Should gardens bloom again ?
The Campaign for Action in Rye (CFAIR) is now meeting every second Thursday of the month between 7pm and 9pm at Tilling Green Community Centre. On...
Rehearsing again with thrills
This is just a rehearsal, and you need to imagine swirling mists, rising floodwaters and an old dark house on the edge of marshes. It could be Rye. And all that is missing is the body - and the will, of course. So it must be Acting Up In Rye hard at work on a new production, though it looks like a lot of fun
Let’s go to the movies!
This week's featured film is the long awaited blockbuster 'Jurassic World' (pictured), 22 years after the events of Jurassic Park. Isla Nublar is now a fully-functioning dinosaur theme park. But, after ten years of operation and with visitor rates declining, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitors’ interest, with disastrous consequences. For more details of this and other films with trailers follow the link..
Peasmarsh Festival at the Kino
Rye Kino hosted a performance by Bulgarian cellist, Michael Petrov on June 24, writes Ray Prewer. He played Bach’s cello suite No 4 and...
The film cameras are back…
Thursday June 11: Church Square, Rye. Take One: Narrare film crew hard at work, 25 cast and crew. Fictional setting for "The Last Lighthouse Keeper"....
Scholars re-unite in October
Rye Old Scholars Association are planning a reunion on October 3 for all those who were at Rye Grammar School, Rye County Secondary School,...
Completion of Graham’s Way
The new route to take cycles and pedestrians off Harbour Road is finally due for completion with work on the last section to commence on June 22
Vodafone down, up and away
Vodafone’s faulty mast in Playden that has been causing ongoing problems for some customers in the Rye area has now been repaired, writes Nick...
Celebrating Sussex Day
Rye's Mayor, Councillor Bernadine Fiddimore and Rye News' Charles Harkness blocked off the traffic on Tuesday, while Town Crier Rex Swain proclaimed Sussex Day,...
Iden gets up steam for church
When the tiny village of Iden staged its biennial Open Gardens day in brilliant weather on June 6-7, the eleven gardens of different sizes and...
Charity shop to give again
The Rye Community Charity Shop is ready to start allocating funds again to local groups
Weekend of song, steam and fish
The Music Well is running a course on "Songwriting for wellbeing and health" at Rye Studio School this Saturday, June 20, from 11am-3pm, £20...
Queen honours Rae and Mary
Celebrations are in order for Mary Howse and Rae Festing, who have been awarded BEMs in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Andy Stuart reflects on two women whose work has enriched the lives of so many
Strumming away at the fete!
Crowds flocked to the Rye, Winchelsea and District Hospital Fete on June 13. Attractions included boxing, ukuleles and rat splatting
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
Bookshop rumour confirmed
Waterstones’ Publisher Liaison Manager Eva von Reuss told Rye News that the company will indeed be opening a bookshop in Rye on July 4...
Everything in the garden’s rosy
John Izod, famous artist, well known commentator on social mores and international boulevardier about town, holds court at the Rye Conservation Society garden party...
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