Film: Rye Remembers – 1967
Tag: John Hacking
This Rye’s Own collection brings together articles connected with John Hacking, drawing news, memories and magazine features into one path through the archive. Stories such as “Rye Remembrance Parade”, “Down Rye Way – John Hacking”, and “PEN & INK” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture. It is a collection to browse for both the main story and the small, telling details that a local magazine notices.
PEN & INK
Dear Editor As the one who wrote about Joe Hatter, I feel I must reply to Mrs Levett Fuller’s letter in the April edition of Rye’s Own. The man at the bottom of Spring Steps was another Mr Hatter, Grandfather to John Hatter, the owner of the taxi firm of Rye Motors, and there was … Continue reading PEN & INK
A Time for Common Sense
The time has come for our police and those that control them to stop playing games and get on with the job they are paid to do. There has been an endless cry from the police for new resources and an even louder wail from politicians that the force is underfunded as though throwing money … Continue reading A Time for Common Sense
Down Rye Way – John Hacking
W. J. Hacking By Nan King The name of Hacking has been associated with the town of Rye as long as most residents can remember, and when William John Hacking was installed as Mayor on 24 May 1965. he was following on a family tradition of service to the Borough as his father had been a … Continue reading Down Rye Way – John Hacking