Have a great fete: splat a rat!
A lively afternoon of games, music and all manner of interesting activities is promised as well as an opportunity to view the hospital's future plans
Blooming lovely in Peasmarsh
May is when flower festivals bring colour to our historic church buildings and the exhibition at the Norman church in Peasmarsh has set a high standard
Morris men recall Merrie England
Morris dancers bring a touch of tradition to enliven the May bank holiday and entertain the local crowds
Riding for Sue Ryder
One of the Sue Ryder volunteers gives up her Saturday morning to cycle for charity in the shop window
Buzzing in the marsh
The RSPB is about more than just birds. At Dungeness it is helping a busy member of the bee family to return to our shores
Chic to chic
A new dress agency selling high quality pre-loved ladieswear and designer labels at prices that won't break the bank has opened in Fishmarket Road, just in time for the summer party season
Cordial beginnings
Our countryside is bursting with the scent of elderflower - here's how to make some delicious cordial for next to nothing
Roots of learning
Introducing Tim Redfern, aka Timberlina, who will be writing an irregular column as regularly as he can within Rye News. Tim has lived in...
Don’t bin it, bring it
Why hang on to all that stuff cluttering up your home when you could find a grateful new home for it at St Mary's Centre, Rye
Make men more aware
Explicit photos and videos guaranteed an attentive audience as Mr Roger Plail, consultant urologist, discussed developments in prostate cancer treatment
All that jazz at Landgate WI
The Women's Institute enjoy a toe-tapping talk on the roaring Twenties, with a lively commentary and contemporary tunes
Mad dogs and bad ramblers
A warm spring was good news for lambing ewes and the sunshine brought out streams of ramblers, too - to the regret, in some cases, of our regular farming correspondent on Romney Marshes
ExtRAWdinairily chocolatey
Finding a chocolate you can eat can be difficult if you have a food allergy. If that's the case, try this new range from a local chocolatier
It’s fun – but serious, too
What is it like to be a Sea Cadet in Rye? Masses to do, weekends away sometimes as well. Right now they're recruiting. Form an orderly queue
Jack – and Jill – in the Green
A hugely enjoyable spectacle as a procession of exotic characters, musicians and morris dancers parade through Hastings Old Town
Solar panel farm plan
Planning permission is being sought for a solar panel farm at Catfield, north of Bexhill (writes Kenneth Bird). The site at St Francis Farm...
Charity leap for fishermen
A Rye woman is to paraglide down a mountain for charity in June in memory of her son's best friend who died in a road accident. See how to sponsor her here
Park for cyclists
Cycle parking has been approved by Rye council in the Cattle Market, due in part to £500 from Rother Environmental Group (writes Kenneth Bird). The money...
Souped up kitchen
An historic building in Rye with an interesting past is now being used to cater for those who enjoy a tasty snack or a refreshing soft drink
RNLI award for ‘pirate’s’ wife
The RNLI has given Priscilla Ryan, widow of the Captain Pugwash creator John Ryan, its highest award for fundraisers. Her efforts span 68 energetic years
