Dear Editor, The recent article by Rex Swain featuring the life and death of Tony Cager prompted me to search out a photo of the Rye Boys Club gym section, taken in the Mermaid Street School Headquarters, probably in the very early 1960’s.
Tag: Clifford Jordan
Discover Clifford Jordan 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 “In Living Memory”, “In Living Memory 2”, and “Trawler Margaret Blows Up – Six Killed”, 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.
In Living Memory 2
By Clifford Jordan. The Visit of The St. John Ambulance Brigade Cadets to Brighton. Seen in the photograph, taken on board Alex Henshaw’s coach, are some of the Rye Ambulance Cadets on their way to the Royal Pavilion Brighton in the summer of 1956 to be inspected by their Colonel-in-Chief Princess Margaret.
In Living Memory
A Vignette of Local Interest by Clifford Jordan Rye Football Teams in the 1920’s
Trawler Margaret Blows Up – Six Killed
Six Brave Rye Fshermen Killed in Wartime Tragedy There was only one survivor when the Rye Trawler ‘Margaret’ was blown to pieces by an enemy mine as they fished in the bay they knew so well.