Rye’s Own Spotted at Cape Coral, Florida
Spotted at Cape Coral Florida. A twin engine sea going speed boat named “Rye’s Own”
You can take the man out of Rye but you can’t take Rye out of the man.
Could it be owned by a retired Rye Businessman? Continue reading Picture Feature Page
About 400 passengers, mostly from the Rye area, sailed from Rye Wharf at Rye Harbour on Wednesday 12 July on the Merchant Vessel Balmoral, bound for the Tower Pier. Continue reading Balmoral Sails from Rye to Tower Bridge
RYE HARBOUR This photograph from the Frank Palmer Collection is undated but was probably taken in the 1930’s. The chap, third from the left, is wearing a tamashanta. He and his three companions are possibly golfers waiting for the ferry to take them across the river. The group on the right seem to be fisherman, one is wearing a smock Some of our readers from Rye Harbour might even come up with names and a firm date of when the image was captured.
From the May 2007 issue of “Ryes Own”
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A new venture from the Wharf at Rye Harbour proved to be an outstanding success. The Historic Passenger Ship Balmoral, loaded with hundreds of passengers from Rye and district, sailed on the morning tide of Thursday 8 June. Continue reading Balmoral Leaves
20th One of us killed a penguin this morning and he wondered what it was but we soon told him when he bought it to the camp. This one appeared to be pioneer as after this they continued to come in thousands until all the rocky part of the island was covered with them. Continue reading The Wreck of the Strathmore Part Two
Last month I wrote of my Smuggling Ancestors, this month it’s the turn of my Shipwrecked Ancestor. In my last month’s feature I mentioned George and Elisa Buttenshaw who were at that time living in Winchelsea. Continue reading My Shipwrecked Ancestor.
Work has been going on to repair The Sluice Gates at Winchelsea Road. It seems that the Environmental Agency have been finding it difficult to get the spares required. Continue reading Trouble at The Sluice
Great Job Rye Harbour Boat Owners Association put on a grand show to commemorate the 200th. Anniversary of Horatio Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar.
The Strand was awash with red white and blue flags that decorated every boat moored. The weather was kind, the crowds were happy and everything came together to make it a family day out.
Lets have something like this every year, Rye is an historic port and needs to keep a close contact with its past if it is to prosper in the future. Perhaps the event could incorporate a regatta with all sorts of boat races on the river as happened throughout the latter part of the 19th Century up to Edwardian times. An event that embraces those that live in the town. It may be that the event could ‘spill’ over onto terra firma and include athletic, even cycle races again. There seem to be many more folk about with the will and ability to organise than there have been for many years.
Peter Etherden has asked Heidi Foster to take on the daunting task of putting together an exhibition that captures the enormous range of Connie’s work as an artist in Rye between 1972 and 2002. Continue reading Town Crier
When Ryers were young they used to walk hand in hand along the ‘MonkeyWalk’ and sit on the seat by the river. Today there is so much rubbish and filth on the bank alongside the path that runs from the Tillingham Bridge in Ferry Road to the Windmill, it fails to be the romantic place it once was. Alas, since Rother District Council took over the running of Rye the town has gradually deteriorated. Continue reading Down by the Riverside
Man Overboard Great fun was had at Rye Harbour Lifeboat Station in June. An Open Day attracted many people from the village and from Rye to look over the station. Continue reading Man Overboard
