Category: Local interest

Parking Charges at Jempsons Rye Car Park

 

This notice has just been sent me from Jempsons. Readers will see they have tried to meet the many questions and problems of their customers and altered the parking charges to help the customers to their store, making it free to those that shop for less than an hour and completely free before 9am and after 6pm. It will mean, in practice, that there will always be room for customers to park.

Official Notice from Jempsons

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George Bayntun at 104 Enjoys the New Cycle/FootPath

By Derek Bayntun

 

Its good that Graham’s Way is at last completed and the vegetation has been cut back, pity about the white lines confusing the edge of the path and kerb at night. That needs addressing.

Cycle Path - Opening of Graham's Way
Cycle Path – Opening of Graham’s Way
Cyclist ride off the end of the cycle path at a point only a few yards
Cyclist ride off the end of the cycle path before it’s completion

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Woolies & Fire Brigade Party 1963

By Jim Hollands

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

A Spice of Rye Life

 

Open Seven Days a Week

The Rye Spice Company have been providing an extensive range of dried Herbs, Spices, Fruit, Nuts and other culinary ingredients for 20 years.

Their main business has been supplying the Food Trade but an online shop was introduced due to high demand from the public. In March this year, Rye Spice converted their office into a shop and invited the public to come and buy direct. They supply the ‘Cottage Delight’ range as well as lots of other cooking ingredients and every conceivable spice from around the world. They are open seven days a week. Continue reading A Spice of Rye Life

Wild Boar Week

Wild Boar Week
Saturday 24th October – Sunday 1st November 2015

Record Number of Events in 2015  Boar Week!

Boar Week Organiser Oliver Campion has matched catering establishments in and around the Rye area who have gone the whole hog this year. Continue reading Wild Boar Week

69 Year Old Rye Man Jailed for 42 Days.

 

Refused to Pay his Council Tax

A man who lives at The Mint in Rye was jailed for 42 days at Hastings Magistrates Court yesterday (Wednesday 7 October)

He claimed that to pay his £1,800 plus Council Tax Bill owing to Rother District Council would be a ‘Criminal Offence’ under the Terrorism Act of 2000, as it may be used by the Government to spend on ‘Illegal’ foreign wars. He claimed that if he paid he would be breaking the law. Continue reading 69 Year Old Rye Man Jailed for 42 Days.

The Great Ferry Road Nursery Duck Race

The Town Crier Rang his bell and the ducks were launched in the great Ferry Road Nursery Duck Race. 100’s of ducks were dropped from the Bridge at Ferry Road and raced off down the River Tillingham towards the finishing point at the Railway Bridge Continue reading The Great Ferry Road Nursery Duck Race

Rex & Rita are Diamonds

Rex & Rita – Ryers Through and Through

Rye Town Crier, Rex Swain, and his wife Rita celebrate sixty years
of happy marriage on this very day Friday 1. October as this magazine
reaches the newsagents.
Our front cover celebrates sixty years of dedication to each other
and their fine service to the Town of Rye. The picture was taken the
day that one of Rye’s mace bearers could not make a very important
event in the calendar and Rita stood in at the last moment. Continue reading Rex & Rita are Diamonds