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London Murderer was brought up in Rye

Masood Shot Dead at Westminster.

It was revealed yesterday that the London Murderer has been identified by police as Khalid Masood.

The Westminster attacker, Masood, 52, was born as Adrian Elms and it’s claimed by the “Mail”, that he lived in a £300,000 house in Rye when he was a boy. 

The so-called Islamic State group has claimed it was behind the attack.

According to the Metropolitan police, three women and five men were arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts following Wednesday’s attack. Continue reading London Murderer was brought up in Rye

Rye Raft Race 2012

Sun shines on the Lions Raft Race and Fete

By Conrad Freezer

This year, despite the dubious weather forecast, the sun shone on a record crowd at the Annual Rye Raft Race and Fete organised by Rye and District Lions Club. This was the 34th Race organised by the Lions who usually expect some 5,000 members of the public to attend. However, this year the numbers were so great that they found it impossible to estimate how many turned up for the event, but many, many more than ever before. The queues for both the barbecue and the Continue reading Rye Raft Race 2012

Hastings Week Part Two

Hastings Week 2015 – part II

Hastings Week Publicity Officer and Vice Chairman Ion Castro shares some more images of the events during the week, this time the final weekend 17th & 18th October. Continue reading Hastings Week Part Two

Remembrance In The Park

Lest we forget’ Remembrance Sunday, November 8th 2015

Ion Castro was in Hastings’ beautiful Alexandra Park with his camera.

Continue reading Remembrance In The Park

MP invites Students to travel the High Speed Javelin

Amber Rudd MP, invited Buckswood Students to be among the first in Hastings to travel on the High Speed train the ‘Javelin’ that made a special visit to the town as part of the MP’s Rail Summit. Continue reading MP invites Students to travel the High Speed Javelin

London In 55 Minutes From Rye And 68 Minutes From Hastings

By Stuart Harland

Chairman MarshLink Action Group

At the end of March Network Rail announced the Hastings – London line had re-opened after major works to reinstate a large number of track failures along the line caused by the weather. Continue reading London In 55 Minutes From Rye And 68 Minutes From Hastings

Rod Shows Rye the Way

 

By Jim Hollands

Ex Motor racing driver Rod Chapman is leading the race to get Rye back into work and out of the recession.

His Atlas Business Park on Rye Harbour Road and the vast Rye Wharf site and accompanying facilities and ground contain dozens of local businesses providing work for hundreds of local people at Rye Harbour. Continue reading Rod Shows Rye the Way

Rye Greenway Plan Launched

THE ROTHER Environmental Group (REG) has launched exciting and ambitious new plans for a ‘greenway’ running through Rye which would provide a safe, shared route for pedestrians, cyclists, pushchair users and the less able between key trip attractions.
Continue reading Rye Greenway Plan Launched

Great Raft Race of 2010

Rye Raft Race Draws the Bank Holiday Crowds

Rye and District Lions were delighted with the huge crowd of spectators that turned out to watch their 32nd Annual Rye Raft Race on Sunday. Despite many other attractions on a Bank Holiday weekend the public from Rye
and its surrounding area supported the event in record numbers, an estimated 5,000. Continue reading Great Raft Race of 2010