Showing posts with label Robin Hood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robin Hood. Show all posts

Saturday, 4 November 2017

Bonfires and Fireworks this Weekend...


I'd imagine the vast majority of HBBS members will be in Lewes this evening, if not all, where one of the most famous and spectacular Sussex 'bonfire celebrations' takes place (website), but if you want to start earlier, closer to home, the Battel Bonfire Boyes are Battle equivalent is today too (website), with daylight events from 10am. 


Tomorrow, on the 5th of November, other large events close to Hastings include the Bexhill Bonfire Guys celebrations at Galley Hill from 4-7pm (facebook page), and the annual Robin Hood Bonfire Society in Icklesham (facebook page), where the gates at the pub open at 5pm, whilst the procession starts at 5.40pm by the Village Hall; the bonfire is lit at 6.20pm and fireworks should begin about 20 minutes later.

Whatever you do, be careful, and especially be safe if you're lighting your own bonfire and/or firing off your own fireworks. Also, remember to check under your bonfire for small resting animals, particularly hedgehogs who love to curl up in small protected spaces... and then you may enjoy yourselves!

Sunday, 12 February 2017

Battle to Hastings...


We took the bus to Battle yesterday morning, £2.80 each, and got off the other side of Battle railway station, a lovely wee brick built building indeed, then we started to walk...


Walking into the countryside from Battle...


OK, it was pretty muddy for most of the walk (thankful we were wearing our wellies yesterday!), and some light snow, hailstones, mist and mizzle for much of the walk, shiver...


We walked along the 1066 Country Walk for most of the day, via Westfield, the nine miles to Icklesham, Oh look, there's half a dozen llamas in that field!


 Oops! They've seen us and are coming over, inquisitive creatures...


OK, you know you're in Kent or EAST Sussex when you see converted oast houses, and we saw plenty yesterday, obviously.


Don't hold back... dog owners beware!


Our Icklesham stopover for a pint and a sandwich, the Robin Hood (website). Then we walked the half dozen miles more back to Hastings, via Pett Village and Fairlight, and found a pub in which to watch the rugby, there's another story, but quite a full day!