There is good news in Beckley as the Guide Company, that had to close last year has opened again. Two first class young women have come forward and taken on the task of rebuilding the Company.
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Discover Guides in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. The trail includes “100 Years of Scouting in Rye”, “The Rotary Club Of Rye & Winchelsea”, and “St.George’s Day Parade”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account. The archive leaves room for eyewitness detail, strong opinions and the affectionate hindsight that gives Rye’s Own its particular flavour.
Now Scout Hut For Captain Cory’s Own
Members of Rye Scouts, Guides, Cubs and Brownies held an open day at their new Scout Hut at The Grove on Saturday 15 September to raise cash to help with the fitting out of the new building.
100 Years of Scouting in Rye
The man on the white horse parading at the front of his troop of soldiers is Captain Cory. The Captain, a hero of the Boar War was a great friend of Lord Baden Powell who started the scouting movement. In 1907 he held an experimental camp on Brownsea Island, Poole and Dorset, to try out … Continue reading 100 Years of Scouting in Rye
St.George’s Day Parade
The annual St. George’s Day Parade took place under clear blue skies on Sunday 27 April. Michael Bourne lead a contingency of British Legion veterans and representatives from the Sea Cadets, Scouts, Brownies and Guides past the Town Hall, where The Mayor of Rye, Councillor Paul Osborne took The Salute.