By Jimper Rye is famous for its bonfires on November 5th and our family have always been involved in the society. The faggots for the huge fire had to be got from the field where they had been used for the jumps at the local point-to-point and taken to the fire site on the salts … Continue reading Bonfire in Rye
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Firework Display runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. Among the pieces gathered here are “Celebrating 700 Years of Rye Mayoral History”, “Town Crier October 2001”, and “Bonfire in Rye”, each adding its own detail to the story. Together they offer a characterful route through the magazine’s record of local life, memory and change.
Celebrating 700 Years of Rye Mayoral History
Celebrations that Did Not Happen in 1889 and Those That Did in 1989 Early in the 1890’s the names of all known Mayors of Rye were painted on the wall panels of the Town Hall Chamber.
Town Crier October 2001
Connie’s Great Cover Picture What a great cover picture Rye artist Connie Lindqvist has provided for the October cover.