Last remaining Alderman from Rye Borough Days It is with great sadness we report the death of Rye’s last remaining Aldermen from the Borough Council Days. Peter Dee was as well known in Rye as the Landgate Tower. An ever present in theparade at the Mayoring Day event and a popular member of Rye’s community.
Tag: Dean’s Rag Book Company
Follow Dean’s Rag Book Company through the Rye’s Own archive, in articles that record its people, activities and place in the life of the district. Stories such as “Miss Rye’s Own Final 1971”, “Golden Day For Bob & Joyce”, “Driver Extraordinary”, and “Another Great Ryer Has Gone” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture. It is a collection to browse for both the main story and the small, telling details that a local magazine notices.
Golden Day For Bob & Joyce
Saturday 21 June will be a very special day for Bob & Joyce Clayton. On that day they will be celebrating 50 years of marriage. Quite an achievement in these days of many divorces and non-marital relationships.
What Happened To Deans
Dean’s Rag Book Company, who used to be based in the old Wright & Pankhurst building in Tower Street( are alive and well and living in Pontypool, South Wales.
Dean’s Designer with her Chimps
When Dean’s Rag Book Company operated out of the old Wright & Pankhurst Building in Tower Street during the fifties, sixties and seventies Sylvia Willgoss (King) was the Chief Designer for the company.
Miss Rye’s Own Final 1971
The Miss Rye’s Own 1971 Final These six young ladies, are the finalists in the 1971 Miss Rye’ s Own’ Competition
Driver Extraordinary
Dean’s Driver Extraordinary “Driving is my life,” says Mr. Les Lane—and few people who know him would deny that statement. Mr. Lane (responsible for transport at Dean’s Rag Book Co. Ltd.), can look back to the age of 14 when he started as a mate on the old steam engines with Simpsons of Rye Harbour and … Continue reading Driver Extraordinary