Tag: Britain

Jimper’s Early Years Part Two

We youngsters turned our hands to anything for a bob, from killing rabbits to catching butterflies. There is nothing more different than a butterfly from a kicking bunny. Next door to us is now a pair of houses, but in those days it was two acres of market garden run by an old man who did gardening, woodcutting and rabbiting for a living. As he got older so he let his pals have a rod or two of garden. It was a good time to be alive. Continue reading Jimper’s Early Years Part Two

The Hastings-Rye-Ashford Rail Line

An interesting photograph loaned by a gentleman visitor to Rye. Who are these men? Could they be the Station Master and Engine Driver? Continue reading The Hastings-Rye-Ashford Rail Line

Remembering ‘The Few’

 

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” Continue reading Remembering ‘The Few’

When Granville was Young

Everyone in town knows 74 year old Town Councillor Granville Bantick. Many follow his column in Rye Observer and his exploits in cycle races as part of the Rye Wheelers racing team. But what about when he was a young man? Continue reading When Granville was Young

The Councillor Designer and Deans

By Gemma Glover

For those who have lived in Rye all, or most, of their lives, I bet it does not seem 52 years ago that Deans Rag Book Company came to Tower Street. The Company spent 30 years here and employed many local people. Deans moved out in 1982 re-siting at a new home in South Wales. Continue reading The Councillor Designer and Deans

Yolanda Is Keeping The Lid On Rubbish

The Rye Partnership, in co-operation with Rother D.C. has just installed a further round of seagull-proof, branded litter-bins in Rye. Working against the clock, eleven new bins were installed in selected locations throughout the town just in time for the Britain in Bloom judging on August 3rd. Continue reading Yolanda Is Keeping The Lid On Rubbish

Pride In Rye In Bloom

Town Manager Yolanda Laybourne organiser of Pride in Rye Week and
Lorna Hall the flag bearer for Rye In Bloom have been working hand
in glove to get the town spick and span for the three big competitions,
Rye, South-East and Britain in Bloom that are just around the corner. Continue reading Pride In Rye In Bloom

The Word Rye means Island

A description of Rye by Barbara Ballard claims that the word Rye is a corruption of an old Anglo- Saxon word meaning an island. Sounds a quite feasible explanation. There have been others of course, the favourite Rhee, meaning shelter but island does sound convincing. Barbara Ballard’s description of Rye off the “Postcard of Britain website is quite descriptive too. Continue reading The Word Rye means Island