The leaflet below was handed out from our stand and we hope it will give you some useful tips on keeping you and your home warm.
Tuesday, November 5
Stay warm this winter - Rye Conservation Society at Rye Energy Day
The Society took part in Rye Energy Day at Tilling Green Community Centre last Saturday 2 November, sponsored by Rother Environmental Group. There was good attendance from those in the community interested in reducing their home energy consumption and costs, and presentations from organisers of community energy schemes in Lewes and Cornwall.
The leaflet below was handed out from our stand and we hope it will give you some useful tips on keeping you and your home warm.
The leaflet below was handed out from our stand and we hope it will give you some useful tips on keeping you and your home warm.
Society's Christmas Celebration - Friday 13 December 2013
We look forward to seeing members for
wine and canapés at our
Christmas Celebration
to be held on Friday 13 December
2013
from 6-8pm
in the Council Chamber of Rye Town Hall.
Members £6, guests £8.
Saturday, September 14
Winchelsea Conservation Society meeting on 5 October
We have been asked by Winchelsea Conservation Society to let members know that they will be having a meeting on 5 October at 10.30am in the New Hall. Rookery Field has been surveyed and Maggie Henderson (Consultant Archaeologist) is coming to talk about the interesting findings. The Conservation of the Barn and its Archaeology will also be addressed.
£2 per person on the door, tea, coffee etc after the talk/discussion. The National Trust, which owns the land, will be represented and may contribute to the discussion.
£2 per person on the door, tea, coffee etc after the talk/discussion. The National Trust, which owns the land, will be represented and may contribute to the discussion.
Monday, July 22
Dymchurch open weekend - 10-11 August 2013
The Society has been contacted by Margaret Walker, Secretary of Dymchurch & District Heritage Group. Dymchurch is having its first Heritage Weekend on the 10-11 August 2013. They have produced leaflets that give a heritage trail through the village, giving snippets of history about 30 different properties. The Martello Tower in the centre of the village will be open from 11-5pm both days, along with New Hall & the Gaol, also the church of St Peter & St Paul.
Everyone would be welcome to visit. If you would like to receive a leaflet, contact Judith O'Connor on 01797 252114 and she will be glad to forward information to you.
Everyone would be welcome to visit. If you would like to receive a leaflet, contact Judith O'Connor on 01797 252114 and she will be glad to forward information to you.
Society visit to Rochester, 30 August 2013
The Society is organising a visit to Rochester Cathedral, a tour of the City and Restoration House on 30 August. Information has already been mailed to all members. A maximum of 24 people can be taken on the visit, so anyone else who is interested should contact the Hon Sec, Judith O'Connor, as soon as possible. The cost is £33 per member and £35 for non-members.
Rochester, with its unique atmosphere and wealth of historic buildings, is a pleasure to explore on foot. We will be following a circular tour to guide the walker to the more important sights, to learn a little of the City’s history along the way.
Many locations in the City, now marked with plaques, are mentioned in the novels of Charles Dickens, who lived in nearby Chatham as a child and came to know Rochester well. Later, as a successful author living at nearby Gad’s Hill, he often returned to see the places of his childhood.
The City of Rochester Society is an amenity and historical Society who will be guiding us on the tour. It is a registered charity and is run entirely by volunteers for the good of the City and its visitors. It has been successfully organising tours for over 30 years and will be pleased to help organise a memorable outing. Rochester and its surroundings have much to interest the visitor and there are also a variety of restaurants, pubs and picnic areas.
Rochester, with its unique atmosphere and wealth of historic buildings, is a pleasure to explore on foot. We will be following a circular tour to guide the walker to the more important sights, to learn a little of the City’s history along the way.
Many locations in the City, now marked with plaques, are mentioned in the novels of Charles Dickens, who lived in nearby Chatham as a child and came to know Rochester well. Later, as a successful author living at nearby Gad’s Hill, he often returned to see the places of his childhood.
The City of Rochester Society is an amenity and historical Society who will be guiding us on the tour. It is a registered charity and is run entirely by volunteers for the good of the City and its visitors. It has been successfully organising tours for over 30 years and will be pleased to help organise a memorable outing. Rochester and its surroundings have much to interest the visitor and there are also a variety of restaurants, pubs and picnic areas.
Thursday, June 13
Visit from Friends of Lewes
On Wednesday 12 June, we were glad to welcome eight members of the Friends of Lewes, our sister society from that town. Some of them already knew Rye well, but for others it was a good opportunity to see the many interesting buildings and gardens of Rye on a conducted tour by members of the Society.
The group saw the town model which provides very good background information about the history and development of the town over the ages.
The group saw the town model which provides very good background information about the history and development of the town over the ages.
Wednesday, June 12
Visit to Folkestone and Hythe, Friday 19 April
A brisk wind and lowering skies did not make for an auspicious day out, but, yet again, a trip to places that we think we already know well proved to be interesting, informative and, most importantly, highly enjoyable.
The Grand Hotel in Folksone seemed, at first sight, like so many of the Edwardian hotels that proliferate the South Coast, resplendent in their faded grandeur but somehow conscious that their glory days are long gone. However, all was not what it seemed. After a welcoming coffee, we divided into two groups for a fascinating tour of this tardis-like hotel, with stories about such illustrious guests as Edward V11 and Mrs Keppel , the Belgian Royal family in the First World War, Agatha Christie and Princess Margaret, not forgetting Michael Caine’s debut performance as a child actor.
The Grand Hotel in Folksone seemed, at first sight, like so many of the Edwardian hotels that proliferate the South Coast, resplendent in their faded grandeur but somehow conscious that their glory days are long gone. However, all was not what it seemed. After a welcoming coffee, we divided into two groups for a fascinating tour of this tardis-like hotel, with stories about such illustrious guests as Edward V11 and Mrs Keppel , the Belgian Royal family in the First World War, Agatha Christie and Princess Margaret, not forgetting Michael Caine’s debut performance as a child actor.
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