Archive for October, 2016

Yet again stupid and selfish parking causes problems which, on another occasion, could prove life-threatening

The last taster sail of the season saw new sailors take to calm waters

Keeping up with the Joneses in the public display of wealth was as much a pre-occupation in medieval times as it is today

Rye Harbour needs you to help push the boat out

Dementia may affect any of us at some time or other, so please support the Rye and District Dementia Action Alliance in any way you can

Coastal spotters in Rye are still on guard 950 years after the last invasion, as the Vicar of St Mary’s demonstrated last week

The council is looking to closed circuit television as a solution to parking problems. But who will then act? Parking is not a priority for the hard pressed police except in dire emergencies. And does the council want traffic wardens?

Accident closes road for seven hours

Rye looked to extend their 100 per cent record as they faced unbeaten Bexhill Town at the salts. Shane Ridgers reports

The rail strikes continue and Stuart Harland brings us up to date

Italian Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano and President of the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Leonardo Simonelli (both on right above) present an award, reported in last week’s Rye News, to the Tuscan Rye. Franco Bochicchio Florentine (on left with scarf), chef and owner, said: “We are pleased, honoured and humbled to accept this award.”

Source and photo: Jenny Vintner

A murderous duo will be in Rye signing copies of their latest books in next month

An independent, quirky and original garden centre is gearing up for Christmas. Linda Harland reports

A Saturday sale at the Queen Adelaide is supporting the new Rother Youth Group

Well-known local author ‘Jonty’ Driver was signing his latest book at the Rye Bookshop this week

Bookings for the Christmas Grotto start today and next Tuesday the charity Christmas card shop opens and the Community Garden needs helpers

The town’s traffic and parking problems will not solve themselves, nor can a remedy be confined to one street

The night before Halloween is time to get spooky

Wild Boar Week continues through the weekend and, apart from food, there are many other things going on

Camera 1066 Club organiser John Wylie talks about the successful photographic club he leads at Tilling Green Community Centre

New Road Residents’ committee have achieved a meeting with Highways England and Keith Glazier to discuss road-calming measures along the dangerous stretch of the A259 New Road, writes Richard Benn. Residents and the New Road, Kings Avenue committee members will attend the Rye Town Council meeting this coming Monday, October 31, at 6:30pm to express concern. A committee member will address questions to the council for advice and support.

Newspaper editors sometimes leave under a cloud, or simply drop dead – but in the case of Rye News he has been simply kicked upstairs and the new editor John Minter is pictured above (left)

Town Hall Butter Market hosted the customary cake and coffee stall last Saturday morning, this time the turn of the Quakers, writes Kenneth Bird. With nothing to buy, passers-by dropped in for a chat and free refreshments. Not over-busy either, but then maybe that’s what you’d expect from people who thrive on silence (some of the time). They were showing the flag peacefully and perhaps making a small difference. That’s what they’re about, they say.

Photo: Margaret Bird

As the nights get darker, subtly different visions of Rye appear in the lamplight (and the odd ghost, perhaps) so don’t forget British Summer Time ends this weekend and the clocks go back one hour at 2am Sunday morning, October 30.

Source: HM Government. Photo, John Minter.

Several Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) have been installed in Rye and the surrounding areas with Camber and Valley Park being the two most recent. Dan Lake reports on the newest addition

A volunteer organiser is needed urgently for the Rye and District Poppy Appeal

Rye Film Club Lives again! Thanks to the offer of generous sponsorship from the George in Rye and an anonymous private benefactor, Rye Film Club has been given a new lease of life

Oscar and Bafta winning Ida is the inaugural showing from the newly rejuvenated Rye Film Club, telling the story of a young nun in 1960s Poland, who embarks on a mission to discover her past

A small band of volunteers helped make Rye Arts Festival a success in a very modest way, with the aid of a flashy sash

A good breeze gave exciting racing as the end of the cruiser racing season becomes closer