WHERE CAN I GET RYE’S OWN?

List of Newsagents and Outlets

RYES OWN COVER JULY 2016

Bargain Box                      –       Cinque Ports Street

Jempsons                          –       Station Approach

Adams                                –       High Street

Skinners Cost Cutter     –      Fishmarket Road

Tilling Newsagents      –       Tilling Green

Jempsons                        –       Peasmarsh

Iden Stores                     –       Iden

Jempsons                        –       Northiam

Salts Farm Shop            –      East Guldeford

Appledore Newsagents  – Appledore

Wittersham Stores – Wittersham

 

 

Eileen Alstin 1916 – 2012

“Rye’s Own” sadly reports the death of one of our oldest subscribers.

Eileen was born at Camberwell on 28th October, 1916. This was at the height of the First World war It was a sweet tooth that led to a sweetheart when Eileen and a friend were in a shop; they both thought that the toffee apples on display looked delicious, but were far too expensive. Ron Alstin overheard them and offered to buy one for Eileen, which was how they met.

They married when Eileen was just nineteen and settled in Peckham after their honeymoon in Hastings. During the war, Ron worked out of Woolwich Arsenal Continue reading Eileen Alstin 1916 – 2012