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.
Tag: Bonfire Society
The Rye’s Own archive follows Bonfire Society through contemporary reports and later recollections, capturing both the public spectacle and the details remembered locally. Stories such as “Down Rye Way – Tom Upton” and “Thomas Peacocke Pupils Getting Rye to Bloom” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture.
Down Rye Way – Tom Upton
Tom Upton On many hot summer evenings Special Police Sergeant Tom Upton does traffic duty in Rye keeping the flow of traffic passing smoothly through the town from the seaside beaches of Camber and Winchelsea Beach. To see Tom Upton in action, competently marshalling the hundreds of cars, its difficult to believe that this upright, … Continue reading Down Rye Way – Tom Upton