Category: Schools

The Lion Street School

An open letter to all those interested in, or connected with, the Lion Street Adult Education Centre.

I have been encouraged by a number of people from Rye to make a statement explaining the College’s position over the Lion Street Centre and the current proposals for its future. Continue reading The Lion Street School

Miss Welfare

Freda Mary Welfare: 1905-2005

Freda was born in Robertsbridge in 1905 where her father was landlord of “The New Eight Bells”. In 1912 her father died and the family split up. Her mother and two brothers went to Reading where there were family members, by Freda came to live with a favourite aunt and uncle in Ferry Road. The uncle had a tobacconist shop in Landgate. Continue reading Miss Welfare

News From The TPPC

Peer Support Scheme

A rather exciting development in September at Thomas Peacocke Community College was the introduction of our Peer Support Scheme. At the beginning of the term, some senior students were selected to provide a whole school listening service. These senior students are receiving on going training in listening, counselling and mediation skills and will gain the Duke of Edinburgh Silver sectional certificates in Community Service and Skills for their efforts at the end of the year. Continue reading News From The TPPC

Thomas Peacocke Pupils Getting Rye to Bloom

By Jim Hollands

Doubters have said that Rye will not be capable of winning the ‘Britain in Bloom Competition’ at the first attempt. Don’t let the pupils of the Thomas Peacocke hear them. Continue reading Thomas Peacocke Pupils Getting Rye to Bloom

F E Centre, Garage & Ferry Road School

Rye’s Own May 2001

The controversy currently raging about the possible demise of the Lion Street School Buildings, re-sighting the Library in rented accommodation at the old garage in Cinque Ports Street and the new use of the Ferry Road School site may Continue reading F E Centre, Garage & Ferry Road School

Teen & Twenty Oct. 1973

Lisa Gilmour -Ellis

This month’s personality is 17 year old Lisa Gilmour-Ellis. Lisa has been a pupil at Thomas Peacocke School for the last six years and, living at Saltcote Place, has become more at home in Rye than in her own home town of Brighton. Continue reading Teen & Twenty Oct. 1973

Mrs Smith – Teacher

“RYE’S 0WN” PAYS ITS OWN SMALL TRIBUTE TO A GREAT SERVANT OF RYE.

Lilian Smith – Teacher

BY A.G.PAGE

I have already written—well or badly I do not know—several such articles for this magazine. Sometimes I have been satisfied with the manufacture and sometimes not. Never have I felt, except perhaps in one case, that I did not do justice to the subject at hand. Even more, I have never felt that I had no chance of doing so before I ever started. Continue reading Mrs Smith – Teacher