Well, the weather has been extra-stormy, but for anyone who has been hibernating for the past few months, today the political situation is worse than ever. We are at the mid-point of a series of…
View PostYes, it was time again for us to pile into the White Rock theatre with half of Hastings for the two-night final of the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition. I’ve written about it plenty of…
View PostAs promised in the last post about The Grand, here are some more sunny pictures of Folkestone, taken on a lovely walk along the harbour. Folkestone is a bit like Hastings – a mixture of…
View PostBattleaxe readers will know that she is a great fan of faded grandeur hotels – Philosopher may be less so, but he tags along happily enough. I have had the Grand in Folkestone in my…
View PostNear us there is this impressive church, All Souls, in Athlestan Road. It is now redundant and empty. It was deconsecrated in 2008 and has been deserted ever since. This morning we were lucky enough…
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