Jempsons Superstore at Peasmarsh celebrated 80 years of service to the community in 2010.
Many events and attractions were staged at the Peasmarsh store over the last week in June and the first week in July. Hundreds of regular shoppers turned up to join in with the festivities.
As all devotees of Jane Austin et al know, and usually to their chagrin, an adaptation be it for play, for film, or for an extended television series, is almost calculated never to please – so you can, I’m sure understand, as I am Chair of the E F Benson Society, how heavy my metaphoric chain of office felt as I took my place in the Rye Community Centre on Thursday evening. John Van Druten’s play is a bit of a cut-and-paste job, cherry-picking incidents from the Mapp and Lucia books and handing them out to a cut down selection of the characters from the books. The play stands or falls by its Lucia – and this production stands tall. Continue reading Rye Players Present Mapp & Lucia
After the triumphant sell-out success of ‘Allo ‘Allo! in July, the Rye Players’ Autumn production is Make Way for Lucia by John van Druten. This is a particularly appropriate production for the Society, as the play takes incidents from the novels concerning Mapp and Lucia written by E. F. Benson which are set in a fictional Rye, re-named Tilling, and weaves them together to form a flavour of the novel. Continue reading Make Way for Lucia
Rye’s Own pop stars The Cheeky Girls have been described as ‘one hit wonders’ and accused of lack of talent by such eminent music critics as like Pete Waterman and Simon Cowell . Continue reading Ever Popular Cheeky Girls
Forty years ago this town was rocked to its core when it was learned that four of Rye’s most promising young people, just at the start of their lives were killed and other Rye people badly injured when the Sunday evening express from Hastings to London was derailed at Hither Green. it was 5 November 1967 and many had travelled down to Rye for the Bonfire celebrations the previous evening. Continue reading Hither Green Remembered
DANCING CRAZE HITS RYE
Stricktly Come Dancing has got a lot to answer for. It seems that the whole country has gone ballroom mad. Continue reading Dancing Craze Hits Rye
“Hold on, I’ll just stamp your hand, then you can go outside and take as much drugs as you like”
So quipped the old gentleman in the Mad Hatter headgear (complete with 10/6 price label) as he took our tickets on the way into venue. Continue reading Circulus At Rye Community Centre
Marie Hanley Productions, 9 Cinque Ports Street, Rye, are presenting a revival of their hugely successful musical comedy revue show, Spring Into Life, at the Memorial Theatre, Broadstairs on Sunday 25th May at 5.00pm. Devised and directed by local actor Martin Wimbush, the show is a miscellany of all the best material from popular revues, including works from, Noel Coward, Cole Porter, Tom Lehrer, Flanders and Swann and Alan Bennett. Martin will be appearing in it, alongside, West End musical actor Michael Sadler and local actress and singer Lorna Hall. Continue reading Rye Actor Martin Wimbush Directs Comedy Revue at Broadstairs
Nineteen year old Chloe Polley who has been dancing at the Rye Dance Centre under dance instructor Jo’ Fletcher since she was two years of age has just landed a plumb summer job dancing at the famous Norfolk holiday venue, Haven Leisure. Continue reading Chloe’s Dancing Venture
The Temperance Seven were formed at the Royal College of Art during 1957. The band usually had nine members (one over the eight!) and dressed in the style appropriate to the late 1920s ‘white’ jazz they played. This is their Jubilee Year and they were many peoples Rye Festival Favourites. Their appearance at the Thomas Peacocke on Saturday 8 September was a sell out, over 300 people attended and were treated to an evening of pure entertainment. Old songs and even older jokes (the old ones are the best ones) kept the audience tapping their feet and laughing from start to finish. Continue reading The Temperance Seven
