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Computer club takes a break
If you have computer problems over the Christmas break, the Rye internet cafe is your best bet as the Tilling Green Computer Club is now on holiday until January 8.
Shoppers pop into pop-up
Fresh, young talented designers from Rye Studio School showed off their creativity by selling their wares for one day only in the old Martello Bookshop in Rye's High Street. Hastings next week!
Bonfire boys’ hot awards
Rye's Bonfire Boys don't only enjoy the annual spectacle they create, they also like to support other local good causes from the collections they organise. This week they gathered the recipients together at The Queens Head to hand out cheques for £200 each
The merry making begins
Father Christmas paid Rye his first visit of the season, accompanied by snow children, a Santa baby and led by a marching bagpipe band. He likes Rye so much he'll be back this coming Saturday, too
Bomber Command honour at last
A Bomber Command airman, who ran a bed and breakfast in Rye after the war, has finally received the recognition and medal he and his fellow aircrew should have been awarded decades ago. Sadly, like so many others, he was no longer here to accept it
Search for sloe gin champion
Were you out in the autumn picking sloes, freezing them and then steeping them in sweetened gin? If so, bring some along to the "Rye News" sloe gin competition and see how your home brew compares
Give a home to a house martin
House martins appear common in Rye, but across the country there is 65% decline in their numbers and they are deemed to be globally threatened. Yet there are simple things that can be done to help protect these beautiful migratory residents
Father Firefighter’s parcel post
Fancy arranging for a fit man in uniform to deliver a present to a friend on Christmas day? Rye firefighters are helping Santa with his deliveries again this year
Conservation conversation . . .
Caring for the town’s heritage can have its lighter side as these partygoers will confirm.
Beachcombers clean up
More than 50 volunteers joined in a beach-cleaning exercise at Winchelsea Beach on Saturday and collected bags and bags of detritus
Party with a rattling good raffle
The Christmas spirit is certainly not lacking among our local traders. Thanks to them, The Oliver Curd Trust is able to offer the most generous auction and raffle at a Christmas party at The George next Friday. And even if you're not among the winners, it promises to be a rousing evening with disco and buffet