Culture
Jack celebrates May Day
Samuel Beckett replaced by Morris dancing - and why not, all is entertainment. Heidi Foster also discovers the origins of Jack in the Green
Busy month ahead for book shop
Authors, wine and tea are all coming to the Rye Bookshop over the next few weeks
Art combats woodpecker damage
Building on last year's success, the Playden weekend art exhibition should raise more funds to repair the wood shingle cladding of the historic church spire, seriously damaged by woodpecker activity
Art with a difference
Marcus Crane's exhibitions and shop interior in Cinque Ports Street should not be missed
Shakespeare comes to Kino
At least two special performances of Shakespeare plays from the Globe in London will be shown at the Kino in this centenary year
Last chance for local artists
Roll up, roll up for the last weekend of the RSA show at the Rye Art Gallery on the High Street. An eclectic mix of abstract and realistic, paintings, ceramics, prints and photographs, visitors will be given food for thought and manna for the soul
Rye Conservation Society AGM
The Society's AGM, chaired by John Griffiths, short, concise and informative but of course lunch at the Mermaid was waiting, about 50 participants looking forward to it.
Macbeth elicits howls of laughter
A show at Smallhythe Barn theatre provided an hilarious treat for its sell out audience