Monthly Archives: August, 2015
Caravanners join in on the green
Rye Harbour villagers and the caravan folk came together for a busy, bustling, Pimms-full day, and the sun shone, the coconuts flew, and the rat got splatted.
Mothers’ Union celebrate founder
Mothers' Union (MU) members and friends from all over the Bexhill District (which includes Eastbourne, Hastings, Battle and Rye) gathered at St Mary's for the annual commemoration of their founder, Mary Sumner, on Monday August 10.
Throwing light on quick action
A yet-to-be-named, public spirited person reported the damaged lamp-post...
Dungeness for sale
A once in a lifetime opportunity to buy a truly unique property. Sounds like typical estate agent hyperbole? In this case it might be true as the Dungeness estate is up for sale - though that does not include the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway, the famous Prospect Cottage or the nuclear power station
New Chapter opens for Lamb House
The coolest jazz club, skittering break-beats in an ancient church, and a teach-in with live music in a walled garden. Rye's International Jazz and Blues Festival has it all, over five nights and four days between August 27 and 31.
Bexhill – ‘You do not exist’
Should our Landgate be a political bellwether and survive or fall at the behest of political dogma. One article this weeks seems to thinks so. Here John Minter takes a different view
Still apparently forgotten
Why do we ignore VJ Day? Isn't it time to remember the men who fought the bitterest campaign of the last war?
Another blow to Landgate’s body
Landgate, oh Landgate, watch us with pity when we creep through your concussed arch, pursued by guilt and regret as we manage to leave an even worse world to our grandchildren than the world we inherited from war and holocaust
Cricket festival for under 13s
Rye's under 13s cricketers will be competing next week in the Sussex Junior Cricket Festival. Dan Lake previews the event
Welcome return to winning ways
Rye's cricketers were in action at the weekend as the 1st team hosted Henfield and the 2nd team travelled away to Burgess Hill. Read Martin Blincow's report here and find out how both teams got on