Category: Life & Work

The practical fabric of life around Rye: shops and commerce, farming, schools, gardens and the rhythms of the countryside. These articles record how people earned a living, learned their trades, tended the land and built communities, with room for both major changes and the everyday details that make a local archive valuable.

Tackling Rural Crime

Op Traverse calls on anglers to be ‘eyes and ears’ to tackle rural crime Sussex anglers are being encouraged to become ‘eyes and ears’ for tackling wildlife crime across the county. The Environment Agency, CEFAS (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science) and the Angling Trust have joined forces with the National Wildlife Crime Unit … Continue reading Tackling Rural Crime

Reunion of those who left Rye Grammar School in 1955

They came from all over the World to enjoy an evening together at The Fish Cafe. Some had not seen each other for fifty years. John Barnes, who has lived in California for many years, organised the event which was a resounding success. Plans are already being made for another gathering in a few years time .

Mass Protest Over 12,000 Houses and Lorry Park

Gang of Four Motives Questioned by Marchers The ‘Gang of Four’, as Local MP Damien Collins, David Monk, Leader of Shepway Council, and Councillors Susan Carey and Jenny Hollingsbee have become know, must have felt their ears burning on Saturday morning. Hundreds braved a bitter cold December morning to march around Folkestone in protest against … Continue reading Mass Protest Over 12,000 Houses and Lorry Park

Residents to March Against Establishment Again

Establishment Versus Electorate A Press Release Issued by Sellindge & District Residents Association highlights the reasons for the Anti-Establishment vote via Brexit and the American Presidential election.   Who will vote for regimes that ride rough-shod over the views of their local electorate? It is claimed they are selling off our heritage to the highest … Continue reading Residents to March Against Establishment Again

Celebrity Chef John Torode coming to Jempson’s Peasmarsh

John Torode at Peasmarsh Celebrity Chef John Torode coming to Jempson’s Peasmarsh BBC MasterChef John Torode will be cooking up a storm at family owned independent Jempson’s Peasmarsh on Friday 16th December. The hugely popular chef will be hosting two ‘Meet the Expert’ cookery demonstration events during the evening at 6pm and 8pm. John is best known as the … Continue reading Celebrity Chef John Torode coming to Jempson’s Peasmarsh

New Romney Cinque Port Status Threatened

Petition to the Government  – Update at foot of this post. It was the Queen’s 90th. Birthday on Thursday (21 April) and beacon fires were lit all over the country, all over that is, except for New Romney. The Real Marsh Watch Group on the internet went ballistic when it was discovered the New Romney … Continue reading New Romney Cinque Port Status Threatened

Rye’s Own Needs Help

Help us by becoming a “Rye’s Own Reporter / Photographer” Times are changing – When “Rye’s Own” was first published 50 Years ago, there was no internet, no 24 Hour news programmes on television and local media was not even imagined in anyone’s wildest dreams. Newsagents still sold vast amounts of newspapers and supermarkets were … Continue reading Rye’s Own Needs Help

Multi-Million Pound Expansion For Skinners Of Rye

ONE OF RYE’S longest-established businesses has recently undergone a major expansion, acquiring new premises on Harbour Road. Skinners of Rye have been looking after the transport needs of the local and wider community for over 150 years and today, with Managing Director Gary Barlow at the helm, that great tradition is set to continue.

Days Before the EU and Health & Safety

To All of Us Born Between 1925 – 1970 That’s Before the Common Market, European Union, Health & Safety and Litigation No matter what our kids And the new generation think about us, we are Special People. Our very lives are living proof of what we have survived and how we enjoyed it all.