A film made in conjunction with the people of Tilling Green in the period after the Tilling Green School Closed and the building stood empty.
East Sussex County Council were ‘persuaded’ that the electrics that had been torn out were replaced and the building opened up as a Community Centre for the 2000 plus people that live on Tilling Green and in the immediate area. Continue reading A Community Centre for Tilling Green – The Film
St Mary’s Church, Rye is the venue for the Funeral Service of Jimper Sutton, who died on Monday 20 June aged 72.
Jimper, Fisherman, Farmer, Author, Story Teller, Countryman, Bonfire Boy, was Rye’s best known character in a Town that is famous for it’s long list of Personalities.
“Rye’s Own” Bulletin Saturday 25 June 2016
There are some people you meet as you go along time’s highway that are much larger than life. Jimper was one such person.
A country man with an unrivalled knowledge of plants and animals and an instinctive ability to write about them, or anything else if it came to it. Almost his entire life is documented in the hundreds of stories, books and articles he wrote.
No one could forget the opening line in the story of his early years Continue reading Jimper Will Never Die – He Lives on in His Stories
It is with a very heavy heart I have to report the death of my great friend and one of “Rye’s Own’s” finest contributors.
Jimper has been writing for the magazine almost from the very start in 1965. His knowledge of country matters and fearless contributions on almost any topic have made him one of the most popular Rye Characters over many, many years. Continue reading Jimper
Another piece of film from the 1960’s – Dug out of the Rye’s Own Film Archive
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The Biannual Raft Race on Sunday 19 June featured colour, design and ingenuity in abundance. There were rafts of all shapes and sizes and the majority of rafters came in fancy dress.
This film depicts events leading up to the start of the first race and features many local people.
There will be many pictures from the races in the next Issue, Number Ten, of “Cinque Ports”. Copies will be available from your local newsagent from Monday 27 June 2016
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Merchant Vessel Balmoral arriving at Rastrum Wharf, Rye Harbour to pick up 800 passengers for a trip around the Kent Coast and up the Thames to Tower Bridge on Friday 17 June 2016.
Many pictures of Balmoral leaving in the July issue of “Rye’s Own” on Sale Friday 1 July 2016.
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A burglar who ran off through people’s gardens after being challenged by police officers has been jailed for burglary. Continue reading Garden Hopping Burglar Jailed
A woman was seriously injured when a car crashed into a launderette in Bexhill on Friday afternoon (June 10). Continue reading Car Crashes into Launderette – Woman Seriously Injured
A broken down lorry, when Cinque Ports Street was 2-way, causes havoc in Rye one Saturday morning. This film was made around 1963
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