This is the first time that the competition was held in Rye, which is the competition's new home after it moved from Hastings in East Sussex.
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00:00So I'm here at Rye Town Hall, where Rye Town Choirs from all over the country are gathering for the 70th National Town Choirs Championships,
00:10which is being held in the Dunn Gardens in Rye today, the first time it's been held in Rye.
00:16For the last 69 years it's been in Hastings, Hastings ceased support for it, Rye Town Council very foresightedly took the opportunity and Hastings' loss has been Rye's gain.
00:29Is Ian Hockney available in the after-chamber?
00:32Yeah.
00:32Can he come to the front as well?
00:33Oh, right.
00:37Hello! Greetings from Sleaford in Lincolnshire.
00:59We've got too many on that side, we need a couple more on this side.
01:21This side, this side.
01:23How about that?
01:29Well done, well done.
01:31How is Chris yet?
01:33Still got to come.
01:51Rye Town Council very generously seized on the opportunity, so Hastings' loss has been Rye's gain.
02:06With this cry, I invite you to visit the proud, historic and fiercely independent Lewis, the county town of Sussex, enriched in bloody battles, bonfire and beer.