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Museum’s fete-full day stays dry
Rye's Castle Museum held a fundraising garden party last Saturday, 18 July, at 11 High Street in bright sunshine compared to last year's downpour which led to the "garden party" being held indoors in the Museum's East Street premises
Cash bid for community groups
Community groups and organisations have just days left to apply for funding to boost projects within the Rother area. Thousands of pounds are available for the development of community facilities, activities and sustainable local action as part of the Rother District Council Community Grants Scheme. The deadline for applications for the latest round of funding is Friday, July 31
Rye Country Show gets bigger
The fantastic Rye Country Show is being held again this year at Lea Barn Farm, Rye Foreign, on August 15 in support of St Michaels Hospice.. With events from horses to classic cars and dogs to country crafts, all the usual ingredients are there together with new events to make the show even bigger and better
Refugees flood into Rye
The English Channel was dotted with boats containing women and children as refugees fled mainland Europe. Rye was one of the principal destinations as it was then a principal gateway to London - where many refugees thrived and survived, particularly in the City's banks
Amazing boats need volunteers
Rye Harbour lifeboat station had open days on July 18 and 19 and showed both Rye and Dungeness lifeboats to the public. A very real demonstration of the Rye boat came on Sunday afternoon when the boat and crew had to attend to two emergencies
Paramedic’s air ambulance jump
After the air ambulance had been called out three time to incidents involving her family, former paramedic Natalie Brodrick and her niece completed a sponsored parachute jump and are aiming to raise £1,000 for the service
Adding old to now pictures
Merging old photographs with pictures taken now can somehow link us with the past and help us walk in the footsteps of those who came before - in a war a century ago. Karen Bowles reports on an interesting experiment
Support needed after fire
Supporters are rallying around the St Michael's Hospice (which has a shop in Rye) and the Sara Lee Trust after a fire left two patients dead - and one arrested on suspicion of arson and murder. Hospice staff are caring for patients evacuated to alternative premises.
Row grows on centre demolition
Rye Town Council will again be discussing next Monday the redevelopment of the old school site in Tilling Green as concerns grow in particular about the loss of community centre services. A fairly limited "pre-consultation" by the developer added to concerns raised back in April, which have simply got worse.