They came in their thousands, packing the narrow streets of Rye to watch the spectacular torchlight procession that has been an annual event put on by Rye Bonfire Society since time immemorial. Continue reading A Night of Tradition and Fire
Month: December 2010
Jack Barlow on the Podium
Jack Barlow on podium at inaugural International Open
Rain in Spain made life far from plain for Jack Barlow last weekend (30/31 October). Despite the challenging conditions at Zuera, near Zaragoza, the 15-year old karting star from Pett delivered one of his strongest performances in the wet to give himself a chance of winning the first ever International Open. Continue reading Jack Barlow on the Podium
Pen & Ink December 2010
Store War
The Store war between Tesco and Sainsbury is becoming a farce, neither of these stores should be allowed to build on the lower school site because of the access problems. Continue reading Pen & Ink December 2010
The Jempsons of Rye
The Jempsons of Rye, East Sussex
Who are they and where did they Originate from?
By Roland Jempson Family Historian
(With help from second cousin Bridget Ewing Genealogist)
It was also from Arthur born 1833 and Jane Elizabeth that the other well known branch of the Jempson Family in the Rye Area were descended from. “The Jempsons of the Rye Haulage Company based at Slade Yard.. Continue reading The Jempsons of Rye
