Hastings Battleaxe

Hipster cool in Hastings, Rules Restaurant and almost a media luvvie…

Hipster cool in Hastings, Rules Restaurant and almost a media luvvie…

What a week. Riotously wet and stormy weather and old friends Pete and Jacky from Birmingham sampling Hastings at its wettest. Our neighbour Angela celebrated a very big birthday, we went to London to meet…

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Shoes: Pleasure and Pain, then Strawberry Hill House

Shoes: Pleasure and Pain, then Strawberry Hill House

Weekend in London in Anna and Gareth’s flat in St Margaret’s, between Twickenham and Richmond. They were on holiday so we cat-sat. Cat seemed to lurve me. Don’t know why, it was Philosopher that looked…

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

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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V&A Wedding Dresses, Abram Games – Jewish Museum, Women Fashion Power – Design Museum.

V&A Wedding Dresses, Abram Games – Jewish Museum, Women Fashion Power – Design Museum.

Just back from a couple of days break in London before the unpleasantnesses of next week (see end of previous post).    Started out in the V&A.  Philosopher had wanted to see an exhibition of…

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Tall Ships at Greenwich – Battleaxe voyages down the Thames

Tall Ships at Greenwich – Battleaxe voyages down the Thames

Over the last week or so, around 50 tall ships passed up the Channel on their way from Falmouth to Greenwich, for the 2014 Tall Ships Festival.  Here in Hastings, we had our telescope ready…

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