Just some of the host of entertainers appearing at this year’s War & Peace Revival at the old Folkestone Race Course. Four more action packed days to go – Don’t miss this great day out. Continue reading War & Peace Entertainers
Month: July 2015
Long Awaited Answer On £125,000 Grant Repayment
The long promised letter explaining why Rye Partnership is not being forced to comply with the National Audit Office inquiry has just arrived at at our office from the Partnership’s Chairman, Councillor Keith Glazier.
Continue reading Long Awaited Answer On £125,000 Grant Repayment
Jimper’s Jottings July 2015
Everything has done well in nature this year so far. Rye has seen a lot of visitors, the Landgate Arch is in a sad state, At the very top of this marvellous relic there still grows a large, and getting bigger by the day, bush.
The old Further Education Centre really has blossomed and come to life and is well patronised. the Rye bonfire boys held their auction of promises in the Mermaid and raised a record amount, so guaranteeing this year’s celebrations. Continue reading Jimper’s Jottings July 2015
Fishing Boats
Fishing Boats at Rye have always been a great attraction to visitors and of special interest to Rye’s fishing fraternity. Here are just a few pictures from our Files Continue reading Fishing Boats
War & Peace 2015
The War & Peace event at Folkestone Racecourse
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Vanishing Mayor Mystery
Where did he Go?
The July issue has more answers to the vanishing Mayor Mystery.
Where did he go in 1940?
What happened to his wife Mary and their four children after they left Tower House?
What was the Wartime job that forced him to leave Rye and eventually give up in the mid term of the Mayoral Year. Continue reading Vanishing Mayor Mystery
Arthur’s War and a Bit of Peace
Even the Kitchen Sink was Involved
The phrase “all but the kitchen sink” did not hold out when the Germans smashed Havelock Villas on the Strand for, large as life, there was the kitchen sink sitting on the top of one of the houses of “T square”. As it and the other contents of Havelock were blasted out, my dad working in his work shop, heard and saw a piece of rock drop through his roof and finish by his foot. The whole roof had to be replaced after the War. Continue reading Arthur’s War and a Bit of Peace
Trolleybus Show 2015
Trolleybus Restoration Group’s 23rd Annual Show
Restoration Group Chairman Ion Castro was there of course taking pictures and explaining the event. For the past 22 out of 23 years the Hastings Trolleybus Restoration Group’s annual show has been on the third Sunday in May and this Continue reading Trolleybus Show 2015
The George Marsden Affair
By The Editor
Four years ago I was intrigued by Arthur Woodgate’s recollection of the 1937-40 Mayor of Rye, George Marsden. The mystery surrounding where he came from and where he went in 1940 have haunted me since Arthur first told me about George Marsden’s Mayoralty so I decided I must delve deeper. Continue reading The George Marsden Affair