The idea of having a pipe organ at the School originated with William May, then Head of Music, in the mid 1950s. Assembly was held in the school Gymnasium in those days but insufficient space was available there for an organ. Continue reading A Potted History of Rye’s Wurlitzer
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100 Years of Rye Soccer
Football, the soccer variety, captured the imagination of the people of Rye well before the turn of the 19th. Century. There were doubtless many teams playing the old ‘kick and rush’ style of football in Rye and the surrounding districts in the days of the great Corinthians and Wanderers – but legend only tells the story of pre-1900 soccer matches played in the Town. Continue reading 100 Years of Rye Soccer