Battleaxe in Bristol – enjoyed the SS Great Britain

A couple of days in Bristol, visiting Anna and Gareth – a general catch-up plus a visit to the new house they are buying.  The highlight for me was visiting the SS Great Britain –…

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The Walled Nursery near Hawkhurst – rather a special place

Just returned from a WI Garden visit to the Walled Nursery out near Hawkhurst. We’ve had some excellent outings so far this year. What an attractive, interesting place.  Battleaxe totally recommends….  According to the very…

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Eye-popping colour chez Battleaxe….

Yep, it is certainly eye-popping. The combination of those pink azaleas plus the blue cladding on the front of our house makes one feel positively faint….     A quick post.  The wooden cladding on the…

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Hastings Battleaxe visits Paul Feiler at the Jerwood – and pops into the Arts Forum….

The Paul Feiler exhibition at the Jerwood Gallery has been running for a while, but Battleaxe has been a little busy… Then yesterday on my way back from London I met up with Philosopher at…

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Hastings Battleaxe and Jack in the Green – our WI delivers the goods!

As ever, I feel really proud of our Hastings Ore WI gang. On the hottest May Bank Holiday on record, yet again we made sure that the Jack in the Green revellers had access to…

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