December 2013
First Look: Guided Tours by Bike Programme
As I had a free day today and was feeling a little creative, I decided to pull together a list of guided cycle tours that I will offer from CBK once we are up and running. It was quite time consuming to pull this together. For each tour I went through the following process:
The North Sea, open 365 days a year
Photo: Cullercoats Bay, 08.30, 25 December 2013 This photo is courtesy of my step dad, Ritchie Murray. He took it whilst my Mam and I took a Christmas day dip in the North Sea at about 8.30am. The beach was busy with dog walkers, the water flat calm and the sunrise spectacular, surely a perfect day for paddling too? It got me thinking, perhaps 2014 will see the inaugural Cullercoats Christmas Day Paddle, what better way to start the day and build the appetite than a bit of physical exercise and a few splashes of cool water!
Lease Signed Today!
Today has been a bit of a milestone for Cullercoats Bike & Kayak. I signed my lease today with Blue Box Developments, the owner of the building. I don't know how typical my experience of negotiating a commercial lease has been, but Helena & Michael from Blue Box have been really supportive and helpful during the whole process of agreeing terms. I have also had some help from Paul Murphy at the NTC Business Factory to ensure I asked all the right questions. Anyway, now the ink has dried I can announce the location of what will be Cullercoats Bike & Kayak.... drum roll please!