Barefoot Opera – Orfeo and Zanetto

Just a quick post to say how much Battleaxe enjoyed Barefoot Opera’s double-bill production of Gluck’s Orfeo and the little known Zanetto by Mascagni – at St John The Evangelist church in St Leonard’s last…

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The Bale House at Hastings Country Park… and other things

Battleaxe is getting a bit behind – this visit to the new Bale House Visitor Centre/Cafe in the Country Park was actually just before we went to Folkestone last week, but have been a bit…

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Folkestone – an arty sunny day at the Triennial.

Our Brummie friends Sue and Graham came down to stay, and yesterday we went to Folkestone – they have got into a routine of attending the Triennial when it comes round, and we have been…

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Rye Harbour Nature Reserve – Battleaxe catches up

Hot, hot, hot. It is absolutely scorching right now. Maybe, at long last, the world might be waking up to the impact of climate change – we are currently seeing fire, floods and melting ice……

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Explore the Arch ‘Spirited’ – Battleaxe loved it!

Spirited indeed…. Battleaxe was convinced yesterday was going to be a dreadful day. Racism unleashed across the land, insane pronouncements about ‘freedom’ from Covid restrictions, aka permission to die… and the weather forecast was atrocious.…

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