ARRCC at Rye Memorial is not your runof- the-mill Respite Care Centre. From Tuesday to Friday every week, adults with physical disabilities enjoy lessons in art and mosaics, creative writing sessions and IT tutoring. Continue reading A Reason For Going To ARRCC
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Town Crier
2005 is an historic year for our small country which has had such a big influence on developing the world in which we live.
This year Rye will recall with pride the terrific efforts of our fighting men of the past who have ensured that the voice of England and Britain had the power to command our own destiny. Continue reading Town Crier
Newsbrief
Shell Shock for Auctioneer
A live WW2 cannon shell, powerful enough to penetrate 1″ thick metal, was discovered in an old urn at Rye Auction Galleries. Continue reading Newsbrief
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
The ‘Sprocket’ Page
Adventures of the Rye & District Wheelers. Past and Present
WHEELERS WILL SUPPORT MAYOR’S CHARITY WITH “LANDS END” ATTEMPT
Rye Wheelers will be supporting the Mayor’s ARRCC appeal fund for their annual charity raising event this year. Continue reading The ‘Sprocket’ Page
Cobblers
COBBLERS By Jimper
The Romans built the first paved roads in England. The people of Rye, a couple of hundred years later, started to make the streets in and around Rye serviceable by gathering the hardest wearing material at hand, the humble flint. Out on the shore the people found an abundant supply of boulders. Once transported to the site, men lay them, packing them tightly into place and bedded them in with mud. Continue reading Cobblers
Thanks For Our Ambulance
by Julie Bettley
The ambulance is a Renault Crusader MPV (multi purpose vehicle) designed exclusively for St John Ambulance and converted by volunteers at ATT Papworth, Cambridge. Continue reading Thanks For Our Ambulance
Christmas Arrived Early This Year
By John Wallbank
I certainly hope that on the evening of the 23rd of December, a lot of Ryers ears were burning! There I was at my place of work here in Wellington, New Zealand, when my wife rang to tell me that one of my old Rye former footballing buddies from way back had been on the phone to her and wanted to meet up with me. Continue reading Christmas Arrived Early This Year
Rye Auction Galleries “Flog it” Programme to be screened in January
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
Town Crier
Goodbye Star
Jimper Sutton was wrong. They did re-float the Maanav Star. She was pulled off Jury’s Gap by a tug just after “Rye’s Own” went to press last month. The old coaster did cause a bit of excitement in the area, probably the first time in her long career that anyone paid attention to her. Continue reading Town Crier