WE'RE OPEN! In honour of D-Day, the Museum at 3 East Street is open today. There are tables of photos and WWII artefacts for you to see and handle and cakes and coffee or tea in the museum. Come take a selfie in an air raid warden's helmet!
Dear @UPS: last Thursday, our package(s) were listed as out for delivery. Then it switched to "clearance in progress" where it has been ever since. I know one of the three items was backordered; could we not have the other two, please?
Someone left this wonderful tortoiseshell comb for us in the East Street museum with no information. Any idea what era? We're tentatively thinking Edwardian (see: Gibson Girl).
@jempsonsstores Has anyone told you one of your shopping carts is in the big field on New Road? It was slap in the middle of the field yesterday, but somebody has rolled it to the roadside today, by the path. It was in good condition last I saw it.
Tonight's talk is by Geoffrey Mead - Landscapes in Southeast England. Doors open at 7:00 and talks start promptly at 7:30. Entrance is ยฃ3 for members and ยฃ4 for guests. Non-members are welcome!
The talk tonight is Imogen Corrigan on "The Powers Behind the Thrones" - Anglo Saxon women. Doors open at 7, talk starts promptly at 7:30. ยฃ3 members, ยฃ4 non-members - non members welcome! Come early - Imogen is a popular speaker.
Museum people: are there any good online discussion forums for museums? I'm finding high-level philosophical conversations but I just want to know how to cut Plastazote for coin displays.
We're doing our best to open the East Street Museum every day for the Rye Arts Festival, starting tomorrow. You can't miss us - we bought one of these:
Children's Craft Afternoon today, August 16 from 2:00 to 4:00 at 3 East Street. Cost is ยฃ2.50 per child ages 4-10 with accompanying adult. Thanks so much to @RyeRotary for financing the craft supplies!