TRUE STORIES OF A RYE FAMILY FROM TIMES WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNGER It was early May 1956 and the chimney sweeping season was over. Window cleaning should be the mainstay of ‘the family’ but an unusually wet April had meant there were slim pickings and times were hard.
Tag: Colin Coppard
Colin Coppard runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. Stories such as “David Britt’s Scrapbook” and “The Film Extras” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture.
David Britt’s Scrapbook
These photographs from the 1950’s will be of special interest to those in them. Are you one of them? Those Identified In no particular order. Colin Coppard, The Dobbie Girls, Robert Vincent, Dave Wall, Alan Smith, Michael Craffer, Harold Boreham, Veronica Vincent, Les Bourne, Hazel Davies, Donald Williams, Les Ashenden, Evelyn Brown, Peter Hedger, Sheila … Continue reading David Britt’s Scrapbook