Community
Raise a glass to . . .
When two pubs pulled their final pints last year, some Rye bar loungers felt the mists descend. But they're back on their bar stools. Good times are coming
More local delicacies
A local food critic, a self-confessed country bumpkin, takes a second bite at what we eat in Rye restaurants. This time he reminds us of how food fashions have changed
Violent origins of Rye’s burning boats
Bonfire night in Rye used to be marred by mob rule. Neale East traces the long road from louts with cudgels to volunteers with charity boxes
Power to the Green
Making a difference matters to the people of Tilling Green. Its local residents' association now in its 11th year is going from strength to strength. Dan Lake describes how teamwork continues to be key to making a better community
Scanning for lambs
In a series of planned regular countryside articles, local farmer Simon Wright introduces himself to Rye News readers
Mithraic ragstone to a bull?
There is much speculation about the stone altar in the church of St Mary, Stone in Oxney. A bull carving on one side suggests it is probably Roman. John Hazleden takes an inquiring look into suggestions that the bull is linked to sacrificial rites and the cult of Mithras
A towering achievement
The ruined church of Old St Helen’s at Ore lies off the beaten track. It was well-known to the fashionable world of Victorian Hastings, but today it is rarely visited. Kenneth Bird describes how the Sussex Heritage Trust restored this ancient monument that spans a thousand years of history
Money – to be given away
Our local communities are full of deserving causes. A fund exists to help them. It is open to voluntary groups and charities within six miles of Rye. Perhaps your group should be applying for the help of Rye Fund