Seven riders made up the group for a recent Tuesday afternoon ‘gentle ride’ through the lanes of Romney Marsh from Appledore Bridge via Newchurch to Ham Street, where they mad a bee-line for the Cosy Kettle at the Lantern Building in The Street for refreshments.
The ride back to Appledore, through more lanes, totalled another eight miles on the fifteen ridden before the refreshment stop so a total of 23 miles was comfortable enough for riders of any standard.
Come and join us at 12 Noon Appledore Bridge on any Tuesday. Good fun for everyone with a bonus of fitness and weight loss. Very little traffic on these Rye Wheeler routes and the sun always shines on Tuesday afternoons.
Two sentenced to five years for Hastings street attack
Two 21-year old men have each been sentenced to five years imprisonment for a vicious late night street attack in Hastings town centre two years ago.
Conor Hodge (pictured left), unemployed, of Priory Road, Hastings, and Jason Easton (pictured right), a student, of Lullington Close, Bexhill, were sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday 3 March having been convicted of grievous bodily harm, at the same court on 16 January. Continue reading Five Year Sentences Each for Hastings Street Attack
Reports are coming in of obstacles and branches littering the road from Brenzett to New Romney. Several cars with buckled wheels due to hitting large branches etc. blown onto the road by the storm.
There is a lot of standing water on many roads in the area
Power cuts reported in Ivychurch and Dengemarsh
Beatrice Cloake from Hythe area reports : Today Angus is battering the coast. We have had little sleep. Plenty of bangs during the night. I wonder which kind of damages there will be!!! Hope my friends are alright!
Wind gust of 97mph reported in English Channel
Vince Winter reports: Been a very rough night in Hornstreet Village. Currently the road is shut to traffic due to power lines down. In Hornstreet power and phone come off poles on the roadside. Police blocking the road at the moment. Happy to say we still have electrics to make a good cup of tea… Keep safe peeps
16:30 – Parking restrictions apply to processional route.
18:30 – Vehicular access restrictions apply.
18:30 – Processional Route to be clear of all vehicles
19:50 – Loud maroon signals the start of the procession from Mason Road, Tilling Green Estate
Rye Fawkes is a FREE Family Night Out. Please help fill the collecting boxes – ALL money collected goes to local good causes
The route is as follows – Ferry Road to the Crown Inn, turn left into Cinque Ports Street, Tower Street, through Landgate Arch, Hilders Cliff (East Cliff) in to High Street, The Mint, turn right into Wish Ward, Cinque Ports Street, Tower Street, left down Landgate, right into Bedford Place and on to the Bonfire site.
20:30 – The Chairing down of Rye Fawkes 2016 HRH Prince Rostislav R. Romanov III
20:45 – The Bonfire Lit by Rye Fawkes 2016
21:00 – Grand Fireworks Display
Jimper – As we all remember him
As a fitting finale to this year’s display, Rye Bonfire will belaunching ashes of two of its well loved members, John Izod and Jimper Sutton, in the last rocket! John and Jimper both sadly passed away this year, but listen carefully on the night for the sound of a couple of chuckles..
John Izod at a Bonfire Boys Auction of Promises
Look Out forThe Last Rocket – Farewell Old Friends
The Bonfire Boys Song
We are the Bonfire Boys
We are the Bonfire Boys
We know our Manners
We collect the Tanners
We are Respected wherever we go
When we march along Cinque Ports Street
Doors and windows open wide
We’re the Boys that make most noise
We’re the Boys that built the Guy
We are the Bonfire Boys.
(Sung to the tune of Sussex by the Sea)
Pictures from Previous Bonfires
Bonfire
Bonfire
Rye Bonfire November 12
Bonfire Favourites
Fire Fireworkd
A Night to Remember
Dressed up for a Great Evening Out
Burgess Hill at Rye
Member of Romney Marsh Mountain Rescue Team?
A Couple of Swells
The Burning Boat being readied
One of the Best Smiles of the Evening
On the Way to Light the Fire
Moment of Ignition
Torchlight Procession
Flaming Torches
All the best looking Girls Carry a Torch for a Bonfire Society
Red Flares in Tower Street
Red is the Colour
The Glow of a Red Flare
The Very Best Come to Rye
One of the Few Trailors
Boozecruise
The Last Rocket
Lewes are out in Force
Bonfire Fun
Robertsbridge Centurians Carry Rye Fawkes
The Burning Boat
The Last Rocket
Rex Leads the Way
Tableau from the 1960s
Ready to Go
In the Glow of the Fire
Bonfire Women
Rye Bonfire
Members of Rye Bonfire Society enjoy their night out
Rex Leading the Way on Bonfire Night 2008
Tandem Relay with the Torch carring the flame to Light the 1947 Rye Bonfire
Fred, Frank, Bob and Bill
Bonfire Societies from Far & Wide Desend on Rye
Rye Bonfire
Rye Bonfire Which Year?
Well Known Rye Characters Dressed for Bonfire Celebrations
Rye Bonfire Marshall 2010
Jim Sargent and Mrs. Sargent hold the torch as the Mayor of Westminster lights the flame that will be carried 60 miles to Rye to light the Rye Bonfire of 1948
Jimper Sutton, our number One contributor since 1966, died just about the time the July Issue of “Rye’s Own” reached the printing press. Too late for even a mention of his sad passing to be recorded in this issue but there are some of his stories included. Continue reading Rye’s Own – July 2016
It is with a very heavy heart I have to report the death of my great friend and one of “Rye’s Own’s” finest contributors.
Jimper Sutton
Jimper has been writing for the magazine almost from the very start in 1965. His knowledge of country matters and fearless contributions on almost any topic have made him one of the most popular Rye Characters over many, many years. Continue reading Jimper
Merchant Vessel Balmoral arriving at Rastrum Wharf, Rye Harbour to pick up 800 passengers for a trip around the Kent Coast and up the Thames to Tower Bridge on Friday 17 June 2016.
Many pictures of Balmoral leaving in the July issue of “Rye’s Own” on Sale Friday 1 July 2016.
A “Rye’s Own” Film Released Sunday 19 June 2016
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