The First 10 Years 2000-2010

Who are the people that have controlled Rye’s destiny through the last decade and who will decide what will happen here during the next ten years? Continue reading The First 10 Years 2000-2010

Rye Team Never Beaten

THE RYE TEAM WHO WERE NEVER BEATEN.

There can be few football teams in the country who can claim they were never beaten, but sixty years ago a Rye side, only in existence for one season, never lost a match out of the 25 games played. They won the League and Cup Double and the lads owed it all to a teacher. Continue reading Rye Team Never Beaten

Beware of The Spy

By Jimper.

John liked his pint of Guinness. Refusing to drink halves, he always insisted on pints. Today with the laws against drink driving, he relied on me to take him out. It became a habit each Friday to venture to some unknown pub in the area where we were not recognised.After spreading our search ten miles, we still had a task to remain anonymous. It was always one or the other of us that was recognised. Continue reading Beware of The Spy

Sunk in the Strand

The well known local fishing boat “Llamedos” was recently reported ‘sunk’ in The Strand.The owner of the vessel contacted the RNLI Operations Manager at Rye Harbour requesting assistance with the recovery of his boat, which had sunk due to the wind pinning the boat under the ledge of the Strand wall and with a high tide and excessive flood water coming from the River Tillingham, following a heavy rain fall. Continue reading Sunk in the Strand

Time Line for Rye Wheelers

One of Rye’s oldest sporting clubs is enjoying the best time of it’s 128 years life. This time line looks at the club’s history since it’s inaugaration at the Cinque Ports Hotel in 1881. Continue reading Time Line for Rye Wheelers

Jack Joins Jenson&Lewis

Student from Rye College joins Jenson & Lewis at motorsport Oscars

By Adam Jones

Local karting star appears alongside F1 superstars at glittering award ceremony

Jack Barlow enjoyed a taste of what future superstardom could be like when he rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest names in world motor racing at the annual Autosport Awards, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London last Sunday (6 December). Continue reading Jack Joins Jenson&Lewis