On Friday, March 17 there will be a ceremony to mark the 280th anniversary of the murder in the churchyard of St Mary's, Rye, of Alan Grebell, the mayor of Rye at the time.
Paul Goring, our town crier starts his cry at the Buttermarket at 12 noon and Rev’d Christopher Breeds will say prayers in the Clare Chapel in the church followed by our present mayor Andi Rivett laying a wreath on Grebell’s tomb in the church.
Paul Goring will lead a themed walk, In the Footsteps of a Murderer at 3pm starting outside the town hall.
Tickets can be booked through the town hall and the heritage centre
Later in the day Isabel Ryan will be giving readings from John Ryan’s book, Murder in the Churchyard. Details of when and where will posted as soon as confirmed.
The picture of the skull is the all that is left of John Breeds who murdered Allen Grebell and is kept in the loft of the town hall. On Tuesday it is being loaned to the National Maritime Museum for an exhibition. The body of John Breeds was exposed in a cage for all to view for many years on Gibbet Marsh near Rye.
