Community
No bad apples in this bunch!
Crawley Beauties, Knobby Russets and Sussex Mothers will be planted on Saturday October 18 between 9am and 12 noon at the Rye community garden's orchard, when you can also learn how to build a B&B for bees, writes Pip Al-Khafaji
MP starts squeeze on illegal parking
Police patrols issuing 80 parking tickets are a direct result of the intervention of MP Amber Rudd, who acted after residents raised concerns over illegally parked cars and fire appliances being blocked en route to an incident. A traffic warden is seen as the best solution to this increasing problem in Rye's narrow streets and funding is actively being sought
Never a boaring week
Wild boar are thriving, but Wild Boar Week celebrates game in all its forms - including duck, pheasant, rabbit, venison as well as boar both wild and farmed - with a variety of menus, music and events in and around the town
Singing for their supper
A group of senior citizens meet every Saturday to exercise their lungs and practise for their Christmas concerts around the town. On Saturday October 11th Tony McLaughlin had the pleasure of joining them.
Villagers join in spirited scrub-up
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.
Strutting their stuff for charity
Local models will be putting on their glad rags, powder and paint and sashaying down the catwalk to raise money for Rye Memorial Hospital
Scouts home at last
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.
Lively new vision for boys’ club
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
Tides alert for coming winter
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
Therapy that ends on a happy note
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