The Rye Show was bigger than ever this year with thousands of visitors getting close to animals of all sorts to say nothing of a variety of country-themed stalls and, of course, a Pimms tent. Charles Harkness has the second of our reports on the show
Extra parking, a larger hall in a new community centre, and a lower block of flats are among changes in new plans for the redevelopment of Tilling Green's former school site. These are on show for just a few days more in the old school building's entrance hall. But there are still lots of unanswered
Rye's new Kino cinema is rapidly settling into the community, with a children's day last week, jazz films and a terrace recital this weekend, a series of talks during next month's Arts Festival, and a range of special showings, including live drama, ballet and even rugby union
The Bowler Crab theatre group kicked off their latest production last weekend with Shakespeare's The Tempest in the open air at the 16th century Half House Farm in
Rye Castle Museum is holding a children's event this Wednesday August 26 from 2pm to4pm at their East Street site. The cost is £2 per child. Entertainment is
Santus Circus, Le Cirque de France, is setting up at Salts Farm on the edge of Rye for the Bank Holiday weekend with two shows on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Just when you thought it was still summer, local dramatic group Acting Up In Rye are holding auditions for the pantomime Dick Whittington to be staged on November 26, 27
Last week's story on Lydd Airport's possible growth got its numbers muddled, but eagle-eyed reader Andy Stuart possibly pinpoints a greater, and maybe more realistic, problem than plane crashes. Planes equal people equal parking problems, even if in some distant future high speed Javelin trains went
Lurking behind the quiet exterior of the National Trust's Lamb House this week lurks a frenzy of activity leading up to open air performances (weather permitting) of "Twelfth Night", but that's not the only event taking place there. The jazz festival at the end of August features a two day weekend e
The Ypres (Wipers) kicks off a summer of music with bands and singers three weekends running on the specially erected stage in the pub's garden. Expect wall to wall music from Aug 17 to Aug 31
It's open air theatre time again at Lamb House on August 14-16. Shakespeare of course. But not too heavy. This year it's "Twelfth Night". Previously it's been "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (pictured above). And the young actors have lots of experience, with the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare
The full programme for the fourth Rye International Jazz and Blues Festival was launched last week with nearly fifty events over five nights and four days from August 27-31, the Bank Holiday weekend. Charles Harkness reports.
