Ellen Terry will be the subject of a talk at the Rye Museum on April 14 by Terry authority and raconteur Ann Rachlin who will be including some clips from Terry silent films accompanied - as were the originals - by music on the piano.
Our lead article in this month's Fixtures, delivered to local homes by Adams of Rye, is by farmer Simon Wright. He explains why Romney Marsh farmers are on the hunt for additional income to sustain the core business. There are six pages of articles . . .
The town needs new independent councilors, writes Mary Smith. If you live in Rye and are eligible to vote, you can stand as a councillor. Sixteen or more are needed to prevent automatic election of those standing and then co-opting their friends to fill the vacant places
Election time in Rye could be very noisy as candidates "treated" the voters in the "Rotten Borough" to a few drinks, and Age UK's Rye shop was the scene of terrible goings on when it was known as The Dial. David Russell explains why it had that name, and why drinkers were not the only ones counting
The ever-improving young Icklesham Casuals 2nd team recorded their third victory of the season on March 28, with a thoroughly deserved 3-0 success against Hampden Park United, Daniels scoring the hat-trick
Rother District Council's Planning Department lacks 'joined-up' management, which leaves historic sites unprotected, says conservation group Winchelsea Heritage
How does East Sussex decide which potholes and pavements to repair? That is a question that is puzzling residents of Winchelsea after the county council agreed to repair one area of pavement but not the identically damaged one opposite....and meanwhile the council's payouts on pothole damages has tr
Can the iconic Strand Gate in Winchelsea, which has been defending the Ancient Town for 700 years, survive the battering it is receiving from oversized vehicles ignoring height and width restrictions? Local residents are taking action to enforce the law
Winchelsea has only 280 houses but over 50 medieval cellars, more than anywhere else in the country apart from (perhaps) the cities of Norwich and Southampton
