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Issue No.11 is out now!

Welcome to RyeZine - A magazine introducing you to the creative people in the South East of England. 

Featured in our latest issue are Rosie Furnival from The Fig and MasterChef: The Professionals, George Fredenham - AKA Flavour Fred, fine art painter and printmaker Sarah Desmarais, Sculptor Jim Sparrow, Sally Appleyard from Rock Body Soul, Zak’s Kombucha and graphic designer Lucy Watson from Goodie Works. Also, we have added three of Rosie’s recipes to our Extra section.

Each new article from future issues will be added to our stories archive. We are working on issue No.12 of RyeZine, which will be available later in 2024.

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Issue No.11

  • The Next Episode

    The Next Episode

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Sally Appleyard - Rock Body Soul

    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

    ”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

    We met graphic designer, illustrator and founder of the online shop Goodie Works, Lucy Watson, where St. Leonards On Sea meets Hastings Beach.

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Mark Cocksedge’s portrait of Giles Duley for the cover of RyeZine No.7 was a finalist in the 38th AOP Photography Awards.

It was published in the awards book.

Mark ’s portrait of Nick Ede for RyeZine No.5 was shortlisted for The British Journal of Photography's Portrait of Britain award.

It is one of 200 images to be published as part of Portrait of Britain Vol 5.

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Guest writer Max Fraser

Food, Flowers + Friends.

Max visited Water Lane Walled Garden and meets the team.

Produce with Provenance.

Max returns to Water Lane to collaborate by create a food market.

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RyeZine Team | Design + Illustration by Gresty. mrgresty.com | Photography by Mark. markcocksedge.co.uk