A Return to the Hopfields It seems the imminent house building plan that Shepway has for the area has driven the War & Peace Revival away from the area and back to Whitbreads Hopfields Showgrounds at Beltring. The show, which was immensely popular for the past four years at Folkestone Racecourse and responsible for attracting a … Continue reading 2017 War and Peace Revival will not be held at Folkestone Racecourse
Tag: Hythe & Romney Life
Hythe & Romney Life runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. Stories such as “Hands Across the Sea at Hythe”, “Balloon Over Ham Street”, and “2017 War and Peace Revival will not be held at Folkestone Racecourse” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture. The result is less a formal history than a lively bundle of evidence, voices and remembered moments from the magazine’s pages.
Balloon Over Ham Street
Spectacular Shots of Balloon Landing in Wheat Field These three just to whet your whistle – Many more in September Hythe & Romney Life and “Rye’s Own”
Hythe & Romney Life June 2015
The June issue of Hythe & Romney Life is on sale in all good Local Newsagents Now.
Hands Across the Sea at Hythe
INTERNATIONAL WEEKEND Excitement is growing for the “Hands across the Sea” International Weekend organised by the Rolls Royce Enthusiasts’ Club. It is happening at Westenhanger, Folkestone Racecourse, Nr Hythe which is a huge site
Great Friend of Cinque Ports Magazines who died in September 2011
In Memory of Brian Hargreaves Popular Rye Artist One of Rye’s Own best known artists, Brian Hargreaves died suddenly on the last day of September 2011. Brian’s wonderful line drawings of Rye and the district have graced the pages of this magazine on many occasions. We shall miss him greatly. Brian will be remembered locally for the fine architectural … Continue reading Great Friend of Cinque Ports Magazines who died in September 2011