The BBQ was arranged by Ronnie Simmons and Harbour Master James Bateman The BBQ was arranged by Ronnie Simmons and Harbour Master James Bateman, The Simmons family and guests enjoyed a great afternoon. Ronnie thanks for the help of Tush Hamalton and his wife Pat who supplied the fish rolls free of charge Chapmans … Continue reading Ten Year Anniversary of Simmons Quay
Category: Transport & Maritime
Road, rail, air and water meet in this section of the archive. It brings together aircraft, boats, railways, motoring and Rye’s waterways, combining transport history with journeys, working vessels, engineering and the enthusiasts who kept machines and memories moving through the pages of the magazine.
Steam Tractor Stops for a Drink at Sellindge
Film Clip of Traction Engine on the Way to War & Peace Revival A new attraction at the War & Peace Revival will be Steam Traction Engines. Including this magnificent example and others, including a Steam Roller.
St Rumbold’s Raft Race
Bonnington Spectacular The Biannual Raft Race on Sunday 19 June featured colour, design and ingenuity in abundance. There were rafts of all shapes and sizes and the majority of rafters came in fancy dress. This film depicts events leading up to the start of the first race and features many local people. There will be … Continue reading St Rumbold’s Raft Race
Balmoral at Rye 2016
Balmoral Arrives at Rastrum Wharf Rye Harbour 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 … Continue reading Balmoral at Rye 2016
Rye on Short List for Preservation
This Article was Reprinted by kind permission of the Civic Trust and Architects Journal in the “Rye’s Own” July 1968 edition. Rye on the Short List for Preservation CBA list of historic towns In 1964 the Council for British Archaeology issued a memorandum drawing attention to the implications of the Buchanan report, Traffic in towns, … Continue reading Rye on Short List for Preservation
Cheapest Petrol & Diesel in the Country
First to sell petrol at less than £1 per Litre Now this is almost certainly cheapest Diesel in the country at 99.7p. Surely less than anywhere else in the British Isles
Asleep on the Job
By Jimper The night was so calm. The sea just sat there and shivered. The old trawler I was alone in was thumping its way west. The trawl was working rather efficiently tonight and producing a lovely lot of fish. Now with the decks cleared I had thirty minutes before I hauled the net … Continue reading Asleep on the Job
Avro Vulcan’s Final Flight – Sunday 11 October
Last Chance to See this Iconic Aircraft. by Jim Hollands. I first came into close contact with a Vulcan Bomber when I was doing my National Service at RAF Andover in 1958. It did a low fly past over the airfield where a special afternoon was arranged to celebrate Battle of Britain Day. I remember being … Continue reading Avro Vulcan’s Final Flight – Sunday 11 October
Robert on Fishing from Rye
A short Film made by Rye’s Own in 1972. A Class of youngsters with their teachers, visit the Fishmarket and Robert explains about the work of a Rye Fisherman
Railway Death – Rye Man Died
Man Who Died in Railway Incident at Rye on Tuesday 1 October Lived in Rye