Hastings Battleaxe comes late to the Turner Prize party

Late indeed. The Turner Prize exhibition of the short-listed work by four artists has been on at the Towner in Eastbourne since September, and the prize was awarded in December, to Jesse Darling, for his…

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Battleaxe bakes at Beachy Head and enjoys the Towner Gallery

Hastings Battleaxe has been very busy the last couple of weeks, and this blog has got a bit behind… I’m going to concentrate on an outing when one of Philosopher’s old students, from Hong Kong,…

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How much worse can it all get?

Of course, it could be much worse… we could be flooded out of our home, with everything ruined, no insurance and no hope of selling our house. We could be in Syria. We could be…

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Hastings Battleaxe hangs out in Eastbourne

Spent the day in Eastbourne yesterday – keeping Philosopher, and our car, company. Went to the Towner Gallery, Beachy Head, Waitrose- such excitements! Sunny, but cold, on Eastbourne Beach       Our old friends Sue and…

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Eastbourne wanderings – a random Battleaxe day out

We have been to Eastbourne loads of times, but somehow never get familiar with the place.      Elm tree in Eastbourne     It is larger than one might think, and very sprawling. After umpteen visits…

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