Article Archive

Note: All the comments in these articles are genuine, as remembered and affirmed by the interviewees.

Issue No.12

  • Louis Turpin

    Louis Turpin

    • ARTIST
    We meet artist Louis Turpin at his studio, where he shares the critical milestones of his journey so far. Louis is currently working on an exhibition of monthly paintings that span a year at Great Dixter, which will open later in 2024.

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  • YES!

    YES!

    • CHEF
    Today, Maz has been the head chef at The Union in Rye for a little over a year. We asked Maz to explain her decision to become a chef and leave Brazil for England.

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  • What are we going to do with Gilbert?

    What are we going to do with Gilbert?

    • PHOTOGRAPHER
    We first met Gilbert in the Kino in Rye for a chat and then heard more of his story at his book launch; when Martin from Sailor’s interviewed Gilbert at The Winery Rye.

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  • G I R L

    G I R L

    • ILLUSTRATOR
    We met Nina Cosford at her Hastings studio then headed out location drawing at the iconic Net Huts, the black timber storage sheds at Rock-a-Nore.

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  • Walgate

    Walgate

    • WINEMAKER
    We revisited Ben Walgate three years after our first article to hear about The Winery Rye and Walgate wine.

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  • Remedy

    Remedy

    • HERBALIST
    We sat down with Georgina Woods from Rye Health Store and heard about travels, education and running a health store at the heart of a community.

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  • Big Yin

    Big Yin

    • ARTIST
    We spent time at Euan Roberts’ Big Yin Gallery and on St Leonards’ Beach on one of the first days of summer sun.

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Issue No.11

  • The Next Episode

    The Next Episode

    • CHEF + RESTAURANTER
    In RyeZine No.1, we visited Chef Rosie in Rye. We spoke about her background and the development of the café/restaurant The Fig. Now, we are back to hear the next episode.

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  • Flavour Fred

    Flavour Fred

    • FORAGER, FERMENTER, CHEF + DISTILLER
    We took an eye-opening walk around Brede High Wood with George, aka Flavour Fred. He’s a real Renaissance man!

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  • Internal World

    Internal World

    • FINE ART PAINTER + PRINTMAKER
    We met with Sarah Desmarais, a fine art painter and printmaker just above Fairlight Cove, where she sketches.

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  • Jim’s Story

    Jim’s Story

    • SCULPTOR
    We met Jim Sparrow at his studio/shop, Orca Sculpture Studio & Film Emporium in Rye. It feels a lot like being on set.

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  • Sally Appleyard - Rock Body Soul

    Rock Body Soul

    • WELLBEING
    In St Leonards-on-Sea, we meet Sally Appleyard from Rock Body Soul. Nourish and nurture your soul.

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  • Zak’s Kombucha

    Zak’s Kombucha

    • BASS + KOMBUCHA GUY
    ”A weird thing happened to my identity: I was The Bass Guy for many years. Then, almost overnight, I was suddenly The Kombucha Guy.”

    Zak Tozer

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  • Goodie Works

    Goodie Works

    • GRAPHIC DESIGNER
    We met graphic designer, illustrator and founder of the online shop Goodie Works, Lucy Watson, where St. Leonards On Sea meets Hastings Beach. www.goodieworks.co.uk

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Issue No.10

  • BEN KELLY

    BEN KELLY

    • INTERIOR DESIGNER
    We met Ben Kelly at his studio down on the southeast coast; he walks us through his career so far.

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  • ALMA

    ALMA

    • ARTIST + PHOTOGRAPHER
    Alma Haser is known for her complex and meticulously constructed portraiture, which are influenced by her creativity and her background in fine art. Alma creates striking work that catches the eye and captivates the mind.

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  • Benjamin Phillips

    Benjamin Phillips

    • ILLUSTRATOR + ARTIST
    We visited Benjamin Phillips in his Hastings studio, where we were surrounded by all his creations…

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  • BEN NEWMAN

    BEN NEWMAN

    • ILLUSTRATOR + DESIGNER
    Ben Newman is an illustrator, designer, and artist in RyeZine.

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  • Laura

    Laura

    • MASTER SOMMELIER
    We visited two Gusbourne team members, Laura and Jon, to hear about the paths they have taken to their current roles. Laura Rhys’ story takes us into the bottle and out of the glass.

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  • RAQUEL

    RAQUEL

    • SHE’S DONE IT ALL!
    We go cold water swimming with Raquel Palmer from Licence 2 Kale.

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  • KATIE

    KATIE

    • TEACHER
    We meet Katie Squire at the Merchant & Mills Retreat.

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  • MEL

    MEL

    • SHOE DESIGN

    “There is an immense pride in walking down the street and seeing someone in a product you’ve designed.”

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  • JON

    JON

    • CHIEF VINEYARD MANAGER

    We visited two Gusbourne team members, Jon and Laura, to hear about the paths they have taken to their current roles. Jon Pollard’s story takes us out of the ground into the bottle.

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Issue No.9

  • HotWax

    HotWax

    • BAND
    Momentum is building for HotWax. Their debut EP, A Thousand Times, has been out for a few months, and they are travelling all over…

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  • Where There’s a Will

    Where There’s a Will

    • CHEF + RESTAURATEUR
    Will takes us step by step through his climb from commis chef to owning two of the most delicious places to eat here in the south east.

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  • Elizabeth Power

    Elizabeth Power

    • ARTIST + MUSICIAN
    A blank white canvas can be quite daunting, so I’ll always paint the background a colour before I even draw on it…

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  • Camber Landing - Part One

    Camber Landing - Part One

    • RETAIL + HOSPITALITY
    We meet Alexa Shaw from Rae and Camber Landing to hear about her career journey so far.

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  • Tamsin Scott

    Tamsin Scott

    • FLORAL SET DESIGNER
    This career ticked a part of my brain that craves relevance and continuity. It’s where research meets creativity…

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  • Dancing Lightly on the Earth

    Dancing Lightly on the Earth

    • ARCHITECT + ARTIST
    Bamboology by Joseph Williams. We spent a day with Joseph as he put the finishing touches to his Nomadic Temples at Boomtown.

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  • Lucille at Prospect Cottage

    Lucille at Prospect Cottage

    • ILLUSTRATOR + PRINTMAKER
    Lucille came to the south east to visit Dungeness, including Derek Jarman‘s Prospect Cottage and the surrounding area.

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  • Camber Landing - Part Two

    Camber Landing - Part Two

    • BREWER + HOSPITALITY

    We meet Andrew Dumas from Camber Beer and Camber Landing to hear about his career journey.

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Issue No.8

  • What is Sarah Going to Do Next?

    What is Sarah Going to Do Next?

    • REVIEWER / AUTHOR
    We spent time with Sarah Gwonyoma, Founder of @WhatSarahReadNext, around Hastings. Visiting The Hastings Bookshop and The Crown pub.

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  • EMMA

    EMMA

    • ARTIST / CERAMICIST
    We met Emma Burrill in her beautiful home before heading over to The Ceramic Studio.

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  • Soap & Salvation

    Soap & Salvation

    • RETAIL
    Soap & Salvation has a collection of spaces which celebrates design and creativity through things with a past life. Gain inspiration from the personally selected decorative antique and vintage pieces by owners Jo & Barrie. Appreciate the skill of the designer, artist and craftsperson.

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  • GOD

    GOD

    • CREATIVE DIRECTOR / RETAIL
    We meet William Baker, Creative Director, at 25 London Road in St Leonards to hear about his career and GOD.

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  • Thirty Years and Counting

    Thirty Years and Counting

    • HEAD GARDENER / CEO
    Fergus has been the head gardener since 1993 and CEO of the Great Dixter Charitable Trust. We visited Great Dixter on the 6th of April, 12th, and 16th of May, 2023.

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  • Taxidermist

    Taxidermist

    • ETHICAL TAXIDERMIST ARTIST
    Jazmine Miles-Long. Ethical Taxidermist, Artist, Educator and Natural History Restorer based in Hastings, UK.

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  • Grounded

    Grounded

    • COFFEE ROASTER
    In RyeZine issue eight we meet Grant Robinson Coldblow Coffee Co.

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Issue No.7

  • No More War

    No More War

    • PHOTOGRAPHER + CHARITY
    Surrounded by keepsakes and mementos from his travels and career, we were privileged to sit down with Giles Duley at home in St Leonards.

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  • Senses

    Senses

    • PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPIST
    As Amána told me her story, what stood out was how we can study for our perfect career, but if we don’t find the right environment or continue to evolve, that career can become just a job.

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  • Taste

    Taste

    • HOSPITALITY
    I didn’t come into hospitality because I love it. But being in hospitality opened my eyes to having a love for it. Now, I love food and drink. I love going out to great places. I’m in a privileged position where I can mould my own business from inspiring experiences.

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  • Friendship Partnership

    Friendship Partnership

    • RETAIL
    Friendship Partnership - Let’s meet Francesca Rowan-Plowden & Amy Eastall from Ferry Road Stores in Rye.

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  • Sound

    Sound

    • HOT CHOCOLATE
    We spoke with Jens Knoop, founder of Knoops, just before the 10th anniversary of the opening of their first hot chocolate store in Rye back in April 2013.

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  • Look

    Look

    • ACCOMMODATION ARCHITECTURE
    We meet Lindsey and Rik on the sofa next to the fire in the Looking Glass Lodge.

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  • Produce with Provenance

    Produce with Provenance

    • FOOD MARKET
    The idea to set up a food market came about by accident as much as by intention. I’d been thinking about ways of supporting small local growers for a while, wondering how to bring their delicious produce to the community on a very human level.

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  • Tactile

    Tactile

    • ARTIST / CERAMICIST
    Kelly Jessiman makes things from clay. We meet Kelly at her home in St Leonards, at the table where she makes her pottery, surrounded by work in progress.

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Issue No.6

  • Mr Doodle!

    Mr Doodle!

    • DOODLER
    When you meet someone in their home, the décor will tell you a little about their personality.

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  • Follow Me!

    Follow Me!

    • GROW, COOK, FIND
    At first glance, you might imagine Genevieve’s story is about a rural idyll in a quintessential historic English country home, well it is.

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  • Legs Legs Legs

    Legs Legs Legs

    • BREWERY
    Welcome to The Three Legs Brewing Co. Fancy a pint?

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  • RX

    RX

    • ARCHITECT
    We met Derek and Rob from RX Architects in front of Seabreeze on Camber Sands on a sunny, out-of-the-blue day. One of their award winning projects.

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  • Order + Chaos

    Order + Chaos

    • ARTIST
    “I think you must acknowledge that it’s a twisted world of different things that come in and out of focus.”

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  • Hendy’s Home Store

    Hendy’s Home Store

    • MULTI-TALENTED CHAP
    “The practical is now the new luxury - well, I think so, and I reckon most of our customers think that too.”

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  • Loom with a view

    Loom with a view

    • WEAVER + EDITOR
    “I can’t imagine how I would’ve gone through the last ten years without having Dungeness. The place, the atmosphere, the people, everything together.”

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  • Booyah

    Booyah

    • HEALTH DRINKS
    “Many people don’t drink alcohol, so kombucha is a great alternative. But many people drink alcohol, so it is good to get the balance and have it with something healthy. So I put together the cucumber, mint and lime kombucha to go with a gin.”

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Issue No.5

  • Source Park

    Source Park

    • BMX + SKATE PARK
    We met Rich Moore right in the heart of Source Park in Hastings.

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  • An Article With Nick*

    An Article With Nick*

    • CHARITY
    An Article With Nick Ede. About his background and www.styleforstrokefashion.com

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  • DOM

    DOM

    • INTERIOR ARCHITECT
    We are invited into two of Marta Nowicka’s and DOMstay’s beautiful homes.

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  • Contemporary Hastings

    Contemporary Hastings

    • GALLERY
    The calm before the storm; we met Liz Gilmore, Director of Hastings Contemporary, shortly before the gallery doors opened when a wave of excited children and their parents flooded the space.

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  • Tim/Berlina

    Tim/Berlina

    • SHOW-PERSON
    Tim and I pulled up a chair in his garden, or as he called it, a very well choreographed jungle, and we started to chat…

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  • No Fiction

    No Fiction

    • CONSERVATION + BOOKBINDING
    Philippa East, artisan bookbinder, Seagull Bindery.

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  • Cider? Yes!

    Cider? Yes!

    • CIDER MAKER
    I met Sam Nightingale in the yard of the Nightingale Cider Company at Gibbet Oak Farm in Kent. We sat around a large table made from recycled apple bins and sipped a few of their delicious ciders from beautifully branded glasses.

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  • Kaitlyn

    Kaitlyn

    • HEAD COACH
    My name is Kaitlyn Massey, and I am a Head Coach for The Source Park, in Hastings and this is my personal experience in the world of skateboarding.

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Issue No.4

  • Food, Flowers + Friends

    Food, Flowers + Friends

    • WALLED GARDEN
    Water Lane - Food, Flowers + Friends by Max Fraser

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  • L.E.S. and more

    L.E.S. and more

    • ARTIST & STYLIST
    We meet Luke Edward Sothcott in his salon studio on the St Leonards seafront.

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  • RNLI

    RNLI

    • RYE HARBOUR RNLI
    Your pager can go at really inconvenient times, halfway through a haircut, in the cinema or on your birthday. So you drop everything and go! It is a massive team effort.

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  • The Sweet Story of Rye Chocolate

    The Sweet Story of Rye Chocolate

    • CHOCOLATE BUSINESS
    We meet Paulina and Toby in their pretty chocolate  shop, on the High Street in Rye.

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  • Hello (again) Rye

    Hello (again) Rye

    • HOTEL
    The George in Rye reopened May 18th 2022, following a two-year restoration project to repair the damage caused by the devastating fire, where thankfully no one was hurt.

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  • How are you involved in The George’s renovation?

    How are you involved in The George’s renovation?

    • MAKERS
    We asked three businesses about what part they played in the reopening of The George in Rye.

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  • Reclaimed

    Reclaimed

    • ARTIST & DESIGNER
    I met Kate Delany at her exhibition Reclaimed at the Red Door Alchemist Gallery. It is fascinating to hear an artist’s story face to face while surrounded by their work.

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  • A Day in Saint Leonards-on-Sea

    A Day in Saint Leonards-on-Sea

    • SEVEN BUSINESSES
    We visited seven businesses and had a five-star time at all of them. Everyone is welcoming and at the top of their game. This list is just the tip of the iceberg, St Leonards has so much to offer, we’ll be back soon!

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  • Sunny Side Up

    Sunny Side Up

    • CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS & MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS
    We hear from Sally, Lilly and Laura how Eggtooth came about, from both sides of the process. We met in The Nest their very own all-purpose happy place, in Hastings.

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Issue No.3

  • Carolyn Denham’s creation of Merchant & Mills

    Carolyn Denham

    • MERCHANT & MILLS / RETAIL
    I’m a maker; I’m not a designer. Carolyn Denham’s creation of Merchant & Mills has brought style to the world of sewing…

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  • Matthew Burrows MBE

    #MatthewBurrows

    • ARTIST
    I have studio envy; seeing artist Matthew Burrows MBE in his purpose-built space. He looks as one with his environment…

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  • Bindu de Stoppani

    Bindu de Stoppani

    • AWARD-WINNING SCRIPTWRITER, DIRECTOR AND (FORMER) ACTRESS
    We found our seats, turned our mobile phones off and had a quick chat before the main feature started…

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  • Neil Davies

    Neil Davies

    • ARCHITECT
    We met with architect Neil Davies in the Kent countryside at the timber-clad flower cutting studio that his practice recently completed for…

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  • Roff Smith

    Roff Smith

    • WRITER, CYCLIST & PHOTOGRAPHER
    We got up early to witness Roff Smith cycle into the shot as his camera captured the moment that sun rose along Sluice Lane…

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  • Hunter Jones, Rye

    Michael Beatt

    • RETAIL
    We meet Michael Beatt from Hunter Jones, homewares and lifestyle store in the centre of Rye…

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  • HEIST.

    HEIST. St Leonards-on-Sea

    • FOOD MARKET COLLECTIVE
    We sat down with co-owner Kate O’Norum to find out how it all came together…

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Issue No.2

  • Anthony Burrill

    A is for Anthony. B is for Burrill.

    • DESIGNER
    We meet Anthony at Adams of Rye where we chat and create a new print together…

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  • Whitehouse

    Café Society - Part 1

    • CAFÉ AND B&B
    We meet Rosie in time for a chat and a spot of breakfast at the Whitehouse…

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  • The Lazy Bakery

    Café Society - Part 2

    • MICRO-BAKERY
    We meet Richard, bright and early in the kitchen of The Lazy Bakery. It smelled so good…

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  • Claire Bruce - Cook and Chef

    Claire (Rapunzel) Bruce

    • CHEF / RECIPE
    We meet Claire in Dungeness, talked about how she became interested in food, then she started cooking…

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  • Baroness Hallett of Rye

    Baroness Hallett of Rye

    • CAREER STORY
    We meet Heather here in Rye, where she talks us through her career journey to date…

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  • The Monastery in Rye

    The Ancient & Sacred Space

    • EVENT SPACE
    We meet Alex and Steven at The Monastery in Rye, a true landmark and stunning space…

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  • Julian Hanshaw

    Hi, I'm Julian Hanshaw

    • AUTHOR
    We meet Julian Hanshaw, comic author, graphic novelist, cartoonist and dream weaver!

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  • Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

    Wild… …Life!

    • NATURE
    We meet Dr Barry Yates at his office, the Rye Harbour Nature Reserve..!

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  • Rye Rugby Club - Team

    Try, Try, Try Again!

    • SPORT
    We meet Alex and Cezz, teammates from Rye Rugby Club, we talk about community and working together…

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Issue No.1

  • Sailors of Rye - RyeZine

    Ahoy Shoppers!

    • RETAIL
    We meet Martin at his concept store, Sailors of Rye, to chat about his journey and mooring up on Needles Passage…

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  • The Fig - RyeZine

    Figure It Out

    • CHEF + RESTAURANTER
    We meet Rosie, who tells us about her travels and the journey that led to the creation of The Fig…

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  • Evie May Adams - RyeZine

    Paper, iPad & People

    • ILLUSTRATOR + CERAMICIST
    We met Evie at home. She explains how it feels to see your own creation permanently tattooed onto a stranger…

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  • The Art Of…

    • GALLERY
    We meet Marcus of Mccully & Crane Gallery, surrounded by the skilfully curated works of the artists he represents…

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  • Poppy Ellis - RyeZine

    Bio: Poppy Ellis

    • ARTIST
    Find out about Poppy Ellis within ‘The Art Of…’ feature, with Marcus from Mccully & Crane Gallery…

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  • Ben - Tillingham

    Tilling’ the Land

    • WINE & HOSPITALITY
    We meet Ben, the man behind Tillingham. Set amongst 70 acres of rolling hills, with views along the Tillingham River…

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  • Jeff - Ypres Castle Inn

    Raising The Bar.

    • PUBS & INNS
    We meet Jeff, the landlord of the Ypres Castle Inn, for a chinwag in the pub’s beer garden. It’s a sunny yet chilly morning…

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  • Rye Town Crier

    Oyez, Oyez, Oyez!

    • TOWN CRIER
    We meet Paul, a man who has worn many hats; toastmaster, tour guide, publican, accountant, town sergeant and town crier…

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  • Mark - The Green House Rye

    Aloe Mark!

    • PLANTS & DECOR
    We meet Mark from The Green House at the Ypres Castle beer garden and not his plant shop. He is a first-class drinking buddy…

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  • Children's Book by Rye Authors

    Children's Book by Rye Authors

    A little library of local children’s book authors…

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