By Jim Hollands Friday 29 September 2017
Fire crews from Rye and others including Hastings, Battle and Ashford are fighting a multi-building farm fire just outside Camber on the Lydd Road.
Police and ambulance attendance, but as far as we can ascertain there were no injuries. Around ten fire appliances are at the blaze, including a Ladder Platform and around fifty firefighters,. Police are running traffic control but the road has not been closed. Continue reading Massive Farm Fire Near Camber
Another selection of Rye events of the 1970’s from David Smeed’s amazing record of Rye life in moving pictures from almost fifty years ago.
Those of us that can remember look back on these times which seemed so much slower and peaceful.
There are so many more David Smeed’s films, given to the Rye’s Own archive by David’s wife Sheila. It will take many months to get them transferred into a digital form that we can put on the web-site.
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Emergency services were called to a house in West Hill Road, St Leonards at around 5.35pm on Thursday (9 February) following a reported fire.
Crews from East Sussex Fire and Rescue successfully managed to tackle the blaze which had caused extensive damage to the property.
Sadly the body of a man was found inside the house. The coroner’s officer has been informed. Continue reading Body Found Following House Fire
We are just receiving reports of a fire in Fishmarket Road at around 5pm.
Kent Fire & Rescue Service Report Friday 6 May
Incident details
Firefighters were called to reports of a vehicle on fire on the driveway of a property in High Street, Lydd.
Upon arrival, crews found a private vehicle well alight and a man suffering burns being treated by paramedics. Continue reading Car Fire at Lydd “Suspicious”
Fire appliances rushed to Guestling this evening when fire broke out at Buckswood School. Continue reading Fire at Local School
Hastings Pier will be opening shortly.
A bulletin on the Hastings Pier Charity official Pier Website announces an intended opening date.
The full statement reads Continue reading Pier Set for Opening
Rye Fire Station Commander, Andy Polley has just completed 35 years service with Rye Firefighters. Continue reading Well Done Andy
SAP 201, one of Rye’s best known Fire Engines, is returning to Rye in the New Year.
The following film “The Future of Tilling Green”, was made a few years ago when the Primary School on Mason Road was closed, the electrics and gas stripped out so it could not be used, and the building was boarded up waiting for an excuse for demolition.
This was the same underhand method that was used with the Ferry Road Primary School. It was abandoned and one building suffered an arson attack. This was used as an excuse to demolish the other buildings. ESCC failed miserably to find a buyer and the community was robbed of a fine site for a library and sports facilities. Continue reading Save Tilling Green Community Centre
