Rother released a press release today reproduced below concerning the works to be carried out to maintain the Landgate. This follows a meeting of concerned parties including the Conservation Society last week. Hopefully this will be the start of a new chapter. We hope to help raise funds for the restoration of the clock. Repair work on the way at historic Rye landmark AN ICONIC ancient structure dating back to the 1300s is to undergo repairs to preserve its future. The Landga

The responsibility for lamp posts and lighting in Rye rests with East Sussex County Council, Highways Department. If a light is faulty or missing then there is a simple way of advising the Council using its web site. I had doubts whether this would work but recently I used it with a successful outcome. A light fitting attached to a house in the Mint completely disappeared earlier in the year. We guess that it had been hit by one of the over large lorries that mount the paveme

The Rye Conservation Society is organising a visit for members to Pevensey on Wednesday 24th October. Although Pevensey is nearby and can be visited directly by train we think that many members will not have been there. It is the original landing place of William the Conqueror and his men who built Pevensey Castle on the original site of a Roman fort. In addition there is an interesting local museum and a fine large parish Church reflecting its prosperity in the 14th and 15th