What a great country day out it was at the Rye Country Fair on 20 August at Salts Farm, East Guldeford. The show was a hive of activity from the first Junior Novice riding event through to the Parade of the Foxhounds and Bloodhounds at 4.30. Continue reading Rye Country Fair
Month: September 2005
Stamp Collecting as a Hobby
By Barry Floyd
There was a time when collecting stamps was a favourite and enjoyable hobby for youngsters, while quite a few adults continued with their collecting long after they had left school. Continue reading Stamp Collecting as a Hobby
Trafalgar Day 200
Saturday 7 August saw the people of Rye celebrate a great English victory in a way that the Horatio Nelson would have no doubt approved. Continue reading Trafalgar Day 200
Down by the Riverside
When Ryers were young they used to walk hand in hand along the ‘MonkeyWalk’ and sit on the seat by the river. Today there is so much rubbish and filth on the bank alongside the path that runs from the Tillingham Bridge in Ferry Road to the Windmill, it fails to be the romantic place it once was. Alas, since Rother District Council took over the running of Rye the town has gradually deteriorated. Continue reading Down by the Riverside
The Siege Of Rye
Photographs Courtesy of Pixels
Creative Digital Photography 4 Cinque Ports Street
The Siege of Rye (Rye Medieval Festival) proved to be as brilliant as ever despite some problem with funding obtained by the Rye Partnership. Continue reading The Siege Of Rye
Sidney Herbert Allnutt
By Arthur Woodgate
As we moved from Lion Street into Mermaid Street School in 1921, the well known, even quite famous, Headmaster Sprig Walker was about to retire, and as we stood in rows to mark the occasion, we had no idea it was the beginning of a Mermaid Street School revolution.
Miss Walker, daughter of Sprig, and Mr. & Mrs. King were very stable teachers but we could sense they were not happy with the new Headmaster; Roland Roberts. Continue reading Sidney Herbert Allnutt
My Smuggling Ancestors
By Eric Streeton.
This area of Sussex is very rich in History especially smuggling, with many very well recorded episodes of this illicit trade. Usually it is the more notorious gangs such as the Hawkhurst Gang that people become familiar with. Continue reading My Smuggling Ancestors
The Sprocket Page
Active Month For The Wheelers
August has been an active month for the Rye Wheelers. Members have raced in more than ten different events and the Tuesday Runs have been well supported. Continue reading The Sprocket Page
Town Manager’s “Pride in Rye” Targets Recycling and Graffiti
The aim of this year’s Pride in Rye was to move on from the more traditional activities of tidying neglected areas and litter-picking to a more “pro-active” approach of correct litter/ waste disposal. Continue reading Town Manager’s “Pride in Rye” Targets Recycling and Graffiti
Rye’s Allotment Gardens
Don’t Lose Your Heritage!
By Mary Smith
I am a relative newcomer to Rye and a keen, if inept, allotment holder. I would like to encourage other gardeners and would-be gardeners to become allotment holders. Continue reading Rye’s Allotment Gardens