In among the collection of posters in the front window of Boots on Rye High Street is a poster which has been brought to the attention of Rye News by local resident Richard Byham.
The poster (pictured) which states that Boots will no longer open on Sundays is simple and self explanatory, but the ramifications are worth considering seriously as they will affect many local residents who have come to depend on this service which ceased as of Christmas Eve last year.
Next door, the Day Lewis pharmacy doesn’t open on a Sunday either, and Jempson's in Peasmarsh - where there is a superb new pharmacy counter - are traditionally closed on Sundays too. So, as the crow flies - on a Sunday the nearest pharmacies are in Hastings:
- Morrisons, Queens Road
- Lloyds inside Sainsbury's, John Macadam Way
- Boots, Priory Meadow
- Hastings, Station Plaza Health Centre- (also longest opening hours, 8am to 8pm)
- Plus the other large supermarkets: Tesco / Asda
Alternatively, it may be quicker, assuming you have transport available, to go to the New Romney Pharmacy but, it begs the question, does this mean that a town the size of Rye no longer has a duty chemist for dispensing of out of hours home visit and non-hospital emergency prescriptions?
Another poster in the window advises that lateral flow test kits are currently out of stock and having visited Jempson's pharmacy in Peasmarsh today (Tuesday) I can confirm that stocks are awaited there too.
