The first of two programmes made by “Flog It” at Rye Auction Galleries last September is scheduled to be screened on a weekday afternoon in mid January. Continue reading Rye Auction Galleries “Flog it” Programme to be screened in January
Category: Local interest
Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris at 1066 Dinner
Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris, a Chelsea Legend who played 795 games over 21 years for the ‘Blues’, will be Guest of Honour for the inaugural Rye Sporting Dinner at the River Haven Hotel, on Thursday 17th March. Continue reading Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris at 1066 Dinner
James Duffy
James (Jim) Duffy passed away at the Conquest Hospital on November
30. He was a well known character in the town, cycling around in his
familiar hat going to and from his numerous gardening jobs. Continue reading James Duffy
Town Crier News and Gossip Pages
Rye Masons Bridge The Gap
What a great gesture it was by members of Rye Masonic Lodge to present Rye St. John Ambulance with the £13,500 needed to complete the total required to pay for their new vehicle. Continue reading Town Crier News and Gossip Pages
All Our Yesterdays
Who were the driving forces in the town forty years ago? Who were in power at Rye Town Hall in 1965? What was it like to live in a democratic Rye that ran its own affairs and was responsible for its own planning? 1965 and ’66 were great years for Rye. Continue reading All Our Yesterdays
2004 – The Year the Bonfire Parade was stopped in it’s Tracks
2004 and a Ship Sinks the Parade
By Jimper
The year was 2004 and the summer was refusing to die. The autumn rains and winter gales had not materialised yet and the ground was still firm. All things looked good for the Rye Bonfire’s annual celebrations. On the Friday the local police force informed the Society that they had a slight problem as they were rather short of traffic cones to mark the route of the procession. Word went out to all members to collect up any odd lost or ‘easy to acquire’ road signs that they Continue reading 2004 – The Year the Bonfire Parade was stopped in it’s Tracks
Papal Medals for Rye Parishioners
By Royston Godwin
Two parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua’s Church in Rye were awarded “Bene Merenti” medals on behalf of the Pope at a special Moss on Monday 4 October, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. The investiture was carried out by the Right Rev. Kieran Conry, Roman Catholic Bishop of Arundel and Brighton. Continue reading Papal Medals for Rye Parishioners
The Caister Family
By Arthur Woodgate
The Caisters of Rye Harbour – What a family. Fishing for a living father Mick Caister, skipper of the RX 30 Akela works his boat out of Rye from the new Simmonds Quay. Continue reading The Caister Family
Town Hall Packed for Rye in Bloom Awards
AWARDS CEREMONY 2004
Sarah Raven, BBC Gardener’s World presenter, award winning gardening author and journalist was the star attraction at this year’s Rye in Bloom Awards ceremony. Continue reading Town Hall Packed for Rye in Bloom Awards
Rye Bonfire Boys
The Bonfire Boys production of “Cinderella” was a great success. It was staged at the Monastery, now Cinque Ports Pottery. The cast list is a Who’s Who of Rye characters of the forties, fifties and sixties. These were among the backbone of the Bonfire movement in the town through that period. Continue reading Rye Bonfire Boys