Hastings Battleaxe’s ‘Summer Progress’

Got home earlier this week. I use the term ‘Summer Progress’ on the suggestion of my friend Sue M – theoretically it was a holiday, but in fact we spent a week on tour in…

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Hastings Battleaxe in Chichester – a curate’s egg.

Our short trip to Chichester this week was indeed a curate’s egg. A lovely visit to one of our favourite places, the Pallant House Gallery, an exciting inspection of some real shops, less exciting encounters…

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Hastings Battleaxe explores Essex – and a bit of Suffolk

Essex?  A largely unknown land for Philosopher and Battleaxe. We’ve just spent 5 days there, starting in Southend (wanted to go on the Pier), Maldon (Philosopher wanted to see the sailing barges), a day trip…

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Battleaxe in London…scenes of protest and Beardsley

London?  Yes, Philosopher and I went for a day out, on the train.  Would you believe I hadn’t been since 23 January?  We headed to Tate Britain for the Beardsley exhibition, but got waylaid by…

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Hastings Battleaxe returns from Cornwall amid Covid chaos…

Hastings Battleaxe was born in December 2011, as a way of letting our friends and family back in Birmingham know about our new life here in Hastings. Now, in March 2020, Battleaxe is still going…

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