Monthly Archives: June, 2016
Culture JAM – fortnight to go
Hear all about JAM preparations, though not the one you might expect! This is the festival with cultural events for everyone
Readings from Benson and Kipling
What better way to spend a late afternoon than by listening to Informal and entertaining readings in the ambience of Lamb House garden
Wall of Sound on the move
Wall of Sound singing ensemble joins Eastbourne Royal Hippodrome choir as the backing group for Blake, the award winning male vocal group
Did Lord Lucan rock Camber?
There were thousands of rock'n'roll, blues and music fans in Camber at the weekend when the 20th Rockabilly Rave took place at Pontins. There were amazing singers, dancers and musicians some of whom had interesting aliases, and the partygoers even had time to don their best jeans and fifties check jackets to pop into Rye between the live music sessions
History unfolds at U3A meeting
If you are interested in Anglo Saxon artefacts the story of the Ship at Sutton Hoo is worth looking into
Book lovers step back in time
Monica Edwards wrote many classic books for children, which are remembered more than 50 years on. A group of her admirers gathered in Rye Harbour to celebrate her work and explore some of the settings for her stories
Holiday lets? – our future town
A significant rise in buy to let properties in Rye in the past year (both long term and for holidays) has been reported by local estate agents and one town in Cornwall (St Ives) faced with similar problems is using their neighbourhood plan to tackle the issue head on. But what is a Neighbourhood Plan ? Anthony Kimber provides an update
New cross for St Mary’s
When the stone cross crashed to the ground in a storm several years ago, it was seen by St Mary's church surveyor, John Gurney, as a problem waiting to happen
Rye Hospital in the swing
The rains held off and a good time was had by all at the annual hospital fete
Traction-Avant comes to the Quay
Strand Quay became as French as Maigret for a few hours on Saturday