Monthly Archives: February, 2016

A feast of “Mixed Starters”

A new exhibition in Smallhythe promises a feast for the eyes

Dry January? Try Fat Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday, AKA Mardi Gras, AKA Fat Tuesday, is your chance to indulge before embarking on your Lenten fasting. Hastings offers a lot more than pancakes. Get some soul food and join in with the street celebrations - particularly if you had a "dry January" after your Christmas boozing

Let’s go to the movies!

The weeks featured film by the Rye Community Centre Film Club is Woman in Gold. Based on a true story, this film follows octogenarian Jewish refugee Maria Altmann’s struggle with the Austrian government in trying to recover a valuable painting stolen from her family by the Nazis during the Second World War. . .

Roger Hubbard launches new CD

An exciting performance as local musician and friends launch new CD

Country customs and rural ways

Find out about old rural ways at the museum

Local campaigner has new role

A local campaigner is now heading up advice services in Hastings and East Sussex

Amber green lights new shop

The new home for Rye Community Shop is up and running and local MP Amber Rudd came along to check out the bargains

Can we fix it? Tolletts can!

Very large numbers of boxes of supplies for desperate refugees needed to be moved from Rye - and help was forthcoming

Town’s litter group starts up

Litter picking will start up with a campaign for the Queen

Twist and shake for the “Mem”

Sixties time at the Milligan to raise hospital funds - rattle and roll with live music, fish and chips and a Lindy Hop

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