The Bonfire Society Auction, held at the Mermaid Inn on Thursday 14 May realised a massive £5,100, a record by over £1000 on any previous year.
Tag: John Ryan
John Ryan runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. Readers can move between “Bonfire Charity Auction”, “Record Bonfire Auction”, “Bonfire Society Auction 2004”, and “Town Crier”, seeing how the subject appeared at different moments in the magazine. Together they offer a characterful route through the magazine’s record of local life, memory and change.
John Ryan
John Ryan is with us no longer. Rye’s hero cartoonist, who created the famous Captain Pugwash and many other children’s cartoons has died aged eighty-eight.
Bonfire Charity Auction
An Auction of Promises held at the Mermaid on Thursday 2 May attracted a good crowd, and spured on by Auctioneer Jim Hollands, assisted most abely by ‘porter’ Paul Carey, deep pockets were ‘picked’.
John & Priscilla
John Ryan at Pugwash Book Signing . The much loved Captain Pugwash, created by Rye’s own John Ryan has been a children’s favourite since his creation, as a strip cartoon, over fifty years ago.
Rye Bonfire
Rye Bonfire Society have had their ups and downs over the years. This feature looks at the good and bad times, successes and failures since the War.
Town Crier
2005 is an historic year for our small country which has had such a big influence on developing the world in which we live. This year Rye will recall with pride the terrific efforts of our fighting men of the past who have ensured that the voice of England and Britain had the power to … Continue reading Town Crier
Bonfire Society Auction 2004
Over £2,000 Raised A night of laughter, hectic bidding and plenty of banter resulted in over £2,000 going into the Bonfire Societies coffers.
Town Crier April 2004
Library Plan “Unimaginative and Badly Designed” March opened with a furore centred on the proposed new building for Rye Library. Councillor Sam Souster firing shot after shot in defence of the revised plan for the building, and telling the objecting Rye Councillors that time was running out if the grant for the site was to be … Continue reading Town Crier April 2004