By the time this issue gets to the newsagents, Easter will have come and gone. This year seems to be flying past. So much is going on in the World. Continue reading Editorial
Multi-Million Pound Expansion For Skinners Of Rye
ONE OF RYE’S longest-established businesses has recently undergone a major expansion, acquiring new premises on Harbour Road.
Skinners of Rye have been looking after the transport needs of the local and wider community for over 150 years and today, with Managing Director Gary Barlow at the helm, that great tradition is set to continue. Continue reading Multi-Million Pound Expansion For Skinners Of Rye
Your Museum-Your Say
Ion Castro, hon.Secretary of the Hastings & St.Leonards Museum Association was at the opening of the new exhibition at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery in Johns Place,Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1ET (Opposite to lower end of The Oval) and admission is free. Continue reading Your Museum-Your Say
Grandmother Of Parliaments
By Christopher Davson
Reproduced from a “Rye’s Own” article of 1973
Westminster prides itself on its nickname the “Mother of Parliaments” — not because it was the first democratic assembly (even the Greeks had a word for that!) but because that Parliament which Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and victor of the battle of Lewes summoned at Westminster in 1265, including elected representatives, has not only continued ever since at Westminster but has formed the pattern for so many assemblies overseas. Continue reading Grandmother Of Parliaments
The Tenterden 5 Mile
On a windy but mild day in February, there was a record entry for the Tenterden 5 Mile Race (previously called the Isle of Oxney Hot Soup 5 mile dash) A rolling rural, almost traffic free, route along the quiet lanes around the pretty Kent village of Wittersham, near Tenterden was well organised, friendly and the marshals and St John Ambulance were cheerful and supportive. Continue reading The Tenterden 5 Mile
A Look Back In Time Lydd Club Day 1973
The sun blazed down on Lydd on 16th June when a large crowd turned up to spend the day watching the annual festivities. Continue reading A Look Back In Time Lydd Club Day 1973
Rye’s Own April 1966 – Free Electronic Copy
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50 Years ago “Rye’s Own” was a fast selling local publication that captured the hearts of many Ryer’s – Some of our original readers from those far off times still enjoy their monthly fix in today’s, vastly changed world. Continue reading Rye’s Own April 1966 – Free Electronic Copy
Hastings Town Editorial – March 2013
Editorial ….
The public fights back
Multi-National Supermarket chains are at last being seen for what they are – money making machines that are only interested in profit and taking more and more money off their now ‘captive’ clientèle, the general public.
This magazine and it’s sister publications have run article after article for many years supporting the small and medium sized traders, pointing out the dangers of the ever expanding multi-national chains and their dubious sales techniques, misleading packaging and pricing tricks. Continue reading Hastings Town Editorial – March 2013
Stephan Bryant Charged with Kidnap and Assault
Man remanded in custody for kidnap and assault
29 March 2016
Police have charged Stephen Bryant, 39, of The Mount, St Leonards-on-Sea, with kidnap and causing grievous bodily harm with intent, following an incident in June 2015 in which a Hastings man in his 30s sustained serious injuries to his Continue reading Stephan Bryant Charged with Kidnap and Assault
Rye United Star Bela Olah has Died
Bela Olah was Player Manager for Rye United
By Jim Hollands
It is with great sadness we report the passing of the great Hungarian soccer player Bela Olah. Who became Player Manager of Rye United in the late sixties. I believe he was the first Rye player to receive a wage, something like £4 a week.
He came Britain after the Hungarian uprising against the Russians, which was brutaly put down. He was a Schoolboy International and played top flight football when
