Hot cakes for a cool cause
There's a cake sale and raffle at Rye Retreat, 36-38 Cinque Ports Street, Rye this Easter weekend – for as long as the cakes last. The...
Easter starts with a walk
About fifty hardy souls assembled outside St Mary’s Church to take part in the Walk of Witness on Good Friday, April 3, an annual...
This April in ‘Fixtures’ . . .
Our lead article in this month's Fixtures, delivered to local homes by Adams of Rye, is by farmer Simon Wright. He explains why Romney Marsh farmers are on the hunt for additional income to sustain the core business. There are six pages of articles . . .
Stand – and deliver for Rye
The town needs new independent councilors, writes Mary Smith. If you live in Rye and are eligible to vote, you can stand as a councillor. Sixteen or more are needed to prevent automatic election of those standing and then co-opting their friends to fill the vacant places
News in brief
EASTER BARGAINS : Jempson's superstore in Peasmarsh will again be giving their car park over to stall holders, from 7.00 am on Easter Monday,...
Around and about
FOR CHILDREN : Two Easter events at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. Minibeasts, 1.30 pm at Rye Harbour Car Park, Wednesday April 8, and Rockpool...
Harbour ‘will be more isolated’
Some have no choice about travelling by bus, where the stops are, what shelter is provided, and how good the connections, let alone how often services run and where they go. The county council is introducing major changes. As a user, who lives in Rye but also has a "home" in Rye Harbour, Charles Harkness reflects on the practical impact of these cuts - and how "cut off" people could become
Clock that boozing
Election time in Rye could be very noisy as candidates "treated" the voters in the "Rotten Borough" to a few drinks, and Age UK's Rye shop was the scene of terrible goings on when it was known as The Dial. David Russell explains why it had that name, and why drinkers were not the only ones counting their pennies
Tradition or trumpery?
Trump·er·y (trŭm′pə-rē) n. pl. trump·er·ies 1. Showy but worthless finery; bric-a-brac. 2. Nonsense; rubbish. 3. Deception; trickery; fraud.
Cuts hit bus runs to hospitals
The long-awaited cuts to local bus services bite from later this month. Trips to the local community hospital and the Rye Medical Centre take a knock. Some off peak services will be halved. There are new routes with buses renumbered and new operators. Camber gains but Rye Harbour loses, and Rye, Northiam and Tenterden will all be badly affected. Charles Harkness sums up the changes
Spring shows up at gallery
Rye Society of Artists, which faced a major headache when its Summer Show lost its long standing Boys Club venue, now has a new home in the Dance Hall at Rye Community Centre for August and also is now running a Spring Show for the first time at Rye Art Gallery
Hat-trick for Daniels
The ever-improving young Icklesham Casuals 2nd team recorded their third victory of the season on March 28, with a thoroughly deserved 3-0 success against Hampden Park United, Daniels scoring the hat-trick
RDC – conserving or destroying?
Rother District Council's Planning Department lacks 'joined-up' management, which leaves historic sites unprotected, says conservation group Winchelsea Heritage
Pavements and payouts
How does East Sussex decide which potholes and pavements to repair? That is a question that is puzzling residents of Winchelsea after the county council agreed to repair one area of pavement but not the identically damaged one opposite....and meanwhile the council's payouts on pothole damages has tripled to a regional high
Children need life-changing car
A local charity is raising money to buy a specially fitted for the children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986, They have no other means of accessing the treatment that they so desperately need
Buses: cut through the confusion
After months of waiting for the axe to fall on bus services, the slimmed down timetables have been published. But the county council's presentation makes it hard to know what is going on: what's the route number, where's it going, who runs it and even, which bus stop? Charles Harkness attempts to make sense of it all
Defending the Strand Gate
Can the iconic Strand Gate in Winchelsea, which has been defending the Ancient Town for 700 years, survive the battering it is receiving from oversized vehicles ignoring height and width restrictions? Local residents are taking action to enforce the law
Rye country market re-opens
Rye's country market has recently re-opened after its winter break between Christmas and Easter. It is worth sitting for a while in the Community Centre queue at 9.45 am on Friday mornings, swapping news and a little gentle badinage, in anticipation of the doors opening at 10
Museum adds Mapp and Lucia
Last year's BBC filming of Mapp and Lucia in Rye (EF Benson's 'Tilling') is marked by a new display in the East Street site of Rye Museum which has just re-opened for the summer. It is now open at weekends and Bank Holidays to show off aspects of Rye's varied history - and is free to visit
On yer bike – fitness and fun
Twenty one miles, several hills and a slow puncture didn't prevent Heidi Foster from having a great day out with Rye and District Wheelers, one of the oldest and best cycling clubs in the UK, with members of all ages and fitness levels