From Jo’ Kirkham’s Memories Series Very soon after Christmas – in January 1941, when I was 14 years old, I took a job at the Post Office, then in the High Street, as a Telegram Boy. I was given an official arm band and a typically heavy red bicycle with 28 inch wheels. The saddle … Continue reading Clifford Bloomfield’s Memories of The Second World War
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Discover Jo’ Kirkham’s in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. The trail includes “Theatre & Cinema in Rye”, “Rye in 1941”, and “Clifford Bloomfield’s Memories of The Second World War”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account. The archive leaves room for eyewitness detail, strong opinions and the affectionate hindsight that gives Rye’s Own its particular flavour.
Rye in 1941
BY Clifford Bloomfield From Jo’ Kirkham’s Rye Memories Series Very soon after Christmas – in January 1941, when I was 14 years old, I took a job at the Rye Post Office, then in the High Street, as a Telegram Boy. I was given an official arm band and a typically heavy red bicycle with … Continue reading Rye in 1941
Theatre & Cinema in Rye
Many of these ‘Memories’ came from Jo’ Kirkham’s “Memories” series. We were given the first mention of a theatre by Mrs M. Allen. She described Mr. John West’s visiting ” Rye Theatre”. This was a canvas structure erected on Crown Field, before World War 1. it had a fresh production every night, but soon closed … Continue reading Theatre & Cinema in Rye