Before he left Rye Secondary School, Roberts Ernest Cutting, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Cutting of Lea Avenue, Tilling Green, always wanted to be a musician.
Following in his fathers footsteps, he joined Rye Town Band as a Boy Cornet Player, with his school pal, Dennis Batchelor. Both Mr. Cutting (senior) and Mr. Batchelor (senior) had a long record in Rye Town Band. Continue reading Rye Musician
These six young ladies, are the finalists in the 1971 Miss Rye’ s Own’ Competition Continue reading Miss Rye’s Own Final 1971
As a member of the Wildfowlers Association and helper at the Wildlife Conservation area at Redland Gravel Pits, Sevenoaks, Jimper was presented to Prince Philip. when H.B.H. visited the site to view the work that has been carried out there. Continue reading Jimper Meets Prince Phillip
July proved to be an important month in the life of our regular Country contributor, Jimper Sutton. Continue reading Jimper Meets Prince Phillip
The five young ladies pictured below are the finalists in the 1970 ‘Miss RSheila Cockett, ye’s Own’ Competition. You, our readers, are asked to judge the final. Just Continue reading Miss Rye’s Own Finalists 1970
Frederick Stanley Jordan. known to nearly every inhabitant of Rye as Chippy is a Ryer in every sense of the word. Continue reading Down Rye Way – Fred Jordan
Rye Trawler Jeanne de Arc filled with water and turned on her side during the night of Sunday 15 January 1970. Continue reading The Fight for Jeanne de Arc
Mr. Jack Pankhurmt, dressed as “Rye’s Own’s Mrs Mopp, 16 year old Francis Roe and Mr Barbara Larking set out on a 30 mile trek to Heating and back.
A challenge made in a Rye pub resulted in 64 year old Jack Pankhurst and Mrs. Babs Larking 57, walking 30 miles and earning over eighty pounds that will give the children of Hill House Hospital an outing to Margate.
Twenty-three-year-old Frederica Barwood was voted “Rye’s Girl of the Year” by readers and becomes “Miss Rye’s Own 1969”. Continue reading Frederica Tops the Poll
