Busy… Hastings Litfest, Coastal Currents…. and taking to the streets

What a busy week. Last weekend was the Hastings Litfest – its second year. Battleaxe took in several events and took part on a poetry reading.  Also, it was the start of the Coastal Currents…

View Post

Thinking about the Hastings Contemporary

Well, it is too hot to be outside…. over 30 degrees. The baby seagulls on the roof are panting, beaks agape.  And, today, Boris Johnson has become Prime Minister. Dark times are here. So, let’s…

View Post

Hastings Old Town Open Gardens

Today, Battleaxe and Philosopher visited some Hastings Old Town Open Gardens, in aid of St Michael’s Hospice.  Yet another bright sunny day…. how do these garden owners manage with their watering? I seem to spend…

View Post

Hastings Jack-in-the-Green with the WI – again!

Another year has passed,  the sixth year of our WI vintage refreshment room upstairs at the Jenny Lind on the day of the Hastings Jack-in-the- Green parade. Needless to say, our tireless WI women did…

View Post

Poetry and song with Hastings Battleaxe

Earlier this week I was one  of a group of poets participating in a poetry and song event at The Beacon, on the West Hill, part of  ‘The Challenge of Change’, a series of events…

View Post