Words of wisdom from Arthur Woodgate to the young people of Rye (January 2011)
Tag: Hill House Hospital
This collection traces Hill House Hospital across Rye’s Own, bringing formal news together with the personalities and everyday moments behind the name. Stories such as “Miss Rye’s Own 1966”, “A Message from Arthur”, and “”Rye’s Own’s Mrs. Mopp”” 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’s Mrs. Mopp”
Thirty Miles to Raise Cash for Hill House Children Three Pounds a Mile – Ten Pounds a Blister Mr. Jack Pankhurmt, dressed as “Rye’s Own’s Mrs Mopp, 16 year old Francis Roe and Mr Barbara Larking set out on a 30 mile trek to Heating and back. A challenge made in a Rye pub resulted … Continue reading “Rye’s Own’s Mrs. Mopp”
