Roy Humphries pushes off the first man in the 1964 East Sussex Cycling Association 12 Mile Hardriders event.
Some of the riders taking part included Gary Booth, Chris Parsons, Peter Miles Dave & Jon Ashdown, Mike Ashdown, Bob French. Continue reading ESCA Hardriders 1964
This is a ‘Gem’ from the “Rye’s Own Film Archive” – So many great Rye Characters , these were the people who made this town ‘tick’ over the years from the 40’s and in some cases up to the present time. Continue reading Woolies & Fire Brigade Party 1963
Beating the bounds is an ancient custom which has been observed in Rye on occasion over the years. The custom started in times when there were few maps. Sometimes the events were known as name Gangdays, and participants would be going a-ganging. Records of Gangdays date prior to the Norman Conquest.
Rye follows the traditional pattern of old and young members of the community walking the the boundaries of the parish. Continue reading Beating the Bounds of Rye 1982
Jeffery Waters was one of the best film makers in the Rye Movie Society. This little film captures Rye at its best, including some of the characters of the period.
Another film from the Rye’s Own Archive part of the Rye Movie Society Collection. No credits came with this film so we don’t know who made it.
This one will make an ex-pats homesick. It wanders round the town and church and ends with some magnificent views from the Church Tower. Continue reading The Heart of Rye
It was July1980 and guns were forged and placed in the Gungarden for her inspection.
Movie Society stalwarts, Joan Camier, Robert De Croix, “Dickie” Dickenson, Fred Masters, Bert Osborne, Chris Turk and Jeffery Waters were the cameramen. Continue reading Queen Mother Visits Rye 1980
Grown men were known to have turned and run back to their vehicles and move them out of Rye High Street when they saw him approaching.
Shopkeepers would race out and offer him cups of tea, just to keep him off the street for a few minutes.
It was said he was more harmful to trade in Rye High Street than all the supermarket competition put together. Continue reading The Faithful Traffic Warden
A short Film made by Rye’s Own in 1972. A Class of youngsters with their teachers, visit the Fishmarket and Robert explains about the work of a Rye Fisherman Continue reading Robert on Fishing from Rye
