East Sussex County Councillor Carl Maynard open’s Graham’s Way with Graham’s Father Brian who has never given up the struggle to get the Cycle / Footway from Rye to Rye Harbour completed since his sons untimely death on the notorious stretch of Road in 2004. Continue reading The Opening of Graham’s Way
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Cycle / Footpath Finished Today
Graham’s Way will be Officially Opened Next Tuesday
“Rye’s Own” Reports :-
It is almost eleven years since Graham Matthews was knocked off his bike on Rye Harbour Road and killed.
This was a notoriously dangerous stretch of road to anyone walking as there were no places to get off the road, the verges were covered in brambles and undergrowth right up to the edge of the turnpike. Continue reading Cycle / Footpath Finished Today
Udimore V Flimwell 1967
Udimore had a good football team in 1967. Some of the players included ;- Bob Wilson, Bob Rogers, Bernard Clark, Stubby Stubberfield, Dave Deadman, Mick Avery, Jim Hollands, Bryan Ryland, Keith Fitzhugh, Martin Wright, Ernie Whiting, Ray Sargent, Peter Sargent, Tim Wilmshurst. Continue reading Udimore V Flimwell 1967
The Bentley at the Mermaid
In 1962 J E Hollands & Sons the Rye Television firm won a Bentley Open Tourer in an RGD Television Sales Competition.
One of their customers had the value of the Bentley, which at that time was £1,500 and the firm won a further £1,000 for their efforts. Continue reading The Bentley at the Mermaid
The Bentley
Rye Television Business wins a Bentley
The Rye Television business of J. E. Hollands & Sons won this wonderful old Bentley in a television sales competition in 1964. One of their customers also won Continue reading The Bentley
Albert Hinds Launches the Little Robert
At Harry Phillips’ Boat Yard, Rock Channel 1964
Arthur Woodgate 1913 – 2015
By Jim Hollands
It is with great sadness I have to report the death of another Rye Champion.
Arthur passed away in Rye Memorial Hospital at 6 am. yesterday morning.
His death is felt especially here at “Rye’s Own” where we all knew him so well. Continue reading Arthur Woodgate 1913 – 2015
No Change
Jim Hollands 21 June 2015
IN the March 2010 issue of “Rye’s Own” the following pieces commented once again on the fact that Rye Town Council has less power than a village council – Governments Change, Councillors Change but it seems that Rye Town Councillors, whoever they might be, cannot see there is a way to get real decision making back to Rye Town Hall. Continue reading No Change
Rye Secondary Class of ’52
We are going back even further than usual this morning – back to 1952. Rye Secondary Modern, Continue reading Rye Secondary Class of ’52
Rockitmen
By Jim Hollands
To those readers who were at the 2010 Hastings Beer Festival and witnessed the amazing performance of the Queen classic “We are the Champions” – which got the 5000 fans there singing and screaming in delight – will need no reminding that Tim Phillips’ Rockitmen are the most popular cover band in the south east. Continue reading Rockitmen