Culture

Arts fest kicks off Saturday

The Arts Festival is finally starting this weekend. Andy Stuart gives a run down of the opening day and other events

New art competition launched

Michael Miller, chairman of the Trustees of Rye Art Gallery, outlines a new initiative to encourage young people to develop their creative skills

Let’s go to the movies!

After breaking up with Mark Darcy, Bridget Jones’s “happily ever after” hasn’t quite gone according to plan

Medieval conference gets closer

The annual conference on medieval matters, scheduled for next month, is looking for volunteers to help with the running and organisation

Let’s go to the movies!

What do you do when your local pub closes down and you want to save it? Write a book of course, but not any old book

Festival’s Top Tenuous

A final line-up for the Arts Festival - a wonderful and eclectic mix of talks and music and performance by world class artists

Funds Flood in to local charity

Flanders and Swann together with other musical humorists were celebrated at the Rye Creative Centre last weekend

Local musician entertains

Classical music and introduction to Fred Basset, the comic strip, how much better can it get?

More murders on the Marsh

A series of murder mysteries set on Romney Marsh was launched on Saturday at the Rye Bookshop

Bensonites mass at Mermaid

More than 60 EF Benson afficionados assembled at the Mermaid last weekend to celebrate the life of their much loved "Fred"

Heritage Open Day in Winchelsea

Want to see a fascinating medieval cellar, with some almost unique medieval ship graffiti? Your next chance will be on Saturday September 10, when the cellar under Blackfriars Barn in Winchelsea will be opened for Heritage Open Days

RAF is a sell out

Some popular festival events are selling out already

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