Rye News

Iden residents took advantage of good weather to have a bit of a village cleaning session and proved just what can be done with a little community spirit and some elbow grease. Mary Philo reports.

A local charity that welcomes children from Chernobyl on holidays to the UK was visited last week by the director of the principal rehabilitation centre at Korosten in Russia to discuss different ways in which it can continue to help those still affected by the threat of radiation almost 30 years after the disaster

Local models will be putting on their glad rags, powder and paint and sashaying down the catwalk to raise money for Rye Memorial Hospital

Fun was had by all as Rye scouts held a fun day on Saturday (4 October). The Scouts are finally moving into their new purpose built centre after a 11 year fund-raising effort.

When BBC Sussex was in town last Friday as part of its coast and country tour coverage it invited the Rye Ukelele Experiment along to add...

Beckley Rangers, away to Pembury in the Crowborough and District under-18s A league, started as they meant to go on and were two-up at half-time. And with a defence denying their opponents any decent chances, they were on to a sure winner

"Come Dine With Me", the hit TV show, has a new twist: couples dishing up the dinners. And the organisers are looking for couples living in this area to take part - so, if you like turning out tasty titbits together, here's your chance for four minutes of fame

Rye Rotary Club welcomed back speaker Chris Longfield to talk about how the local Air Ambulance Service has expanded into flying by night as well as by day. As one of its designated charities, the service will be receiving a donation from the club towards its inevitable increased costs

Rye Bays under 8s attacked as always when they visited Hastings Wanderers unders 8s in their second game of the season. They didn't win - even with a goal machine in their team - but they all played really well

Now that Sainsbury's and Tesco have abandoned plans to develop the Lower Farm site could some of the land be used for extra parking? Commuter Paul Barker thinks so.

TIm Redfern talks to Patrick and Jacquetta Rogers, the current tenants of this magnificent National Trust property, about their busy year, filling the house and garden with visitors - and a BBC film crew - and of their plans for forthcoming events

A project to redevelop the boys' club in Mermaid Street to provide youth development services could be under way by the end of the month. The idea is to move away from the traditional youth club and offer a mix of social activities and employment skills training

Rehearsals are in full swing for the pantomime "Old Mother Hubbard", which will be performed at Rye Community Centre in late November. With star-crossed lovers, a dastardly duke and a host of comic characters, this wittily scripted production promises an evening of laughter, banter and "he's behind you"

An alert has been issued that higher "astronomical tides" are expected over the winter months - the first of them later this week reports Richard Comotto

Stuart Harland explains why he believes a Highspeed service offers Rye a brighter future. Being a tourist-dependent town, he says, better transport links could only improve business, regeneration and economic growth generally

Rye became famous by being commercially minded, yet the current recession is hitting our High Street hard. What has happened to its entrepreneurial spirit?

The stress-relieving benefits of music therapy were vividly demonstrated at a healthy living event as Liz Butt got her audience to join in with plastic plates and other "instruments" not normally found in an orchestra - and showed how music can break through barriers of social and emotional isolation

At a recent Rye council meeting Nick Taylor observed much confusion about the proposed electrification and upgrading of the Marshlink railway line. So he set out to sort fact from fiction. Will Southeastern trains' domestic highspeed service really be coming to Rye, Hastings and Bexhill?

What is that bright light passing over Rye at 17,100 mph every evening for the next two weeks? Nick Taylor has the answer and explains that you don't need specialist knowledge or equipment to see this particular marvel currently in our night skies

The title of the November feature at Rye Film Club is almost a short story in itself: The 100-year-old Man who Climbed out the...