Why the Rye Fund

PROTECTING OUR PAST - ENABLING OUR FUTURE


Rye is a special place. People come to live in and around Rye because they love it here. But Rye has its challenges that must be met

Fund Objectives

Grant Making


Grant Making Grants to voluntary bodies and charitable organisations for initiatives that benefit the local community of Rye and its surrounding villages with an emphasis on:

  • Improving social, cultural and educational provision Promoting the well-being and viability of the market town of Rye and its surrounding villages 

  • Improving and maintaining the built environment of Rye Capital Grants Working for the conservation of the built environment heritage of Rye Safeguarding community assets, assisting their maintenance or acquisition 

  • Promoting the sustainable re-use of heritage buildings Contributing towards the improvement of infrastructure and visual aspects of the public realm in Rye

Capital Projects


Specific capital projects concerning the built environment, with an emphasis on:

  • Working for the conservation of the built environmental heritage of Rye
  • Safeguarding community assets, assisting their maintenance or acquisition
  • Promoting the sustainable re-use of heritage buildings
  • Contributing towards the improvement of infrastructure, and visual aspects of the public realm in Rye