Tony May – Rye's Own Magazine

Letters From Keith

By Tony May If you’ve read a good many of my articles here you will know that for some considerable time now it has been a burning desire of mine to secure an interview with one of Hastings most interesting and knowledgeable people, Keith Tooke…

The Simple Things In Life Are Best

By Tony May Having been left some money by my Nan and with plenty of operational and space problems to deal with on my existing machine, I took the plunge recently and invested in a new laptop. Now, I am as technophobic as they come and so, on the advice of friends, have always stuck … Continue reading The Simple Things In Life Are Best

Hythe & Romney Life August Issue

“Hythe & Romney Life” will be in local newsagents on Thursday Morning (30 July 2015) Packed with features and pictures including :-

Rye’s Own August Issue

“Rye’s Own” will be in every local newsagents on Friday Morning (31 July 2015) Packed with features and pictures including :-

Hastings Town August Issue

Hastings Town will be in all good local newsagents on Saturday Morning (1 August 2015) Packed with features and pictures including :-

Smart

By Tony May Ever since I first wrote about Alan Esdaile’s (Johnny Mason) ‘SMART’ (Seventies music & retro talk) online group here in September last year I have been meaning to attend one of their monthly social gatherings held at The White Rock Hotel.

The Pier Will Live Again

By Tony May Have you ever had your signature analysed by a computer and learnt what it reveals about your personality traits? I have, I paid my money and took my chances when browsing the kiosks on Brighton Pier a number of years ago. I remember reading the printout I got and contemplating what it … Continue reading The Pier Will Live Again

Hastings & The Great War

By Tony May With 2014 being the 100th anniversary of the beginning of The First World War and having recently watched the ‘The Great War’ boxed-set on DVD, I felt compelled to write something about civilized mans lowest moment in history.

Cliff Fall At Rock-A-Nore

By Tony May Living in Hastings has been quite an experience of late. With seemingly continuous rain and high winds battering the town day and night (causing trees to come down and green bins to topple over and spill their contents about the place) and dangerously high tides smashing into the coastline life in the … Continue reading Cliff Fall At Rock-A-Nore

Meat Of The Tongue

By Tony May Ever cast your mind back to the days of your childhood and think of when family and friends used to entertain each other with a story, a song, a poem or maybe a tickle of the ivories?