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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From Lyme Regis to Llantwit Major, then a big wedding!

Home again after an action-packed week, starting in Lyme Regis and ending in South Wales, for a wedding.      Our first stop was to visit old friend Karol, who we met many years ago in…

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Follow the Herring, yarn bombs or Jager bombs?

Just going back to my last post, my friend Jacky added a comment quoting the Oxford English Dictionary definition of Art: ‘works produced by human creative skills and imagination’.      I asked Philosopher for his…

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Jerwood and De La Warr exhibitions, the Hastings fountain – but what is art?

A new exhibition at the Jerwood, another at the De La Warr, and our restored fountain – lots of  things to see!      At the Jerwood, ‘Drawn Together: Artist as Selector’ shows work from people…

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Bosham to Bognor – Battleaxe appreciates Hastings!

Last week Philosopher and I set off on a little voyage to explore the Chichester Harbour area, with Bosham as our base.      Apparently it’s pronounced Bozzum. It’s an odd thing that in the posh…

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