Culture

Great Dixter through the seasons

New paintings from Louis Turpin at Rye Art Gallery

The flock that rocks returns

The Marsh Choir opens 2026 Rye Arts Festival

Rye was French before the Battle of Hastings

Plans to celebrate the town's unique history as part of the European Year of the Normans in 2027

Norman churches illustrated in a new book

Soon to be published in year of Bayeux Tapestry exhibition

Joan de Bethel 1923 – 2017

A Rye artist is remembered in the most popular Rye News article since the paper began

Eccentricities and gentle rivalries – some things never change in Rye

The Friends of Tilling celebrate Mapp and Lucia

Sculptured wood – exceptional craft

A special exhibition by artist John Alfredo Harris makes furniture from wood that's exquisite and beautiful

September Song

Louis Turpin exhibition at Rye Art Gallery opens this weekend

The next generation of acting talent

Young Icklesham actors take to the stage led by 19-year-old writer and director

It’s a classic

String concerto composed by Ryebellion's leader featured in Arts Festival concert

What is worth keeping?

New exhibition transforms discarded objects into acts of care

He wrote the songs, they lived the music

The Van Morrison Alumni Band kicked off this year's Rye Jazz Festival