An international delegation of 30 students from IMA International visited The Rye Partnership in June to learn about how the Partnership tackles regeneration the Rye bay area. Delegates came from Ethiopia, Sweden, Uganda, Angola, Niger, Thailand, Tanzania, Zambia, Afghanistan, India and Honduras. Continue reading Students From Around The World Visit Rye
Category: Local interest
Smeaton’s Harbour
By Peter Etherden
The Tale of Smeaton’s Harbour is an everyday story of country gentry and their shenanigans. It is set in the town of Rye between May 1724 and October 1787…and it is a true story. The chronicler of these events is John Meryon, writing in some dismay as he unearthed the story upon his return to Rye in 1841 after a twenty-year tour of duty in Australia. Continue reading Smeaton’s Harbour
We’ll Meet Again
We’ll Meet Again Twenty two classmates and partners met for a reunion at the Riverhaven Hotel on 26 May. The class of 1952 at Rye Secondary Modern School were joined by some of their friends from the same era and enjoyed an evening of good food and fond reminiscences. Continue reading We’ll Meet Again
Editorial
The bombshell is about to burst on Rye. East Sussex County Council, aided by Rother District Council, have a plan for this town that will change it into another suburban sprawl. Continue reading Editorial
Rye Garden Safari 2005
The 2005 Garden Safari, organised as in past years by enthusiastic gardener Sandra Pawsey, was another outstandin g success raising no less than £1,700 towards St. Michael’s Hospice. Continue reading Rye Garden Safari 2005
Bus Operators of Rye & District
By Roland Jempson.
The article in the January issue of “Rye’s Own” telling of Rye in the 1930’s has inspired me to write about the Bus Services and their operators in and around the town from the 1920’s. Continue reading Bus Operators of Rye & District
Jimper’s Jottings
May gone already, we are now just three weeks short of the longest day. From the 21st. we know that the days get shorter and winter approaches. The good news is that it get warmer as we get past mid June. My father always said, get my birthday over and let the warmer weather in. Continue reading Jimper’s Jottings
Turkey Cock Lane
By Brian Trill.
They had been catching each other’s eye for a long time, like lovers before they meet. Jonathan had been in holy orders for seven years and Mary for nine years. They were barely thirty years old and ignorant of the world outside their abode. They should not have been in a position to even cast eyes upon one another in the normal course of events. Continue reading Turkey Cock Lane
Fund Raising For ARRCC
By Peter Holland
Pictures by Martin Carter
All too often we hear that someone we know has suffered a stroke or has contracted an obscure ailment which robs its victim of physical or mental capabilities. Continue reading Fund Raising For ARRCC
Yellow Lines
Its A Fair Cop
May Bank Holiday in Rye and the motorbike problem is exacerbated by three bikes from the emergency services ( 2 police and 1 paramedic) parked on double yellow lines. Continue reading Yellow Lines