Benson Honoured for His Service to Rye By Jim Hollands It is March 1938 – The winds of war are gathering and all Europe lives in fear of another conflict of arms – German troops had occupied the Rhineland in 1936, in direct conflict with their obligations under the terms of the 1918 surrender agreement. … Continue reading E F Benson Freeman of Rye
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Discover E.F.Benson in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. Stories such as “Three Star Hope Anchor”, “Back to 1930”, “Jimper’s Jottings August 2005”, and “Town Crier April 2004” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture. The archive leaves room for eyewitness detail, strong opinions and the affectionate hindsight that gives Rye’s Own its particular flavour.
Rye’s Own June 2015
The June issue of Rye’s Own is on sale in all Local Newsagents Now. Features Include :- News of Arthur & Jimper Jempsons Celebrate 80th. Anniversary Roger Breeds 1941 -2015 Rye Mayor Starts Second Term of Office Pictures from Rye Sports in the 1960’s Hastings Carnival Court Hands Across the Sea at Hythe The Pier 2016 … Continue reading Rye’s Own June 2015
Rye By Any Other Name
Mapp & Lucia’s Rye “There is not in all England a town so blatantly picturesque as Tilling”. So said E.F Benson, of his home town of Rye, East Sussex, used by
Back to 1930
The BBC’s second adaptation of E. F. Benson’s Mapp & Lucia books is being produced in the streets of Rye through the summer. Whole streets have been been given a 1930 make-over and turned into film sets. E. F. Benson was Mayor of Rye for three years from 1934. He wrote the Mapp & Lucia … Continue reading Back to 1930
Unknown Rye Hero
By Jim Hollands When Arthur Woodgate, who at 100 years of age is the magazine’s oldest contributor, mentioned an ‘unknown Rye hero’ in his War & Peace article back in April it was a long shot to expect that after 74 years the identity of the people involved would come to light.
Make Way for Lucia
After the triumphant sell-out success of ‘Allo ‘Allo! in July, the Rye Players’ Autumn production is Make Way for Lucia by John van Druten. This is a particularly appropriate production for the Society, as the play takes incidents from the novels concerning Mapp and Lucia written by E. F. Benson which are set in a … Continue reading Make Way for Lucia
Jimper’s Jottings August 2005
The debates rumble on. he list is endless and it will forever be so until a group with some sense and no axe to grind takes over to plan Rye for the benefit of the town and the people who live here. Lets face it, Rye lives as a viable place because of its tourists, … Continue reading Jimper’s Jottings August 2005
Three Star Hope Anchor
One of Rye’s favourite hotels, The Hope Anchor has recently been awarded a Three Star rating.
Town Crier April 2004
Library Plan “Unimaginative and Badly Designed” March opened with a furore centred on the proposed new building for Rye Library. Councillor Sam Souster firing shot after shot in defence of the revised plan for the building, and telling the objecting Rye Councillors that time was running out if the grant for the site was to be … Continue reading Town Crier April 2004