The Obstacle Event, in which Rye Athletic F C seem to be heavily involved, a Dog Show and Children’s novelty events on The Salts Continue reading Rye Carnival 1974 – Part Five
Category: Festivals
Rye Carnival 1974 – Part Four
The Carnival moves down onto The Salts for sporting events and novelty spectaculars Continue reading Rye Carnival 1974 – Part Four
Rye Carnival 1974 – Part Three
More views of the procession as it circles the town and comes back through the Landgate for the second time. Continue reading Rye Carnival 1974 – Part Three
Rye Carnival 1974 – Part Two
Part two of the Rye Movie Society Film shows the Carnival Procession passing through the Landgate and up Hilder’s Cliff to the High Street. Continue reading Rye Carnival 1974 – Part Two
Rye Carnival 1974 Part One
This great Carnival Film – Taken by Rye Movie Society in 1974 features 100’s of local people – This Film is in six five minute segments – Several members of Rye Movie Society worked the cameras and edited the film – Details later as they become available. David Smeed headed one of the camera crews
Rye Bonfire 1962
“Rye’s Own” Archive Film
Old “Rye’s Own” Archive Film – Rye Bonfire 1962. Includes The Bonfire Boys Song Written by Frank Taylor. The original Fire Breathing Dragon and the HollandsTelevision Float “Locomotion” Sandra Kewell, Helina Greginska and Suzanne Oliver. Continue reading Rye Bonfire 1962
Hastings Carnival 1969
This old 8mm cine film of Hastings Carnival was made in 1969. It is a precious record of local characters who took part in the procession. “Rye’s Own” took the film because the 1969 Miss Rye’s Own, Frederica Barwood, was entered in the event and driven in the procession in a Jaguar Sports car owned by Robert Hollands. Continue reading Hastings Carnival 1969
Rye Country Show – Twenty Pictures
What a great Rye Country Show it was. Here are 20 pictures to give a glimpse of the scope of the event. Continue reading Rye Country Show – Twenty Pictures
Rye’s Great Annual Events That Still Draw The Crowds
There has been a lot of talk recently on reviving many of the old annual events staged in Rye but which, over the years, have fallen by the wayside.
Rye Sports Day, Rye Medieval Festival, Miss Rye, The Raft Race and Rye in Bloom to name just a few. It is hoped the meeting on Wednesday 9 February will be the start of getting at least two of these old classics back on the Rye Programme. Continue reading Rye’s Great Annual Events That Still Draw The Crowds
More Events for Rye?
Could this be the Start of Something Big?
A frantic flurry of messages in reply to a post on Ryes Own Newsfeed by Rye man Brian Clifton on 4 August who pointed out that Rye has lost it’s Raft Race, Rye United Football Club, Rye in Bloom, ‘Pram Race’ and Medieval Festival in recent times. Continue reading More Events for Rye?