Culture
Road links ancient and modern
The Bexhill to Hastings link road has revealed some hidden treasures, bringing new clarity to how our ancestors lived and worked
“Peaceful contemplative scenes”
From primitive cave paintings to Turner, watercolours are a huge subject, and local artist Andy Wood is an expert because he is President of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. He talked to the Friends of Rye Art Gallery recently about this area of art
Schools join festival line up
Local schoolchildren will have the chance to write their own music to be performed by a professional group of musicians at the Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival this month reports Seana Lanigan
Let’s go to the movies!
This week's featured film showing at Rye Kino is Mr Holmes, staring Sir Ian McKellen as the long-retired Sherlock Holmes living in a remote Sussex farmhouse tending to his bees. Partially filmed at Wickham Manor Farm in Winchelsea (pictured), Holmes is haunted by an unsolved case that forced him into retirement. Inspired by the enthusiastic Roger, Holmes is determined to crack one final mystery... Follow the link for this and more films showing in Rye
Time to toast the Iron Duke
Did you know the 'Iron Duke' had connections with Rye - both as an MP and as Lord Warden ? Celebrate the centenary of the Battle of Waterloo on June 18 and learn more about Wellington here from Andy Stuart
Let’s go to the movies!
This weeks featured movie showing at the Rye Kino is Man Up (pictured), Meet Nancy: 34, single (still), hung-over (again), and exhausted by the endless futile set ups foisted upon her by well-meaning but clueless friends. As she travels across London to toast another 10 years of her parent’s blissfully happy marriage, 40-year-old, freshly-hatched divorcee Jack mistakes her for his 24-year-old blind date... For all this and more follow the link..
Camber gets ready to Rockabilly
The annual Rockabilly Rave takes place in Camber over a five day period this weekend at Pontin's holiday park with thousands of participants celebrating at this 1950s music and lifestyle event.