Racial abuse
Sussex Police are investigating a report of racial abuse on a woman on Station Approach in Rye. The incident occurred at 6:48pm on February 2 and involved a group of girls.
Police are appealing for witnesses or footage recorded on dashcam, mobiles or CCTV.
The crime reference number is 1036 on 02/02.
Spring litter pick
Rye and District Chamber of Commerce are taking part in the #GBSpringClean campaign to encourage our community to #LoveWhereYouLive.
Join them and other volunteers opposite The Lookout in Rye at 9:45am on Sunday, March 23 for a town-wide litter pick.
Everyone welcome – tell your friends! You can sign up via their website
Smoke free beach
The beach at Camber is to be one of the first smoke free beaches in England – it has been designated a voluntary smoke free space.
Visitors are being asked to support the voluntary initiative by choosing not to smoke on the beach at Camber and also at Bexhill.
Rob Tolfree, acting director of East Sussex Public Health, said: “Second-hand smoke is just as toxic outdoors as it is indoors. Creating two smoke free beaches in East Sussex will help protect our children and young people from the effects of smoking by encouraging people to think twice before smoking on the beach.”
No longer in special measures
The local ambulance service is no longer in special measures following an announcement on March 6. The South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) says improvements mean it is no longer on the NHS Recovery Support Programme.
NHS England described the announcement as an important milestone for the trust and, while recognising that there is more to do to continue to improve services for our patients, paid tribute to the hard work of the trust over recent years.
Another big win
Rye Rugby Club are celebrating after another huge score at the weekend. They beat Footscray 88-10 On Saturday, March 8 at the rugby ground. Congratulations to man of the match, Ben Emerson.
The team’s next match is on Saturday, March 22 when they travel to Kings College Hospital.
Moon halo
Our feature picture this week is from Sunday evening, March 9. In clear skies above Udimore Road in Rye, David Mcloughlin took this photo of a moon halo. Also known as a lunar halo, it’s an optical illusion creating a large bright ring around the moon. The moonlight is refracted through ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.
You can email your weather pictures by emailing info@ryenews.org.uk.
Image Credits: David McLoughlin , Sussex Police , Kt bruce .