The Boundaries of Rye Beating the bounds is an ancient custom which has been observed in Rye on occasion over the years. The custom started in times when there were few maps. Sometimes the events were known as name Gangdays, and participants would be going a-ganging. Records of Gangdays date prior to the Norman Conquest. Rye follows the traditional … Continue reading Beating the Bounds of Rye 1982
Tag: Jo Kirkham
This Rye’s Own collection brings together articles connected with Jo Kirkham, drawing news, memories and magazine features into one path through the archive. Readers can move between “Local Victorian Post in Rye”, “RYE’S NEWSREEL AUGUST ISSUE 2006”, “John Smith Town Clerk of Rye”, and “Arthur’s Museum Gift”, seeing how the subject appeared at different moments in the magazine. Taken together, these pieces preserve the names, places and passing details that might otherwise slip out of the local record.
Local Victorian Post in Rye
Glimpses into Local Postal Services in Victorian Times.The tale of Charles Thomas.By Barry Floyd.Introduction. In the mid-nineteenth century Rye’s post office was located on the High Street.
Hospice & Hospital Presentations by Rye Rotary
Rye & Winchelsea Rotary Club have presented cheques for £500 each to Jo Kirkham on behalf of Rye, Winchelsea & District Hospital League of Friends and to Marcia Dart on behalf of St Michaels Hospice.
Great Friend of Cinque Ports Magazines who died in September 2011
In Memory of Brian Hargreaves Popular Rye Artist One of Rye’s Own best known artists, Brian Hargreaves died suddenly on the last day of September 2011. Brian’s wonderful line drawings of Rye and the district have graced the pages of this magazine on many occasions. We shall miss him greatly. Brian will be remembered locally for the fine architectural … Continue reading Great Friend of Cinque Ports Magazines who died in September 2011
Arthur’s Museum Gift
Rare Storm Bell! By Jo Kirkham Rye’s 97 year old historian, Arthur Woodgate, recently presented this rare survival of a ‘Storm Bell’ to Rye Castle Museum.
The First 10 Years 2000-2010
Who are the people that have controlled Rye’s destiny through the last decade and who will decide what will happen here during the next ten years?
RYE’S NEWSREEL AUGUST ISSUE 2006
How to Trace a Water Leak the Rother way! Information collated by the Love Lane allotment holders Site Visit 1 – A plot holder observes a council official on the Love Lane allotment site. The council officer explains that he is looking for the source of a water leak from the underground pipes feeding the … Continue reading RYE’S NEWSREEL AUGUST ISSUE 2006
John Smith Town Clerk of Rye
John Smith It was with great sadness that we learned of the recent death of John Smith. John was Town Clerk of Rye at the time “Rye’s Own” was running in the sixties and early seventies. He was a fine Town Clerk and a true Ryer.
Down Rye Way – Kenneth Clark
It is hard to imagine “Rye’s Own” without Ken Clark. When I mentioned to him, shortly before his death, that I was toying with the idea of relaunching the magazine he was filled with enthusiasm and promised many more articles on the history of this small town he loved so well.