Brighton etc – Granny Battleaxe takes a trip

Granddaughter was born in Brighton, and hasn’t been back since she was six, so we went for a day trip on the train. Philosopher was working at the Jerwood, so it was just the two…

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WI Centenary antics, National Theatre ‘Everyman’ at the Hastings Odeon, Barbara Hepworth at Tate Britain.

I’ve already written about the right royal fuss at WI Centenary AGM – not surprisingly, I suppose, that piece is on course to be one of the most popular Hastings Battleaxe blog posts ever.     …

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Piano recital at Fairlight Hall, Bridget Riley at the de la Warr

Beautiful sun this week – the one wet day was Sunday, when we were supposed to go to Fairlight Hall for the Hastings Piano Concerto Competition winner’s recital. It absolutely poured down in the morning.…

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Hastings Battleaxe gets botanical – wild flowers are difficult

It has been so hot….. last week we went for a cool walk along the Royal Military Canal, stopping for a shady picnic by the water.  During our walk, I was struck by the different…

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Stamford, York, Robin Hood’s Bay. Hastings Battleaxe ventures Oop North.

‘Oop North’ as against ‘Dahn Sarth’. I tell you one thing, it’s much warmer and sunnier dahn ‘ere…. We had an action-packed week, seeing so many new places and things. We are very lucky to…

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