Rye News

A tale of two towns. One with beacon blazing, the other in the dark. One munches through a street party, the other has 'no appetite'. A first hand account from John Spencer of how Winchelsea celebrated, and an explanation from Charles Harkness of why Rye did not

"Acting up in Rye"now has the home it always wanted by opening a new space for production preparations

Eleven gardens and an allotment in Winchelsea opened for National Garden Scheme open day on Saturday 6 June and to support ARRCC on the following Monday.

Outdoor Shakespeare returns to the Ancient Town on June 20, when 'The Tempest' will be performed in the grounds of St Thomas' School

One of British Telecom's (BT) old phone boxes (actual age unknown) in Udimore Road, Rye, has a new lease of life. However, it has...

Be warned. The film cameras are back on our historic streets, on West Street and Mermaid Street and in Church Square, in particular. But...

Continuing pressure on waste collectors to recycle as much as possible can mean changes to when and how bins (or sacks) are collected. Also Rother Council have just introduced more changes from June 1. But what happens to the waste collected from our black bins which can not be recycled? Anthony Kimber reports from one site where waste turns into power for our homes

Local residents all seem to have been told about new waste collection arrangements by Rother Council, either by email or letter, or both -...

This week's featured film showing at Rye Community Centre Film Club on Friday June 5 - The Theory of Everything (pictured) the story of the young Stephen Hawking, not yet the world-renowned physicist he was to become and his relationship with Jane Wilde, a young student he meets and falls in love with at Cambridge in the early 1960s. For this, and other films in Rye, follow the link...

The Hitler plot to be Winchelsea’s mayor leads our taster edition in Rye’s Fixtures magazine this month. Other stories: Prams and progress in Love Lane...

Rye Scallop Week star Lorraine Bowen, given the Golden Buzzer by David Walliams on "Britain's Got Talent", who called her "Britain's answer to Beyonce",...

Rye lost its Tourist Information Centre in Lion Street earlier this year and tourists still come into nearby St Mary's church asking where it is... and are re-directed to the Heritage Centre on the Strand. Visitors need information, and Rye needs its visitors. But does Rother Council care? Paul King from Rye Bay Marketing questions how Rother have handled the changeover

Rye has a casual vacancy to fill on its Town Council - and an election may be called, costing the town £5,000 or more. The new council is concerned at the cost compared to the other choice - co-option. The clock is ticking, as Charles Harkness explains. But electors may be kinder to possible candidates than the newly elected councillors. However those same candidates could have stood a few weeks ago when the town last voted

As our population lives longer, dementia is on the increase affecting more and more people. But what are the facts, and more importantly, the answers to some basic questions? A new local group has been formed in national Dementia Awareness Week to improve the lives of people living with dementia and their carers. Kenneth Bird reports

The sun shone, the ukuleles were strummed, the kazoos were blown - and it was festival time during the Bank Holiday weekend. Who knows whether the Big Strum set a record, but something like 300 musicians were trying to synchronise their efforts. Lorna Hall reports

On Monday June 8, nine "secret gardens" will be open in Winchelsea from 2pm to 5.30pm, writes Irna Mortlock. All proceeds from this event will...

Saturday May 23 saw the start of the summer season at Rye Lawn Tennis Club with a competition for members of all abilities, to mark the opening of the Club's eight grass courts for the season.

Rye entertained Stirlands Cricket Club in a match sponsored by My Sweet Old Etcetera on Saturday in a contest that saw the visitors travel over 100 miles to engage in this Sussex Premier Cricket League division four contest

Croquet season opens at Rye Tennis Club with two hotly-contested games played on a well-prepared croquet lawn

LETS PLAY DARTS: Rye hosted Brighton Red Oaks at the Granary on Wednesday evening. Read Shane Ridger's match report here