Culture

Portrait of an artist for NT group

Rye and District National Trust association hear about the life of George Frederick Watts, artist and sculptor who was married briefly to Ellen Terry, actress and resident of Smallhythe and Winchelsea

Support dementia fund raiser

Hopefully people are free to support this fund raiser

Let’s go to the movies!

It's safe to say they wouldn't pass the speed-limits section of their driving tests, but the globe-trotting team is back tearing up the Tarmac in Fast & Furious 8

Wall Of Sound Ireland bound

A local choir is heading for Ireland to play in an international festival

The crucifixion and other stories

Following Easter last weekend a challenging exhibition opens at the Rye Creative Centre

Let’s go to the movies!

Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy star in this Second World War drama centred on a woman writing scripts for propaganda films – and the men drawn to her charm

Free Macbeth taster at Mermaid

Theatre troupe Bowler Crab returns to Rye with a look at different ways of interpreting Shakespeare's Macbeth, with help from the audience

Pottery’s unsung heroes

Josh Cole talked about the vital part women play at Rye Pottery, why there would be no pottery without Mr Jack, and the importance of design when potting becomes an art

A town like ours on stage

A famous Victorian novel about a place like ours takes to the stage - but is it Rye ?

Flight of artistic fancy

Never dismiss an unusual venue for art

Watch Sergei Polunin dance

A dance feast - a documentary about Russian Sergei Polunin

Easter with Mapp and Lucia

Action in Market Street as the BBC film a 30s classic - but where can you see it again this weekend? And get many views of historic Rye as well?

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