Culture
Let’s go to the movies!
This week's featured film showing at the Rye Kino is "He Named me Malala" - An intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, who was wounded when Taliban gunmen opened fire on her school bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley...
Dick and cat go for gold
Look out he's behind you! Oh no, he isn't! Oh yes he is ! It must be panto time again - with Dick Whittington and his cat. For three performances only
Foule Parlement’s art flies
A new art exhibition at the Rye Creative Centre during December is based around a "Foule Parliament". Angelika Howard explains
Bomb warning ignored
The man with a suitcase rang to warn the police and newspapers. But he was ignored. And can there ever be a "good" terrorist? A local author explores the issues
Memories of James 100 years on
Next year is the centenary of American writer Henry James' death. The National Trust is appealing for information
Lets go to the movies!
Showing at Rye Kino from Friday November 20 is the profoundly moving story of Eilis Lacey, a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn
Digging up new facts on history
Digging up bodies (above) to explore disease, death and disaster and sometimes the answers were unexpected - leaving preconceptions overturned, heads whirling and minds brimming with new knowledge. And a Rye man played a big part. Seana Lanigan reports
Let’s go to the movies!
This week The Lady in the Van comes to Rye! This magical film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who 'temporarily' parked her van in Bennett's London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years...
Making classics informal
White Vine House now houses a classical evening early each month led by a Hastings-based composer. Heidi Foster tasted the first
Hint of spring in winter
Colourful Christmas present possibilities and black and white prints from the pop world feature in two new exhibitions
Art lovers seek out PM’s home
The Friends of Rye Art Gallery organised an expedition to the home of a former Prime Minister. Heidi Foster reports