The Days Before Health & Safety

Jimper Stories

Dance on a Tractor

There were twelve of us in a group and together we met each night in the pub. There was little else to do in the week other than go to the new twist club that had started up on Wednesdays or to the local cinema once a week, and always on a Sunday when they showed a horror film or two. Saturday was the day we all longed to arrive. Half the gang did not have to work and the others stopped early, Continue reading The Days Before Health & Safety

Balloon and Rock

By Jimper

Tuesday in Rye was a lovely night. A new moon had appeared to announce a new lunar month on earth.  We will mention no names to protect the innocent.  Let’s just say a certain eating house in town entertained an Elvis Presley lookalike and the place was packed with well known faces.  I was kicked out of my usual coffee house and eleven o clock and as I made my way to my car, the din from the restaurant drew my attention.  I was spotted by a certain merrymaker and Continue reading Balloon and Rock

Asleep on the Job

By Jimper

 

The night was so calm.  The sea just sat there and shivered.  The old trawler I was alone in was thumping its way west.  The trawl was working rather efficiently tonight and producing a lovely lot of fish.  Now with the decks cleared I had thirty minutes before I hauled the net once more to empty on the deck.  Continue reading Asleep on the Job

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Albert the "Rye's Own" Mascot invites you to send in pictures and stories - old or new - for publication in the magazine or on the web site
Albert the “Rye’s Own” Mascot invites you to send in pictures and stories – old or new – for publication in the magazine or on the web site

Send your local news and pictures to [email protected] and we will use as many as we can in the magazine or on the website. Old pictures of Rye and Rye people with details are very welcome and add so much interest for our local and overseas readers with memories of the town. Keep in touch with Rye by supporting “Rye’s Own”. Continue reading Send Your Stories and Pictures