Wendy owns and runs the W Gallery in Rye. "Rye is starting to change and it needs to” says Wendy. "More new people are moving in and the town is becoming more cool and more inclusive, the new publication Ryezine is really helping that!”
Emma is a Milliner and Manager of Herald & Heart, Rye
Aiofe is an Antiquarian Bookshop Owner but expects to retire soon. "There were very few women in the antiquarian book trade back then. (1970s and 80s) Sometimes it was difficult with the men at book fairs who could say kind of insulting things…but very few…most people were very nice but you got a lot of cowboys going round doing book fairs – they weren’t very polite”
Judith is Owner/Custodian of the Mermaid Inn, Rye
Jane runs the Brewery Art Club, is Director of On Tap Networks, and runs Space Coworking in Rye. ‘I always need a project – I’ve never finished one thing and just got on to the next.’
Jill runs The Pette Shoppe in Rye
Fiona ran the Confit Pot shop in Rye with her husband. It closed in 2022.
Dezi is owner of the Rye Deli
Jane is a volunteer fundraiser for the Rye Memorial Hospital and Community Bus, and she is also Co-Director of the Rye Garden Scheme which raises funds for local causes
