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For February, 2010.

Feb 14 2010

March/Early April News


Catch up here on Events,  the Museum Website,  Book News,  Opening Hours,  The Women’s Tower Project and Volunteer Opportunities…..

If you had to miss Jo Kirkham’s amazing sweep through  2000 years of Rye history–The Story of Rye Royale in about 58 minutes ( Tuesday (March 9)–we’re sorry, but do make sure you have the following events in your diary:    

Museum Events for March/beginning of April

Tuesday, 9 March  East Street  7:30 Jo Kirkham
Saturday 13th March 10.30 – 12.30:  3, East Street
Museum Coffee Morning

Excellent fairtrade and organic coffee and tea, cakes, and interesting table sales: cakes, posh trash and books. 

Free entry to museum, all welcome.  A great time and place to meet and make friends.

Tuesday 16th March: 6.30: 3, East Street
Volunteers’ and Open Evening

Come and have a glass of wine and light refreshments and find out about  the  events and projects planned for this year;    If you like what you hear, then sign up and join us!  

At our last open evening members and friends came up with many excellent ideas for Museum development and outreach.   To mention just one outcome:   The Ypres Tower will be open seven days a week during the next season.    We have a splendid team of volunteers who act as stewards and carry out many other tasks but to fulfill all our aspirations we need to increase volunteer numbers.  There are jobs for all who are willing so if you’d like to help but can’t make the meeting, please phone 0179726728  or email info@ryemuseum.co.uk     

Saturday 27 March at 7.30 pm at the Rye Methodist Church
Ryesingers Ladies present “Sigh No More Ladies!”, a  Concert in aid of the Women’s Tower rescue and renovation plans

Tickets £7. Includes a glass of wine in the Ypres Tower after the concert.   Tickets at  Museum events and at the door.

1st April: Beginning of the new season at Rye Museum

Due to popular demand, this season the Ypres Tower will be open 7 days a week (not 5) and from 10.30 to 5.00 (no closure at lunchtime).  Last entry 4.30 .    East Street Museum hours will continue as before, but if enough of you volunteer for stewarding (usually just once a month) we may be able to extend there too.

For the rest of March,  Winter hours continue.

For details see  Hours and Charges. 

 

Women Tower Project

There are still bricks and stones waiting to be sponsored!   Do you have a sponsor’s certificate yet?   You may collect as many as you like!     Rye Town Council at its meeting of 26th October voted to contribute £5000 to the Women’s Tower Project and the process has already begun:  English Heritage has approved plans, we have paid for architects’ plans with the RTC grant,  proper recording, preservation and storage of items kept in the Women’s Tower is  nearly completed…..  We are most fortunate to have the  services of Linden Thomas,  a  professionally qualified and experienced  conservator,  recently retired to  Rye, to carry out the important work of looking after the items we will want to display and ensuring they are properly documented and cared for.

If you too would like to be part of this project and have not received a leaflet providing details and a form, do visit either of the Rye Castle Museum sites or contact the Museum  ( 01797-226728 or info@ryemuseum.co) You would have the satisfaction of knowing you had helped to save a special building of our town so it can not only be used by Ryers but also provide yet another attraction for visitors. 

 

Rye Museum Website   

There are now 85 articles and some improvements to design and navigation.  More to come, of course so be sure to visit– and revisit.   Click on any of the Local History headings and you will be taken to a page headed by a list of subtopics already available.    The newest will always be on top.   Sample the lot, or click on one that interests you.     If you have talents or information on some aspect of Rye’s history you would be willing to share, please let us know!  jlfloydeltc@gmail.com

 

 Book News

Do you have your copy of  Rye in World War II?  This was the subject of  Jo Kirkham’s Address at the 2009 Remembrance Day Service at St Mary’s Church, Rye.   Following requests from a number of people for a printed version of the address,  an illustrated booklet  is now available at £3.50. 

Copies may  be purchased at the Rye Heritage Cente  or  at either of the Museum sites.   All proceeds will go to the Women’ s  Tower Project so that this part of Ypres Tower, home of the Rye Museum, can be restored and re-roofed  and brought into active use.  See below for more details on this importat project

New looks at Rye

 A lovely little book for all Ryers:  John Griffiths’  Shapes, Colours and Materials: a look at buildings in Rye, Rye Conservation Society. £6.99.   Buying through the Museum helps the Museum!  

Do you have these yet?

These both deal with Rye before 1660–the result of years of research, deliberately complementary,  must-haves for anyone seriously interested in Rye’s history.  Both available from Martello Bookshop–or ask at the Rye Library

Gillian Draper, Rye: A  History of a Sussex Cinque Port to 1660, Chichester: Phillimore, 2009

David and Barbara Martin, Rye Rebuilt: Regeneration and Decline Within a Sussex Port Town, 1350-1660. Romney Marsh Research Trust, 2009

 

  

 

Feb 03 2010

February News


Catch up here on Events,  the Museum Website,  Book News,  Opening Hours,  The Women’s Tower Project and Volunteer Opportunities…..

Events

Are the next events in your diary? 

Tuesday 9th February East Steet   7;30   Dr John Reuther
The Origin and History of Nursery Rhymes

A fascinating exploration with many surprises, following by a raffle and light refreshments.
Admission for members £1.50 for members, guests £2.50. All welcome!

Saturday 13 February East Street  10:30-12:30
Coffee Morning

Excellent Fairtrade organic tea and coffee, a cake stall, a bric a brac stall and a book stall.  Free entry to the museum. All welcome.

Tuesday, 9 March  East Street  7:30 Helen Wojczak
Ten Notable Women of Rye

This coincides with Internatiional Women’s Day.

 

Rye Museum Website   

As promised, we have embarked on an ambitious programme to add  articles–there are now 85–and improve design.   Be sure to visit– and revisit.   Click on any of the Local History headings and you will be taken to a page headed by a list of subtopics already available.    The newest will always be on top.   Sample the lot, or click on one that interests you.     If you have talents or information on some aspect of Rye’s history you would be willing to share, please let us know!  jlfloydeltc@gmail.com

 

Book News

Rye in World War II was the subject of  Jo Kirkham’s Address at the 2009 Remembrance Day Service at St Mary’s Church, Rye.   Following requests from a number of people for a printed version of the address,  an illustrated booklet  is now available at £3.50. 

Copies may  be purchased at the Rye Heritage Cente  or, at weekends, the Ypres Tower.  All proceeds will go to the Women’ s  Tower Project so that this part of Ypres Tower, home of the Rye Museum, can be restored and re-roofed  and brought into active use.  See below for more details on this importat project

New looks at Rye

 A lovely little book for all Ryers:  John Griffiths’  Shapes, Colours and Materials: a look at buildings in Rye, Rye Conservation Society. £6.99.   Buying through the Museum helps the Museum!  

Do you have these yet?

These both deal with Rye before 1660–the result of years of research, deliberately complementary,  must-haves for anyone seriously interested in Rye’s history.  Both available from Martello Bookshop–or ask at the Rye Library

Gillian Draper, Rye: A  History of a Sussex Cinque Port to 1660, Chichester: Phillimore, 2009

David and Barbara Martin, Rye Rebuilt: Regeneration and Decline Within a Sussex Port Town, 1350-1660. Romney Marsh Research Trust, 2009

 

 Winter Opening Hours   

East Street site:   Closed for visits  until April when there will be several new exhibits. However,  as indicated above there will be a number of special events during the winter season.  

Ypres Tower:  Open 10:30 – 3:30 on Saturdays and Sundays .   

 

Women Tower Project

There are still bricks and stones waiting to be sponsored!   Do you have a sponsor’s certificate yet?   You may collect as many as you like!     Rye Town Council at its meeting of 26th October voted to contribute £5000 to the Women’s Tower Project! The process has already   begun:  English Heritage approved plans,  proper recording, preservation and storage of items kept in the Women’s Tower…..  We are most fortunate to have the  services of Linden Thomas,  a  professionally qualified and experienced  conservator,  recently retired to  Rye, to carry out the important work of looking after the items we will want to display and ensuring they are properly documented.

If you too would like to be part of this project and have not received a leaflet providing details and a form, do visit either of the Rye Castle Museum sites or contact the Museum (              01797-226728         01797-226728 or info@ryemuseum.co) You would have the satisfaction of knowing you had helped to save a special building of our town so it can not only be used by Ryers but also provide yet another attraction for visitors. 

 

 Volunteers Welcome!

Members and friends,  including present and would-be volunteers, came up with many excellent ideas for Museum development and outreach at  a recent open meeting.   To mention just one outcome:   The Ypres Tower will be open seven days a week during the next season.    We have a splendid team of volunteers who act as stewards and carry out many other tasks but to fulfill all our aspirations we need to increase volunteer numbers.  For more information and/or to join the team, phone 0179726728  or email info@ryemuseum.co.uk     There are jobs for all who are willing!