Still Going Strong at 82

 

Maurice Carpenter

St Leonards character, Maurice Carpenter, is one of the town’s best known racing cyclists.

As far back as 1952 Maurice, at the tender age of 19, recorded over 225 miles in a 12 hour race and took the Hastings & St Leonards Cycling Club record that had stood in the name of J F Mackie since 1935! Continue reading Still Going Strong at 82

Events Diary

March 2017

FRIDAY 3

Sale of Antiques & Collectables 10 am.

RYE AUCTION GALLERIES LTD
Rye Harbour Road

Viewing for the Antique & Collectable Sale Thursday 2 March 9.00 am – 4.30 pm. Auction day open from 8.30 on Day of Sale

Rye Auction Galleries
FRIDAY 3

Rye Film Club

Chocolat
Film

7 pm.
 
RYE COMMUNITY CENTRE

FRIDAY 3

Comedy Night at the George – with Andre Vincent, Karen Bayley and Andy Stedman.

7 pm.

THE GEORGE IN RYE

FRIDAY 3

Cool Jazz & Blues at the Grapevine with the Robert Reid Duo.

The Grapevine Rye.

 

SATURDAY 4 at 8 pm.

An evening with Mick Bolton at the Grapevine

The Grapevine Rye
SUNDAY 5 at  8 pm.

Steve Zakim at The Grapevine Rye

The Grapevine Rye

 
FRIDAY 10 at 8 pm.

Cool Jazz & Blues at the Grapevine with the Robert Reid Duo

The Grapevine Rye
SATURDAY 11 at 8 pm.

An evening with Mick Bolton at the Grapevine

Live Music & Jazz At The Grapevine Rye

 

SUNDAY 5 at  8 pm.

Steve Zakim at The Grapevine Rye

The Grapevine Rye
 WEDNESDAY 15 at  7:30 pm.

Social – Green Drinks

THE QUEEN’S HEAD INN

Landgate

 
FRIDAY 17 at 8 pm.

Cool Jazz & Blues at the Grapevine with the Robert Reid Duo.

The Grapevine Rye

 
SATURDAY 18  at 7.30 pm.

PARTY

70s, 80s Party Night
Party

 

RYE COMMUNITY CENTRE

 
SATURDAY, 18 at 8 pm.

Live Music an evening with Mick Bolton at the Grapevine

The Grapevine Rye
SUNDAY 19 at 8 pm.

Steve Zakim at The Grapevine

At the Grapevine, Rye

 
 
FRIDAY 24 at 8 pm.

An evening with Dom Pipkin – Solo New Orleans Jazz Piano Singer / Songwriter / Pianist at the Grapevine.

The Grapevine, Rye
 SATURDAY 25 March – APRIL 23

Ticket to Rye

Exhibition – Take a trip through Richard Adams’s whimsical and enchanting pastel works on paper.

RYE ART GALLERY

 

 SATURDAY 25 March – 9 May

 

Drawings from the Collection

Exhibition : A selection of drawings in different media. Charcoal, ink, pencil and paint in Gallery 6

RYE ART GALLERY

SATURDAY 25 at 8 pm.

 

An evening with Mick Bolton at the Grapevine.

Live Music & Jazz At The Grapevine, Rye

SUNDAY 26 March at 8 pm.

Steve Zakim at The Grapevine

 

FRIDAY 31 March at 8 pm.

Cool Jazz & Blues at the Grapevine

The Grapevine Rye

Wheelers Win Shield For A Third Time

The Sprocket Page
Adventures of the Rye & District Wheelers
Past and Present

Rye & District Wheelers have won the VTTA Reliability Trial Shield for the third year in succession. The event was the annual VTTA (Veteran Time Trial Association) Reliability Trial which started and finished at Bethersden on Sunday 3 February.

Continue reading Wheelers Win Shield For A Third Time

Sprocket Page March 06

February is a quiet month for the Wheelers usually but this year there has been a lot going on in preparation for the racing season ahead. Continue reading Sprocket Page March 06

The Sproket Page

Tenterden Cycling Club Disbands

The Tenderden Cycling Club, who have been great friends with the Wheelers, have sadly decided to disband. Continue reading The Sproket Page

The “Sprocket” Page

                         The Enamel Wheeler’s Badges

Just before the Second World War the Rye & District Wheelers decided that an enamel lapel badge, in the form of a “Sprocket,” the club emblem, would be an appropriate accessory for members to wear when on social engagements. Continue reading The “Sprocket” Page

The “Sprocket” Page

 

     Adventures of the Rye & District Wheelers past and present

WHEELERS DAY OF MANY RECORDS

Rye & District Wheelers enjoyed a day of record breaking on Sunday 10 October when a record ten riders took part on the V.T.T.A. 15 Mile time trial at Bethersden. Continue reading The “Sprocket” Page