News Exciting Pyjama Walk News The ever-popular Ashford Pyjama Walk for Pilgrims Hospices raised over £46,000 this year. Victoria Lawrence, Community Fundraising Manager for Pilgrims Hospice, Ashford said: “I’m delighted and thrilled to share the news with our community supporters, the total of over £46,000 is amazing. More than £31,000 of this total was … Continue reading Pilgrims Hospices News & Events November 2016
Tag: Christmas Fair
The Rye’s Own archive follows Christmas Fair through contemporary reports and later recollections, capturing both the public spectacle and the details remembered locally. Among the pieces gathered here are “Amazing Day for Rye St. John” and “Pilgrims Hospices News & Events November 2016”, each adding its own detail to the story.
Amazing Day for Rye St. John
On Saturday 18 December Julie and Neville Bettley of Rye St. John Ambulance stood in open mouth amazement as Reg Walker, Charity Steward of the Rye Masonic Wellington Lodge, announced that “He who laughs last, laughs longest” and revealed a donation of £13,750 to the Ambulance Appeal. Julie Bettley told me afterwards that they had … Continue reading Amazing Day for Rye St. John