Hastings Battleaxe enjoys the Bedgbury Christmas lights with the Mallydams gang

Yes, the annual Christmas light display at the Bedgbury National Pinetum, near Flimwell. Battleaxe joined the Christmas outing for RSPCA Mallydams staff and volunteers.  It was a clear, dry, mild evening, and the experience was…

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Hastings Battleaxe travels to Birmingham in the teeth of Storm Bert…

Why? You may well ask. Ages ago, Battleaxe arranged to go up and meet old colleagues/friends for one of our Castle Vale senior team reunions – we only have them around every five years. Friends…

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Battleaxe thinks Christmas is coming too early…

Did I say that in the last post? I forget. Maybe one of the advantages of getting older, I could write the same thing every week and not even notice. What a lot of time…

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Hastings Battleaxe goes to the Courtauld Gallery – and other things

Well, in addition to looking at the art at the Courtauld Gallery, including the Monet in London exhibition, Battleaxe has done other things as well. Went to London twice this week, in fact. Both times…

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And Battleaxe thought last week was bad? But there have been some better moments

And Battleaxe thought last week was bad? Well, hold my beer. Tuesday 5 November was one of the worst days for the world in my lifetime. You know only too well what it was –…

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