Each year now we suffer from gales of wind in the summer, a thing not thought of thirty years ago. Now, the autumn gales seem not to materialise. It is after the New Year gets a month old that the gales roar in bringing what rain we are likely to get. ‘February Fill Dyke’ was a thing to be relied on but now I would not place money on it. Continue reading Jimper’s Jottings
Month: January 2005
The “Sprocket” Page
The Enamel Wheeler’s Badges
Just before the Second World War the Rye & District Wheelers decided that an enamel lapel badge, in the form of a “Sprocket,” the club emblem, would be an appropriate accessory for members to wear when on social engagements. Continue reading The “Sprocket” Page
Bonfire Boys Christmas Collection
Have fun and help others – That should be the motto of the Rye Bonfire Society. Already, just a few weeks after their fantastic efforts on Rye Fawkes Night, where all the money collected is presented to local charities, they are back on the streets raising money to for the 2005 Celebrations. Continue reading Bonfire Boys Christmas Collection
Rye Auction Galleries “Flog it” Programme to be screened in January
The first of two programmes made by “Flog It” at Rye Auction Galleries last September is scheduled to be screened on a weekday afternoon in mid January. Continue reading Rye Auction Galleries “Flog it” Programme to be screened in January
Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris at 1066 Dinner
Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris, a Chelsea Legend who played 795 games over 21 years for the ‘Blues’, will be Guest of Honour for the inaugural Rye Sporting Dinner at the River Haven Hotel, on Thursday 17th March. Continue reading Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris at 1066 Dinner
James Duffy
James (Jim) Duffy passed away at the Conquest Hospital on November
30. He was a well known character in the town, cycling around in his
familiar hat going to and from his numerous gardening jobs. Continue reading James Duffy
Town Crier News and Gossip Pages
Rye Masons Bridge The Gap
What a great gesture it was by members of Rye Masonic Lodge to present Rye St. John Ambulance with the £13,500 needed to complete the total required to pay for their new vehicle. Continue reading Town Crier News and Gossip Pages
All Our Yesterdays
Who were the driving forces in the town forty years ago? Who were in power at Rye Town Hall in 1965? What was it like to live in a democratic Rye that ran its own affairs and was responsible for its own planning? 1965 and ’66 were great years for Rye. Continue reading All Our Yesterdays
Jimper in Romantic Mood
Jimper Sutton, television personality and writer of articles and short stories has just seen the publication of his first novel. Continue reading Jimper in Romantic Mood
Bernardine Fiddimore’s New Book for Children
The Magpie’s Secret has been revealed. Book four of the popular Children’s Series The Magpie Sagas became available at the begining of December with a launching at The Martello Bookshop Rye and signings at Neame Design on the eleventh. Continue reading Bernardine Fiddimore’s New Book for Children