News
Caravanners join in on the green
Rye Harbour villagers and the caravan folk came together for a busy, bustling, Pimms-full day, and the sun shone, the coconuts flew, and the rat got splatted.
Mothers’ Union celebrate founder
Mothers' Union (MU) members and friends from all over the Bexhill District (which includes Eastbourne, Hastings, Battle and Rye) gathered at St Mary's for the annual commemoration of their founder, Mary Sumner, on Monday August 10.
Throwing light on quick action
A yet-to-be-named, public spirited person reported the damaged lamp-post...
Dungeness for sale
A once in a lifetime opportunity to buy a truly unique property. Sounds like typical estate agent hyperbole? In this case it might be true as the Dungeness estate is up for sale - though that does not include the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway, the famous Prospect Cottage or the nuclear power station
Heidi signs up. How about you?
A new regular correspondent in Rye News, Heidi Foster (above), kicks off on the "Culture" page with some comments about the Jazz Lounge at last year's Jazz and Blues Festival, and the Maritime Festival
Boats ahoy as Quay celebrates
Boats, shore displays, music, food, the weather and, of course, Superman, all combined to make Maritime Weekend a success, yet again
Migrants flee police ‘copter
Two similar incidents at Icklesham involving lorries and small groups of migrants may be the result of organised human traffickers rather than individuals from Calais hiding in or under lorries. But police have not commented so far. In both cases the police caught those running away from the lay-by
St Mary’s tower black-listed
Following a recent health and safety report, improvements need to be made to the top of St Mary's tower to make the viewpoint, so popular with tourists, a safer experience
Sailors left in the lurch
Dismay as boat owners at Maritime Festival discover ladder rungs removed so causing real difficulty in accessing Strand Quay
Fete enjoys honking success
On Saturday 1 August Icklesham held its annual Fête and Flower show. The money raised from this event supports the Icklesham Trust and they couldn’t have picked a better day for it as the recreation ground was swathed in glorious sunshine