Monthly Archives: June, 2015
Hospice adds life to days
Hospices may not be able to add days to life, but they can add life to days. Hospice care today means much more than just providing a bed for the terminally ill, and includes treating the whole person holistically rather than just seeking to alleviate the symptoms of disease
Road links ancient and modern
The Bexhill to Hastings link road has revealed some hidden treasures, bringing new clarity to how our ancestors lived and worked
“Peaceful contemplative scenes”
From primitive cave paintings to Turner, watercolours are a huge subject, and local artist Andy Wood is an expert because he is President of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. He talked to the Friends of Rye Art Gallery recently about this area of art
Schools join festival line up
Local schoolchildren will have the chance to write their own music to be performed by a professional group of musicians at the Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival this month reports Seana Lanigan
Let’s go to the movies!
This week's featured film showing at Rye Kino is Mr Holmes, staring Sir Ian McKellen as the long-retired Sherlock Holmes living in a remote Sussex farmhouse tending to his bees. Partially filmed at Wickham Manor Farm in Winchelsea (pictured), Holmes is haunted by an unsolved case that forced him into retirement. Inspired by the enthusiastic Roger, Holmes is determined to crack one final mystery... Follow the link for this and more films showing in Rye
Sharing wind’s benefits
Not everyone agrees that wind turbines on the marsh are a good thing, but Monday was Global Wind Day so some of us were invited to celebrate the day with a trip to have a closer look at the turbines. But who gets the benefits ?
Nobody on the front line
The best of policing always used to be – “Ask the bobby up the street; he’ll help you out.” The worst of policing now is – “Sorry luv, the cops don’t come here anymore” – the police have gone missing because there’s not enough money to pay for them. We are now told that yet more cuts are expected, so Rye waits for our police station to be definitively shut down........
Smith takes the tee again
A busy summer lies ahead for Darcie Smith, a talented 15 year old golfer from Camber after a successful start to her 2015 season. After a busy and competitive summer she will be heading to Spain for the Daily Express sponsored Andalucia Junior European Open Finals.