Hastings Battleaxe feels oppressed. Strange night at Barefoot Opera ‘ballet’ – and bad cold.

Oh dear. Am so busy. Have just developed evil cold and have WI Jumble Sale tomorrow, which is massive amount of hard manual labour.  Tonight and tomorrow we have the Hastings Piano Concerto competition finals.…

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Hastings Battleaxe does Malta

Our first visit to Malta.Very interesting and enjoyable four/ five days. Weather fab. Sorry, this is a long post, but there’s lots to say. View from our hotel room, Fort St Angelo across the Harbour…

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Loo latest and quick update

Ok, I promise this is the last bit about loos you will see. This is just a quick update before we set off for a few days in Malta. It’ll be good to escape this…

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Toilet protests and music at Fairlight Hall. A day in the life of Battleaxe….

Well, social/local media has been so full of the toilet protest I scarcely want to write about it further, but I’ll sum it up here, and it did make a great contrast with a very…

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Keith Tyson exhibition at the Jerwood, plenty to look at

The latest exhibition at the Jerwood, Keith Tyson’s ‘Turn Back Now’ started at the weekend.  Hastings Battleaxe made her obligatory visit. Here’s what she thought. It might have actually provided an uncomfortable insight into my…

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