Swim wade or paddle, the people of Hythe, Romney Marshes, Rye and Hastings wanted to avoid of these summer pastimes during the bad weather of December and January. The low depression in December that caused a tidal surge that almost topped the defences in many places between Folkestone and Hastings.
Tag: Hythe
This Rye’s Own collection brings together articles connected with Hythe, drawing news, memories and magazine features into one path through the archive. The trail includes “Cinque Ports Nonsense”, “Versatile Mayor”, “Balmoral Sails from Rye to Tower Bridge”, “Editorial”, and “”Biggest Protest Shepway Has Ever Seen”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account. It is a collection to browse for both the main story and the small, telling details that a local magazine notices.
Memories of a Great Actor
By Jim Hollands When the film “Dunkirk” came to local cinemas’ in 1959 every seat was taken for every performance. John Mills and Richard Attenborough starred in the War epic, but it was not just these two famous stars they had gone to see. People from Lydd, New Romney, Hythe and Rye had gone to … Continue reading Memories of a Great Actor
Editorial
Many people have asked about the artist who provided last months cover picture of Mermaid Street . Beat rice Cloake from Hythe is the artist, she has been described as a romantic in modern times who writes poems in watercolour. We could not improve on this description of one of our favourite artists.
100k. Fun Run from Rye 2011
The Sun Shone on 118 Cyclists On a beautiful autumn day (16 Oct) no less than 118 riders set off from the Rye Club on the Rotary Club’s 5th. Annual Fun Run. Riders set off in groups to Town Crier Rex Swaine’s now famous line – “When I Ring my Bell – Go like Hell”. … Continue reading 100k. Fun Run from Rye 2011
The Marsh Barges
Built in Rye these Shallow Draft Vessels served the towns and villages from Teterden to the north and Hythe to the East While the rivers around Rye, the Rother, Brede and Tillingham, were, sufficiently wide and deep and the ordinary trading vessels small enough to navigate them to their destination without the necessity of any … Continue reading The Marsh Barges
Royal Military Canal by Canoe
The Epic Journey By Jimper Sutton I was only sixteen but bent on making my own history. My mate Chris had seen a documentary on the telly the night before of a couple that had travelled down the Amazon in a life raft.
Rye’s Cycling Mayor
TWO GREAT YEARS COME TO A CLOSE Paul Osborne will go down in history as ‘Rye’s Cycling Mayor’ but he was much more than that. His casual style endeared him to the public and his practical approach to problems, through very difficult times, was emphasised by the way he got to grips with the Monkbretton … Continue reading Rye’s Cycling Mayor
Balmoral Sails from Rye to Tower Bridge
400 Sail from the Rastrum Wharf at Rye Harbour About 400 passengers, mostly from the Rye area, sailed from Rye Wharf at Rye Harbour on Wednesday 12 July on the Merchant Vessel Balmoral, bound for the Tower Pier.
Versatile Mayor
OUR VERSATILE MAYOR What does the Mayor of Rye and Speaker of the Cinque Ports, Councillor Paul Osborne get up to on a Sunday morning? It is no secret that he likes to do a bit of cycling but few know of the sacrifices he makes to get back from a ride or a race … Continue reading Versatile Mayor
Dateline Rye
1030 – Rye (included in the Manor of Rameslie) given to the Abbots of Fecamp in Normandy 1100 – La Rie – La Rye 1105 – Church: Hospital of St. Bartholomew