All the best people live in Rye Some of the great Rye Characters from the 1960s – Some still with us – others gone but never forgotten. Football teams, scouts, Cyclists, mayoring money, banquet at The George. Mayoring Day Rye 1968
Tag: Jim Catt
Discover Jim Catt in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. Readers can move between “Sprocket Page June 2001”, “Titbits from February 2004”, and “Rye Characters of the 1960s”, seeing how the subject appeared at different moments in the magazine. Read together, the articles show how public events and private memories become part of the town’s shared story.
Titbits from February 2004
The Herald of Rye Over 100 years ago “The Herald of Rye”, a magazine very similar in it’s aims to “Rye Own”, was published by Harry Davis who lived at ‘Watlands’ Udimore Road. Harry was involved in many Rye Clubs and Committees. He was Secretary of Rye Cycling Club and Rye Sports Day Committee, so … Continue reading Titbits from February 2004
Ewe & Lamb Sprint 1962
They used to race, in days of old, from the Ewe & Lamb at Wittersham to Tenterden and back. This race, filmed in 1962, was supported by seven tricycles and one single (Rye Wheeler Jon Ashdown.
The Sprocket Page
The Adventures of the Rye & District Wheelers Past and Present Goodbye to a Fine Gentleman of the Road Gentleman Jim Catt, who was one of the Club’s few surviving prewar members has died. Jim, who moved away from the town when his job as mechanic to Odell the Cycleman in Market Road … Continue reading The Sprocket Page
Sprocket Page June 2001
Stories of the Rye & District Wheelers Past & Present Runs Twice Weekly The Rye & District Wheelers have enjoyed Club Runs every Sunday during the past month. Runs to Tenterden, where members paid a visit to the Kent and East Sussex Railway and to Bodiam Castle were especially enjoyed. Ben Sharp, the Club Captain, … Continue reading Sprocket Page June 2001