is a link to the survey - https://forms.gle/rU7gPTjLLpM6UoKS7
Thank you!
31/07/2026
Are you joining in with the St. Oswaldโs Hospice Peter Rabbit art trail?
We happened to come across a few in Newcastle recently.
I have such fond memories of completing the Snowdog and Elmer trails a few years ago when my two were smaller.
Have you found a favourite? Iโm glad I found the original looking one, but I do like the dazzling one at Tynemouth Priory!
24/07/2026
๐ It's very exciting to have a new TinyTalk teacher in the North East ๐
Please meet Heather from TinyTalk Cramlington, Killingworth and High Heaton
Heather used to come to my classes with both of her daughters (so she's learned from the best ๐).
That means there are more class choices for our wonderful TinyTalk families. There are no classes running during the school summer holidays, but as of September, your class options will be:
๐ฉต Tuesday, 10:00am - 11:00am with Heather at Novocastrians RFC, The Drive, Longbenton, NE7 7SZ
๐งก Wednesday, 10:00am - 11:00am & 11:30am - 12:30pm with Emma at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Churchill Gardens, Jesmond, NE2 1HB.
๐ Thursday, 10:00am - 11:00am with Heather at East Hartford Community Centre, Scott St., East Hartford, Cramlington, NE23 3AP.
๐ Thursday, 10:00am - 11:00am & 11:30am - 12:30pm with Emma at St John the Evangelist Church, Kingston Park Avenue, Kingston Park, NE3 2HB.
16/07/2026
And now that is a wrap on my TinyTalk classes for this term.
We had all the fun again in Kingston Park today.
I also had to say goodbye to more families - some have been with me a long time. It will feel odd not having you there anymore.
Do check out my new sheep hat, made by Annie, one of my class Grandmas. I love it! Look out for that making an appearance in class next term!
Thank you, everyone. I am very blessed to spend my time with such lovely people.
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15/07/2026
We had a lovely time celebrating the end of our summer term of classes in Jesmond today - with a seaside themed lesson, my โice creamโ cakes, Aimeeโs vegan lemon drizzle cakes that she bought for the 10am class too, lots of certificates, and lots of smiles.
Thank you, everyone ๐
(Weโll do it all again tomorrow, in Kingston Park ๐)
01/07/2026
In preparation for tonight's game ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโฝ๏ธ check out what my colleague created! She saw some TinyTalk signs in lots of the player's official poses! Tee hee! ๐
26/06/2026
I wasn't going to mention this. In fact, I haven't mentioned this yearly competition since I won it back in 2018 (see the photo!).
It's a TinyTalk competition to award the top teacher as voted for by class families at our annual conference in October. It's based on what is said rather than number of comments. I've already had 3 heart warming comments without even asking. So I thought that maybe I should let people know about this competition this year, in case you wanted to vote for me. 2018 to 2026 is a long time, right!?
You need to comment WHO your favourite teacher is AND why, here - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EWv9Xdape/?mibextid=wwXIfr @
The competition ends at midnight on Wednesday 8th July.
Thank you, thank you, thank you ๐๐๐