Monthly Archives: August, 2016
Reserve volunteers entertained
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve volunteers swapped nature study for learning about architecture and historical artefacts in a tour of Winchelsea Museum and St Thomas' church
Celebrate 150 years of haulage
Jempsons of Rye, haulage contractors, celebrate their first 150 years in business with the publication of a new book and a fund-raising dinner for charity
Let’s go to the movies!
Showtime - Suicide Squad - it feels good to be bad. What happens if you assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains and provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal?
Fruitless weekend for cricketers
Despite high hopes of success, the cricket teams were doomed to disappointment last week end
Should dogs be banned?
Changes in the law mean Rye Town Council will need to look closely at where dogs should be banned or have to be kept on a lead. Also humans might have to be banned from doing various things - like being noisy, or eating in public, or affecting others' quality of life in any way - like, perhaps, bell ringing
Jazz – the final countdown
This coming August Bank Holiday weekend the Rye Jazz & Blues Festival delights music lovers from across the South East with a feast of top class performances throughout Rye including our very own Rye Bay Crew (above)
How to grow old disgracefully
Agony aunt, Virginia Ironside makes us laugh in a historical environment, Fairlight Hall
Hospice boost at Country Show
The Rye Country Show attracted large crowds to the new venue at Elm Tree Farm, Icklesham and was rated a great success
Town may groove to a halt
Be warned. Rye may grind to a halt this weekend. The jazz festival has started and runs through to the end of the Bank Holiday - and much of the outdoor action will be around the Town Hall and the Kino