Who are these Rye Children? Is your Mum or Dad or your grandma or grandpa, or even you, in this picture? Clue : The year was almost certainly 1937 (The last year at Lion Street before the pupils carried their chairs down to the new Primary School in Ferry Road.
Tag: Ferry Road School
Follow Ferry Road School through the Rye’s Own archive, in articles that record its people, activities and place in the life of the district. Stories such as “Jimper Gets Political”, “Adventures in Rye April 2001”, “Town Crier”, and “Today’s Teaser” 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.
Editorial
Some very late news has just come in – Arthur Woodgate has, at last, got a pint of shrimps! The fishmonger at Jempsons Peasmarsh has found a source and from now on there will be shrimps next to the prawns on his slab.
Town Crier
News and Gossip Pages By The Editor The Price of Land The piece of land adjacent to the railway between the Mill and Ferry Road, plus another small parcel of ground opposite was sold at action to a developer for £210,000. This was £200,000 over the estimated £5,000 to £10,000 that was the guide … Continue reading Town Crier
Building North of Udimore Road 0ne Step Closer
From the December 2006 Issue of “Rye’s Own” By Jim Hollands Consultations are to commence on the proposal to build on the north side of Udimore Road. “Rye’s Own” has learned that the Arun Corporation, who own the land, have commissioned an agent of ‘Green Issues Communications’ to first contact the local district, county, town … Continue reading Building North of Udimore Road 0ne Step Closer
Editorial
The Fight for Rye The recent public meeting at the Thomas Peacocke illustrated, with vivid clarity, the way Rye is being manipulated by power politics and big business.
Town Crier
News and Gossip Pages By Jim Hollands 50 Years Ago The amazing picture on the centre pages represents a generation of Rye history. The photograph was … Continue reading Town Crier
Many Cross People at the Cross Meeting
Over three hundred people crowded into the Thomas Peacocke Main Hall to discuss the proposed Tesco Store which has designs on the Ferry Road School site.
Editorial
The bombshell is about to burst on Rye. East Sussex County Council, aided by Rother District Council, have a plan for this town that will change it into another suburban sprawl.
Jimper’s Jottings
May gone already, we are now just three weeks short of the longest day. From the 21st. we know that the days get shorter and winter approaches. The good news is that it get warmer as we get past mid June. My father always said, get my birthday over and let the warmer weather in.
Editorial
Those who went to the Ferry Road Primary School in the years just after the War will be especially interested in the 1946 Staff Photograph that is publish on page twenty-six. What a fine bunch of teachers they were.