Rye Auctioneer is Tireless Charity Fund Raiser Auctioneer Kevin Hall, well known at Rye Auction Galleries, has been active again this year at Charity Auction of Promises raising thousands of pounds selling anything from two nights at one of Rye’s best known hotels to a snazzy tie donated by a local shop.
Tag: Captain Pugwash
Discover Captain Pugwash in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. Among the pieces gathered here are “John Ryan”, “John & Priscilla”, and “Bonfire Society Auction 2004”, each adding its own detail to the story. Read together, the articles show how public events and private memories become part of the town’s shared story.
John Ryan
John Ryan is with us no longer. Rye’s hero cartoonist, who created the famous Captain Pugwash and many other children’s cartoons has died aged eighty-eight.
John & Priscilla
John Ryan at Pugwash Book Signing . The much loved Captain Pugwash, created by Rye’s own John Ryan has been a children’s favourite since his creation, as a strip cartoon, over fifty years ago.
Bonfire Society Auction 2004
Over £2,000 Raised A night of laughter, hectic bidding and plenty of banter resulted in over £2,000 going into the Bonfire Societies coffers.