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NEWS & SPORT

£271,000 Lottery funding for Rye Leisure Centre

Centre director Dan Lynn on the financial challenges and plans for the future

News in brief June 13

House fire in Rye, power cuts, council land sales and Dutch tourists say "hoera"

What a line up!

World-class jazz and blues return to Rye for the 2025 Festival

As long as it takes

Ukrainians in Rye get together as town continues to pledge support

Sussex won’t be druv

Event to mark Sussex Day in Rye on Monday June 16

Raise a glass

Celebrate English Wine Week with our local vineyards

Connecting to the rail network

Level crossings discussed with heritage rail line expansion plans at Bodiam

A club that sticks to its roots

Rye Town FC congratulate its players at annual awards ceremony

4 wins in a row

In spite of the weather, there's no stopping Rye Cricket Club's 1st Team

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PEOPLE

One year on

Rye Hospital CEO CHarlotte Kneer looks ahead after first year in charge

Everybody welcome

GROUNDED - something new in store in the town centre from a familiar face

Fundraising concert for Macmillan

Music night at Queen's Head makes hundreds of pounds for cancer charity

A welcoming church in Pett Level

St Nicholas' Church has history and is well worth a visit

New Iden Summer Fayre

Plans coming together for a family friendly fun day on Saturday July 26

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OPINIONS

Our local community through the decades

Memories and friendships in Rye from the 50s up to today

What next for anti-social behaviour in Rye?

The positives and challenges after well-attended meeting

Be part of Rye News

Meeting for new contributors and reporters at Rye Kino on June 11

Rye in 2075

Apocalypse discussion group predicts two different paths for fifty years time

What does MLAG stand for?

The aims of the MarshLink Action Group explained ahead of June 6 AGM

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NATURE & ENVIRONMENT

Islands in the stream

Raising land at Dungeness to bring in the birds

Winchelsea gardens delight the public

Raising money for St Michael's Hospice in pictures

Rose & Rust wins at Chelsea

Local firm among the winners at prestigious flower show

The taste of summer

Advice selecting some of the best fruit and veg from Rye Allotment Society

Summer in the Rye Community Garden

Weekly sessions starting next week for gardening and well-being

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ARTS & CULTURE

“Well dearie”

Letters in Rye Art Gallery's archive reveal more about Burra

Tuesday Painters Club looks to the future

Long established art group needs more volunteers to continue

Rye Art Gallery paintings loaned to major exhibitions

The star of the permanent collection by Edward Burra travels to Tate Britain

5+2 Collective rings the changes

An exhibition of original art from 7 local artists this weekend at St Mary's Centre

The botanic legacy of an extraordinary woman

Marianne North travelled the world to find exotic plants to paint

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