Hastings Battleaxe

Hastings Battleaxe is laid low – quick rant and catch-up before departure to Turkey

Hastings Battleaxe is laid low – quick rant and catch-up before departure to Turkey

Low indeed. Have had some terrible flu/chest/sinus thing, and have done very little. Have got strong antibiotics now, and am hoping that I will feel a bit better before we leave for Turkey tomorrow.      …

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Tall Ships at Greenwich – Battleaxe voyages down the Thames

Tall Ships at Greenwich – Battleaxe voyages down the Thames

Over the last week or so, around 50 tall ships passed up the Channel on their way from Falmouth to Greenwich, for the 2014 Tall Ships Festival.  Here in Hastings, we had our telescope ready…

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Lamb House in Rye – a literary ladies outing

Lamb House in Rye – a literary ladies outing

All the time we have lived here, we have never visited Lamb House in Rye. Philosopher was a tiny bit sniffy to hear that I had arranged to go with a group of friends from…

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Billy Smart’s Circus – but where are the dogs and horses?

Billy Smart’s Circus – but where are the dogs and horses?

Have just recovered from week with grand daughter followed by a couple of days in Birmingham catching up with friends.     We took her to Billy Smart’s Circus, at Glyne Gap field. We all enjoyed…

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Best coffee and cafes in St Leonard’s

Best coffee and cafes in St Leonard’s

After my post on Best Coffee Places in Hastings, I had many St Leonardsistas complaining that I had left their cafes out, despite me saying that I was only concentrating on Hastings Town Centre and…

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