Monthly Archives: May, 2015
Iden win as Athletic see red
Two cup finals in a week for Iden: the first against Ore Athletic at Little Common and the second against St Leonard's Social at Robertsbridge. Read how they got on here.
Village pulls in big names
The Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival is up and running, with a programme showcasing new and old classics and an array of internationally reknowned performers
Late night streets get kinder
Rye's Street Pastors got going on Saturday night of the bank holiday weekend, offering help and humanity to those in need of a friend - or flip flops. High heels and alcohol do not work well together as Accident and Emergency departments and Street Pastors elsewhere have discovered, and can result in a variety of problems. Seana Lanigan reports
Visit backs Chernobyl appeal
A Ukrainian helicopter pilot visited Rye on the 29th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. He was invited by the Chernobyl Rye Fund to visit local schools and recount his experiences following the explosion
Downfall of Winchelsea Corporation
Winchelsea Corporation does not seem best pleased at the appearance on YouTube of a parody of a film about Hitler called The New Mayor of Winchelsea
Don’t hedge, trim those trees
Landowners who allow their trees, hedges and other vegetation to impede pedestrian and vehicular progress are being targeted by the county council
‘Woeful service’ questioned
Missed connections to the High Speed at Ashford (shown here) were a major moan when a Southern executive was grilled by the MarshLink Action Group. But last trains, cancelled trains, repairs, new timetables, Sunday services and car parking were also on the agenda as months of poor service were spelt out. Stuart Harland reports on the wide ranging question and answer session
Let’s go to the movies!
This week's featured movie is 'The Woman in Gold' staring Helen Mirren, pictured above with Ryan Reynolds, the incredible story of a Jewish refugee who is forced to flee Vienna during World War II. Decades later, determined to salvage some dignity from her past, she takes on a mission to reclaim a Klimt painting the Nazis stole from her family. For details and previews of this and other movies showing in Rye over the next week follow the links...
Some like it hot – very hot
The hottest spot in town has to be the Rye Spice Company in Rye Harbour Road. It stocks spices and herbs that go all over Britain. Most of them could be classed as cool. But, for those who dare, the company's new retail shop has a range of chilli products that will take your breath away - literally. One of them is the hottest commercially available chilli in the world