The Battle of Britain was fought in the skies above Rye in July, August & September of 1940. In the immortal words of Winston Churchill “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few”
Tag: Battle
Discover Battle in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. Stories such as “Dreams take centre stage for The Rapdramatic”, “Remembering ‘The Few’”, “Giant Vase”, and “A Better Way For Rye” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture. The archive leaves room for eyewitness detail, strong opinions and the affectionate hindsight that gives Rye’s Own its particular flavour.
Dreams take centre stage for The Rapdramatic
By Sally Lampitt The fantasy world of dreams and nightmares was the theme for AudioActive and The School Creative Centre’s Rapdramatic 2010, an ambitious project that saw a team of 27 young people aged 13-24 take centre stage to write, compose, choreograph, film and produce a brand new musical show in just five days.
The Poppy fields of Rye
The Field of Battle We have all heard of Flanders Fields, where poppies bloomed across the battlefields and were said by soldiers of that terrible war to represent the blood of the thousands that fell there, but what of the poppy fields of Rye?
Giant Vase
A giant Chinese vase is one of the more unusual items in the July Antique Sale to be held on Friday 4th at Rye Auction Galleries, Rock Channel. Auctioneer Kevin Wall says “the value of this monster, should be in the £1000 range but had it had its original brother with it, it may well … Continue reading Giant Vase
The Oliver Curd Trust
Young Oliver Curd died in November 2007 having battled bravely against Ewing’s Sarcomo, a form of cancer. During his illness his parents, Richard and Sarah Curd, were supported by family and friends, by the Conquest and Royal Marsden Hospitals and by cancer charities.
Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon
The Hastings Connections By Helena Wojtezak Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon (1827-91) was one of the founders of the women’s rights movement in Britain. She was born in Whatlington, near Battle, Sussex, died at nearby Robertsbridge, and was connected to the Hastings area throughout her life.
The Most Important Meeting In Rye For Fifty Years
What is almost certainly the most important meeting to take place in Rye for fifty years is set to go ahead at the Thomas Peacocke College at 8pm on Thursday 16 August. Every person living in Rye is invited, along with Councillors and District Councillors from Rye, Battle, Bexhill and the villages plus members of … Continue reading The Most Important Meeting In Rye For Fifty Years
A Better Way For Rye
A copy of the handbill issued by the Campaign for a Democratic Rye at the Public Meeting on November 14. When the reorganisation of local government took place in 1974 Rye lost not only power over its own affairs but most of its land and property as well.
South Saxon
Life as it was lived 50 years ago in Udimore a small village near Rye as seen by R.D. Symons of Silton. Sasks., Canada I grew up in hearing of the slow, country speech of the people of Sussex. Only occasionally have I heard it over the past fifty and more years, for most of the English … Continue reading South Saxon
250 Years Of Rye Cricket
By M. C. G. Thomas Part Two 1901 Players included F. Phillips, W Clarke, R Bloomfield, A. Adams, R Burra, L Ashburnham & C. Longley 1902 Cricket Week v T. Oyler’s XI, Charlton Park, New Romney, & Lydd Camp…F. Phillips 113 * v T. Oyler’s XI (F. Phillips was killed in the 1st World War)