Rye Wheeler’s Christmas Lunch

Christmas Lunch at The Oak

30 members of the Rye & District Wheelers enjoyed an excellent Traditional Christmas Dinner at The Oak Rye Foreign on Sunday 18 December.

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Dace & Sue planning rides for 2017

This short film is a record of another successful social event enjoyed by members Continue reading Rye Wheeler’s Christmas Lunch

Russians Off Rye Again

Russian Navel Presence in Channel Again

Remember the picture of the Russian Navy sailing past Rye? It seems there were more Russian warships off our coast during the last few days.

The Russian Frigate  Yaroslav Mudry  was shadowed by the Royal Navy through the International waters, just outside British Territorial waters, at a time of diplomatic tensions between Moscow and London.

The Frigate was sighted by HMS Sutherland as she sailed into the English Channel and monitored as she proceeded through. The Russian Frigate utilises stealth technology equipment.

The Yaroslav Mudry was recently reportedoperating in the Mediterranean Sea

We reported the passing of the Russian Fleet through the Channel in October

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Rye Christmas Festival Film Part One

Was this the Best Christmas Festival in the Whole Country?

There are not enough superlatives available to justly describe the remarkable event ‘Days of Old’ or the special people that produced and brought this amazing spectacle to the streets of Rye.

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Yes! We know that Rye is a natural background for an event of this kind but importantly, it is Continue reading Rye Christmas Festival Film Part One

Rye Sex Assault Suspect Arrested

East Sussex sex assault suspect arrested after European police co-operation

Sussex Police Notification

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European police co-operation has led to the arrest of a man suspected of a sexual assault on a child in East Sussex.

On the evening of 21 August 2008 a six-year old girl was sexually assaulted while visiting a restaurant with her family in Rye, East Sussex. She was badly shocked Continue reading Rye Sex Assault Suspect Arrested

Hastings Burglary – Can you help?

Two men sought in connection with Hastings burglary

 
Police are appealing for witnesses to a burglary at a house in The Croft, Hastings.

At about 3pm on Tuesday (6 December), two men were disturbed in one of the bedrooms of the property by the occupant who had just returned home. Continue reading Hastings Burglary – Can you help?

35 Arrests in Five Days

35 arrested in first five days of Christmas drink and drug-driving crackdown

Police have arrested 35 motorists in Sussex in the first five days of their Christmas crackdown on drink and drug-drivers.

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The alarming statistic comes just days after Surrey and Sussex Police issued a plea to all road users not to drive under the influence of drink or drugs this festive season – or at any other time of the year.

It also follows the announcement that the number of officers capable of testing Continue reading 35 Arrests in Five Days