Category: Events & Traditions

Festivals, celebrations, ceremonies and annual traditions fill this section of the archive. From bonfire night and public visits to fairs, weddings and special gatherings, these articles capture both the spectacle and the small details—the organisers, crowds, costumes and conversations—that made each occasion part of the local calendar.

Goodbye Jimper – You Have Touched So Many Lives

Jimper  Leaves Rye for the Last Time The funeral for Jimper at St. Mary’s Church was a very special event. Saying goodbye to a person whose presence was so powerful and who filled any room he entered, was not easy. A very sad occasion was made so much easier in the knowledge that Jimper himself … Continue reading Goodbye Jimper – You Have Touched So Many Lives

Jimper’s Funeral Service

Bonfire Drummers Will Lead Cortège To St. Mary’s Church. One of Rye’s best loved characters will be laid to rest today, Friday 8 July. Jimper Sutton’s Funeral Cortège will be led by Bonfire Society drummers from the Landgate to St. Mary’s Church, Rye for the 11 am. Service. Bonfire Societies from all over East Sussex will be … Continue reading Jimper’s Funeral Service

Jimper’s Funeral Service

Jimper’s Funeral Service Will be at St. Mary’s Church, Rye 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 … Continue reading Jimper’s Funeral Service

Mystery Rye Bonfire

Do You Know What Year This Was? Another 8mm Find from the “Rye’s Own” Archive.   A “Rye’s Own” Archive Film All articles, photographs, films and drawings on this web site are World Copyright Protected. No reproduction for publication without prior arrangement.  © World Copyright 2015 Cinque Ports Magazines Rye Ltd., Guinea Hall Lodge Sellindge TN25 6EG  

Bonfire Boys Auction of Promises

Rye Bonfire Auction of Promises Antiques & Miscellaneous Items 2016 Thursday 19 May 2016 Mermaid Inn, Mermaid Street, Rye Viewing from 7:00pm – sale at 7.30 Tickets £5.00 including glass of wine and catalogue Please support Rye Bonfire’s main fundraising event this evening by kind

A Week of Scallops

Rye Bay Scallop Week Saturday 20 February – Sunday 28 February 2016 Over Twenty Restaurants to Serve Scallops! Scallop Week 2016 is nearly here and a huge number of restaurants in and around Rye are eagerly looking forward to this year’s event! The Kings Head Inn have their first Scallop Week this year with three delicious dishes; … Continue reading A Week of Scallops

Local ‘Russian Rock’ Festival Not Yet Validated

Be cautious about buying tickets for advertised event near Brighton Sussex Police Message 08 February 2016   Sussex Police are asking residents to be cautious over ticket sales site for a festival near Brighton. The police and Brighton and Hove City Council have become aware of a website that is promoting an event called ‘The … Continue reading Local ‘Russian Rock’ Festival Not Yet Validated

Rye Raft Race 2012

Sun shines on the Lions Raft Race and Fete By Conrad Freezer This year, despite the dubious weather forecast, the sun shone on a record crowd at the Annual Rye Raft Race and Fete organised by Rye and District Lions Club. This was the 34th Race organised by the Lions who usually expect some 5,000 … Continue reading Rye Raft Race 2012