Sixty years ago in 1945 the Second World War had just reached it’s terrible conclusion with the discovery of the death camps in Europe and the dropping of two atom bombs on Japan. Continue reading Rye Fawkes In Our Time
Category: Festivals
The Rye Flower And Vegetable Show
“FANTASTICTURN OUT”
The Rye in Bloom committee were absolutely delighted with the fantastic turn out of entries and visitors to their first Flower and Vegetable Show at the Community Centre last Saturday. Entries from all over Rye and surrounding areas came in thick and fast and there were over 160 exhibits of fruit, vegetables, handicraft and flowers on display showing how versatile and keen Rye gardeners are. Continue reading The Rye Flower And Vegetable Show
Rye Country Fair
What a great country day out it was at the Rye Country Fair on 20 August at Salts Farm, East Guldeford. The show was a hive of activity from the first Junior Novice riding event through to the Parade of the Foxhounds and Bloodhounds at 4.30. Continue reading Rye Country Fair
Trafalgar Day 200
Saturday 7 August saw the people of Rye celebrate a great English victory in a way that the Horatio Nelson would have no doubt approved. Continue reading Trafalgar Day 200
The Siege Of Rye
Photographs Courtesy of Pixels
Creative Digital Photography 4 Cinque Ports Street
The Siege of Rye (Rye Medieval Festival) proved to be as brilliant as ever despite some problem with funding obtained by the Rye Partnership. Continue reading The Siege Of Rye
Raft Race
The Mayor of Rye Councillor Ian Potter gets the Race under way. Continue reading Raft Race
Rye Garden Safari 2005
The 2005 Garden Safari, organised as in past years by enthusiastic gardener Sandra Pawsey, was another outstandin g success raising no less than £1,700 towards St. Michael’s Hospice. Continue reading Rye Garden Safari 2005
Rye Scallop Festival 2005
The third annual Rye Bay Scallop Festival, which originated from an idea of local restaurateur Kate Hemmings, has proved to be a great success. Continue reading Rye Scallop Festival 2005
2004 – The Year the Bonfire Parade was stopped in it’s Tracks
2004 and a Ship Sinks the Parade
By Jimper
The year was 2004 and the summer was refusing to die. The autumn rains and winter gales had not materialised yet and the ground was still firm. All things looked good for the Rye Bonfire’s annual celebrations. On the Friday the local police force informed the Society that they had a slight problem as they were rather short of traffic cones to mark the route of the procession. Word went out to all members to collect up any odd lost or ‘easy to acquire’ road signs that they Continue reading 2004 – The Year the Bonfire Parade was stopped in it’s Tracks
Music & Flowers at St. Mary’s
A wonderful performance of classical music was enjoyed by an appriciative audience at St. Mary’s on Saturday 11 September as part of this year’s best ever Rye Festival. Continue reading Music & Flowers at St. Mary’s