Twelve ukulele bands will be descending on Rye's Cinque Ports pub on Sunday May 24 for a festival of strumming to celebrate an 'experiment' three years ago to form a band in Rye. Expect a Big Strum and even an attempt on a world record for kazoo and ukulele, writes Lorna Hall
Local amdram group Acting Up in Rye have found a new home for their costumes and scenery at the Old Scout Hut. Join them for their grand opening which will take place at the end of the month
This week's featured movie is, "Will and Testament", the much acclaimed film on the life of Tony Benn (pictured) showing on Friday, May 15 followed by a Q&A after the film with the composer of the film score Michel Duvoisin; follow link for details and previews of this and other movies showing in Ry
Strap on your chaps, do up your bootlace tie, slap on the ten gallon hat on and head down to the King's Head over the second May Bank Holiday weekend for an authentic western experience. Yee haw!
Hundreds of people flocked to St Michael’s church in Playden over the weekend to snap up the wide variety of arts and crafts on offer in their 2015 exhibition,
The Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival is up and running, with a programme showcasing new and old classics and an array of internationally reknowned performers
This week's featured movie is 'The Woman in Gold' staring Helen Mirren, pictured above with Ryan Reynolds, the incredible story of a Jewish refugee who is forced to flee Vienna during World War II. Decades later, determined to salvage some dignity from her past, she takes on a mission to reclaim a K
Famous artist Paul Nash, who lived in Rye, Iden and Dymchurch at various times and was a war artist in both world wars, featured in a talk for the Friends of Rye Art Gallery on World War Two posters. Friends Chair Paddy Harvey reports
Rye Museum's talk last month on celebrated Shakespearean actress Ellen Terry - who lived in Winchelsea and then at Smallhythe Place - is to be followed on May
Ian Bowden, director of the Rye International Jazz Festival, held a party at Rye Retreat on Thursday April 30 to launch the Patron and Friend membership and event sponsorship programmes and announce some of the musicians who will appear at this year's spectacular event. Tony McLaughlin reports
Rye News, your online community newspaper, does not have a political affiliation. We are a not-for-proft group of volunteers, dismayed that a political pamphlet, distributed at the weekend on behalf
