Fishing boats at Rye Fishmarket and The Strand – Pictures taken in the 1960s
Category: History & Heritage
Rye’s long memory, gathered from the pages of Rye’s Own. This section leads into local history, historic buildings, churches, the Cinque Ports, wartime experience and the stories attached to familiar streets and institutions. It is a lively archive of research, recollection and rediscovered detail rather than a formal textbook history.
New Mayor and Deputy Mayor
New Mayor of Rye is inaugerated in a heatwave A gatering of invited guests packed Rye Town Hall on Monday 7 May to elect and witness the inaugeration a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Both the new Mayor, Councillor MICHAEL BOYD and Deputy, Councillor RIBEKAH GILBERT were nominated and elected without challenge and took … Continue reading New Mayor and Deputy Mayor
RYE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 2018
MAYOR’S OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR Rye Town meeting took place at the Tilling Green Community Centre on Wednesday 4 April 2018. The Mayor of Rye, Councillor Jonathan Breeds gave his annual address to a meeting of around 150 Rye residents. We print it here in full for the benefit of those that were unable to … Continue reading RYE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 2018
When Polio Hit The Children Of Rye
By Paul Vincent At Christmas I always hear from a friend originally from East Guldeford but now in Scotland, who I met at the age of five when we were both Polio victims in the Buchanan Hospital in St Leonards.
Today’s Teaser
Who are these Rye Children? Is your Mum or Dad or your grandma or grandpa, or even you, in this picture? Clue : The year was almost certainly 1937 (The last year at Lion Street before the pupils carried their chairs down to the new Primary School in Ferry Road.
Wright Biplane Flying at Camber
Mr. OgiIvy’s flight from Camber Sands, 1911 flying a Wright Biplane In 1911 Rye’s Own printed an article in 1966 about the 1911 flight by Alec Ogilvie in a Wright Biplane. A postcard has been found with a further picture of the event.
Three Great Magazines for September 2017
THREE GREAT MAGAZINES FOR SEPTEMBER 2017 Rye’s Own Number 278 Is packed with pictures from local events. The Country show at Icklesham, Rye Flower Festival, Festival of the Sea, Raft Race, Lifeboat Open Day, Mariner’s Garden Party, Rock-a-Billy Rev Up and the fantastic 2017 War & Peace Revival. There is a preview of … Continue reading Three Great Magazines for September 2017
Cinque Ports April 2017 Number Nineteen
April Issue in the Shops Now Packed with Articles -Pictures – News – Comment and Nostalgia Protest March pre view, 100 Miles for 100 years, Herman Recycled – Nazi Invasion between Hythe and Hastings, Rubbish on the Marsh, Shore Way to Success, Tough Day for Racing on the Marsh, Spring in Dymchurch, The Long Journey … Continue reading Cinque Ports April 2017 Number Nineteen
Who Remembers the Great Shops of Rye Number One
J.E. Hollands & Sons Television and Electrical 55 Cinque Ports Street and later 12 Cinque Ports Street 1950’s & 60’s Rye was a boom town in the 1960’s – There were five television shops competing for business in the rapidly developing Television Era. The Hollands’ business started at 55 Cinque Ports Street in 1957 and … Continue reading Who Remembers the Great Shops of Rye Number One
The Kettle O’ Fish and Jimper Support Memorial Care Centre
An endless stream of diners partook of a special Fish and Chip Supper at the brand new Kettle O’Fish Restaurant on Saturday 27 March. The event raised a grand total of over £500 for the benefit of the Memorial Care Centre at Rye.