People

Supporting dementia music night

Dementia may affect any of us at some time or other, so please support the Rye and District Dementia Action Alliance in any way you can

Camera 1066 Club reports

Camera 1066 Club organiser John Wylie talks about the successful photographic club he leads at Tilling Green Community Centre

A garden centre with a difference

An independent, quirky and original garden centre is gearing up for Christmas. Linda Harland reports

Taxing times in Winchelsea

In Winchelsea, come Autumn, comes the Chamberlain. This is time of year when an officer of Winchelsea Corporation visits various local houses to try to collect a medieval tax. Is this a quaint custom or "the pointless trying to collect the worthless"?

Funding Camber lifesavers

This summer's drownings at Camber Sands highlighted the need for faster live-saving measures, with trained lifeguards on the beach to spot trouble - and help fast. So The Gallivant stepped up to help raise funds for the lifeboat charity, the RNLI

How to double your money

The strength of any voluntary organisation depends on its members being willing to step forward. Rother Environmental Group has plans for expansion.

Getting all pumped up

One of Rye News' founders has a successful sideline, in growing prize-winning giant pumpkins. Dennis Leeds George reports

Gallivant in a coastal garden

The new coastal garden at the Gallivant hotel at...

Comedy? Maybe, maybe not

Was the Lone Star Comedy Club at the George a laughing matter or not? Heidi Foster reports

Swap shop’s 4th anniversary

Since the recycle swapshop started four years ago, it has become a popular success and its results are measurable in numbers

Rye Chronicle just published

An entertaining new book has just been published about some Rye 'characters' seen about the town every day, but not often spoken to.

Business Spotlight: Purdie Gallery

We may stop to admire a creative seasonal window display, enjoy the fragrance as we pass a shop, or be tempted by some sweet treat, but how much do we know about the person behind the scene who is making it all happen