Monthly Archives: September, 2015

The good, the bad and the beautiful donned their smartest attire, polished their wittiest conversation and moseyed on down to the Mermaid for the annual gathering of the Friends of Tilling. Normal people watched, open mouthed as the elegant gentlemen and and brilliant ladies paraded in their furs, silks and badges of office. The BBC may not be coming back, but Mapp and Lucia are never going away

Enjoy a refreshing glass of something at the bar and join in as Rye Bay Crew perform all of your favourite songs by Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin & Rogers & Hart at the Queens Head, Rye.

This year, to coincide with the bi-centenary of the...

Guy Fraser-Sampson visited The Rye Bookshop to sign copies of his Mapp and Lucia sequels, including the final one 'Au Reservoir' which has not necessarily been welcomed by all EF Benson fans, but he explains his reasons

A major office spring clean at the National Churches Trust led to the discovery of rare archive photo of Winchelsea's church.

Rye Arts Festival kicks off with a carnival procession and a Cajun band, swiftly followed by the Duke of Wellington, a mini version of the Battle of Waterloo, a dead banker on Dungeness beach, three pianists in two days in St Mary's, pop-up studios and exhibitions and some 60 events in all over the next two weeks

The plight of refugees has attracted newspaper headlines all week and locally a petition has been set up calling on local councils to welcome refugees, a vigil is being held at the Town Hall and shelters, sleeping bags and other equipment is being collected for sending to Calais camps.

Last week we reminded readers of the effect of exceptional winter tidal surges. Here Anthony Kimber chairman of REACT gives his own measured view of our flood defences

Rye traders have welcomed the return of a mutual...

The final section of the cycle route down to...

This London bus looks a little lost by the Cinque Port Arms in Rye - and should have been somewhere more conspicuous. But healthwatch director Julie Fitzgerald (on left, above) was on hand to tell you how you can help...and make a valuable contribution to the on-going debate about our health and social care services.

Nearly every adult knows of someone living close by who is suffering from dementia. Understanding how to interact positively can help lessen the burden