We regret to report that John Pope died on May 8 after a short illness. With his wife Sylvia, John came to live near Rye at Cackle Street, Brede around the turn of the century, before moving to Northiam. Together, they had been much involved in conservation issues where they lived previously in Bedford, so it was naturally in character that John volunteered to join the Rye Conservation Society committee. He undertook the task of liaising with the Rother District Conservation

I am writing to apologise for the lack of updates to this site, but as many of you probably know I have been quite ill with kidney and other problems. I had to go to hospital in December and only returned home to rehabilitate last month. I must thank the nurses and medical staff in a number of hospitals including the Rye Memorial Hospital for looking after me and getting me to this stage. I hope that I shall slowly get more active as we get into Summer and am being helped in