ELECTION ‘69 Rye people do care how local government is run. This point was driven home at the council elections on May 8th. when a near record 54 per cent poll was recorded.
Category: Personalities
Browse the Rye’s Own Personalities archive for magazine pieces that combine contemporary reporting with memories and historical perspective. The selection ranges across “Mayor’s Report 2015”, “Frederica Tops the Poll”, “Rye Top 30 of the 20th. Century”, “Notable Sussex Women”, and “Captain Tom”, showing the breadth hidden behind the section heading. Together the articles retain the immediacy and individuality of a local magazine rather than reading like a formal reference book.
Down Rye Way – John Hacking
W. J. Hacking By Nan King The name of Hacking has been associated with the town of Rye as long as most residents can remember, and when William John Hacking was installed as Mayor on 24 May 1965. he was following on a family tradition of service to the Borough as his father had been a … Continue reading Down Rye Way – John Hacking
Down Rye Way
The Rebel Farmer – And One of the Most Interesting Men I ever Met By Jim Hollands Farmer Jack Merricks of Icklesham. often called the Rebel farmer. is surely one of the best known of local personalities. His clashes with various Government
Oliver Kite Tribute
“OLLIE KITE” He often went a-wandering, His knapsack on his back, And on T.V. we followed him Over the beaten track.
Miss Rye’s Own 1968
The Finalists The five young ladies pictured are the finalists in the 1968 Miss Rye’s Own Competition. You, our readers, are asked to judge the final.
Built to Fly
IT’S A MODEL WORLD No. 3 Albert Victor Sanders of Mill Place, Rye has been a keen Aircraft Modeller for thirty years. He first built solid models for display but then progressed to the skeleton type covered with a thin skin and capable of being flown.
Ernest Hatter
40 years with East Kent Born in Cinque Ports Square, Rye in 1900, Ernest Hatter, one of a family of nine children, was educated at Mermaid Street School. The cottage where he spent his childhood was one of many situated behind where the
Down Rye Way – Tom Upton
Tom Upton On many hot summer evenings Special Police Sergeant Tom Upton does traffic duty in Rye keeping the flow of traffic passing smoothly through the town from the seaside beaches of Camber and Winchelsea Beach. To see Tom Upton in action, competently marshalling the hundreds of cars, its difficult to believe that this upright, … Continue reading Down Rye Way – Tom Upton
Down Rye Way – Bob Woolley
by “Elaine” He guarded the Bank of England Robert Woolley first saw the light of day in 1894. He was born in the Mint. Bob, as he has always been called, first went to school at Mermaid Street then going on to the Lion Street school for the second part of his education. Before leaving … Continue reading Down Rye Way – Bob Woolley
Balloon Channel Crossing
Balloon Channel Crossing History was made at historic Rye on Saturday, 4 February, when a Hydrogen balloon, piloted by Malcolm Brighton of Farnham, Surrey, took off from the Salts—its destination was France. Four hours later the balloon with its five occupants made a successful landing at Berck-Plage, 10 miles south of Le Touquet on the … Continue reading Balloon Channel Crossing