We are still living in difficult times as although some businesses are returning, things are from the way they were. Its good that there are now restaurants, pubs and local shops opening, many did a wonderful job through the crisis with take away meals and deliveries. As I was ill, I have not played much of a Chairman's role recently but the Society continues to work using electronic communication and we have given opinions and received opinions from members on a range of pla

Some thoughts on short term measures to improve the High Street, given that road closure/pedestrianisation is off the agenda. We had another busy weekend in Rye and the High Street was full of visitors, many of whom chose to walk on the road when there was a lull in traffic. There would be a significant safety, environmental and ambience benefit in implementing some temporary measures to better enable the sharing of this space to the benefit of the majority of users. To that

If you’ve been out and about the streets of Rye recently, you may have spotted that a rash of strange symbols and markings has appeared on the roads and pavements. These appear to be indicate future line painting, sign and parking meter installation associated with CPE. This follows the consultation exercise to which the Society responded with constructive suggestions concerning the siting and number of meters. From the Rye Conservation Society’s perspective, the location