Hastings Battleaxe – A week in the life…..

This time last Sunday we were trundling back on the train from London Cannon Street, having fetched grand daughter (GD) from my daughter, (D) her mother.  Today we are just back from Birmingham, after a…

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Hastings to Birmingham – another road trip with Battleaxe

Recently, I wrote about our road trip from Hastings to Lands End.  It was very popular, so I thought I’d do another similar post. We’ve done the 185 mile drive from Hastings to Birmingham, our…

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Down the Hastings to Bexhill Link Road, Birmingham Christmas capers…

This morning I said to Philosopher: ‘Let’s drive down the new Link Road’, (or Combe Valley Way as we are supposed to call it), so we did.     Diligent Battleaxe readers will know that I…

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Sovereign Harbour, Rye Harbour – Granny Battleaxe on patrol

Last week we had grand-daughter Eve staying with us. She is now at the awkward age where playgrounds and play centres are too babyish, and adult things too boring. Mind you, I won’t miss having…

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Thoughts on Libraries with Hastings Battleaxe

Overall, we read that library usage is in decline in the UK.  However, for Battleaxe and Philosopher, a new era of library use has begun – we now are regular borrowers at the Hastings Public…

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