Christmas giving was still very much in vogue when Rye & Winchelsea Rotary Club attended a Brownies celebration held at Rye Scout HQ, writes Derrick Holman. Rye Rotary has given
Discover the houses and haunts of Mapp and Lucia and of EF Benson, their creator. A guided tour with the secretary of the Benson Society takes in many places of interest, including the houses used in the recent BBC series
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all visible at various times in the night skies this month. While Jupiter is the most prominent, an unobstructed horizon, persistence and a good pair of binoculars might help you find the most elusive of these planets: Mercury
The centuries-old tradition of three teams battling to get a Frenchman's head into a single goal - no rules allowed - was continued with the usual enthusiasm by Winchelsea townsfolk. Visitors could, if wanted, also find less aggressive entertainments
The editorial team of Rye News wanted a break over Christmas and New Year but one member, farmer Dennis Leeds-George, spent the time devising a testing start to 2015. Expose your (lack of) local knowledge here
The Old Bell, The Ship, The Queens Head are among the contenders for the title. It's not which building is the oldest. No, the question is: which Rye public house holds the longest continuous licence?
The scenery was wonderful, the photography lush and the town definitely one of the stars of the production. But, in the recent BBC series, were Mapp and Lucia true to the rivals in EF Benson's books? What did the secretary of the Benson Society make of it all . . .
A new service for people with speech or communication difficulties - the Pegasus card - will make contacting the emergency services quicker and easier. On registering for the card, a
Three Rye readers have won signed copies of David Russell's paperback The Pubs of Rye, East Sussex, 1750-1950 in our pre-Christmas quiz. They are Sally Brown, Timothy Gorman,
The original Christmas story was one of poverty and generosity and with some of our community dealing with financial hardship, Canon David Frost of St Mary's, Rye, suggests one way to help our neighbours
