Kingfisher
| Event | Birds, Brilliant & Bizarre, Natural History Museum, London |
| Size | 30 x 33mm |
| Date | 2024 |
| Fastening | Button |
A second badge from the bird exhibition. It was from a set of three but I gave the third to the birthday girl.
Tag Archive: 2020s
Puffin
| Event | Birds, Brilliant & Bizarre, Natural History Museum, London |
| Size | 30 x 32mm |
| Date | 2024 |
| Fastening | Button |
We went to see this exhibition at the Natural History Museum for a birthday treat (not mine). I had a soft spot for the puffin badge of course.
Green RWCMD
| Event | ABTT Theatre Show, Alexandra Palace, London |
| Gift | Yes |
| Size | 25mm |
| Date | 2024 |
| Fastening | Pin |
Another badge from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. This one was a present as I yet again failed to visit the show myself this year.
Cotswold Distillery
| Place | Cotswold Distillery, Stourton |
| Size | 31 x 20mm |
| Date | 2024 |
| Fastening | Button |
A delightful distillery with some lovely gin and whisky.
The Longest Johns
| Event | The Longest Johns, Engine Rooms, Southampton |
| Size | 24 x 35mm |
| Date | 2024 |
| Fastening | Button |
This is a badge I nearly didn’t get. A bout of Covid prevented me going to the London gig we’d been planning to attend for months. Luckily we managed to grab tickets to the Southampton show a week later so I didn’t miss out. So much fun (and singing along)!
Festen Survivor
| Event | Festen, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London |
| Achievement | Surviving Festen |
| Size | 45mm |
| Date | 2024 |
| Fastening | Brooch |
This badge is definitely pretty special – as I designed it and had it made, for myself, my family and most of all for my daughter who staged managed this show.
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Rijksmuseum
| Place | Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
| Size | 15 x 26mm |
| Date | 2024 |
| Fastening | Button |
They had several badges each one based on something on display at the museum. This one is based on The Night Watch.
Amsterdam
| Place | Amsterdam |
| Size | 45mm |
| Date | 2024 |
| Fastening | Brooch |
A lovely coat of arms for a lovely city.
Pimoroni Pizza
| Size | 27 x 29mm |
| Date | 2023 |
| Fastening | Button |
Father Christmas dropped me off a cheery little badge in my stocking.
Hard Rock Cafe Lisbon
| Place | Hard Rock Cafe, Lisbon |
| Size | 39 x 28mm |
| Date | 2023 |
| Fastening | Button (x 2) |
My first visit to a Hard Rock Cafe.
Castelo de São Jorge
| Place | Castelo de São Jorge, Lisbon |
| Size | 58mm |
| Date | 2023 |
| Fastening | Brooch |
This is a lovely castle and has fantastic views of the rest of Lisbon.
At The Barrier
| Event | Fairport’s Cropredy Convention, Cropredy |
| Size | 25mm |
| Date | 2023 |
| Fastening | Pin |
I don’t think I can do better here than to share these folks’ review of the festival. And yes, I managed to acquire a couple of these – people know I like badges.
Badges: 81