Katy Alexander is Rye’s New Lady Cycling Star of the New Era Katy Alexander joined the Rye Wheelers towards the end of the 2004 racing season. Her efforts that year cut Roma Page’s Ladies “10” record by 51 seconds to 30-02. She also established a Ladies “15” record of 46-31 in the last event of … Continue reading Katy Alexander
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Katy Alexander runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. Among the pieces gathered here are “Sprocket Page Oct 2004”, “Music from the Tudor Court at Guldeford”, and “The ‘Sprocket’ Page”, each adding its own detail to the story. Together they offer a characterful route through the magazine’s record of local life, memory and change.
Music from the Tudor Court at Guldeford
East Guldeford Church echoed to the sounds of old English music recently when the ‘Queen’s Consort’ group of musicians under Leader Shirley Carey, performed an evening of music that was likely to have been heard during the reigns of Henry VIII and his daughter Queen Elizabeth 1.
The ‘Sprocket’ Page
The Adventures of the Rye & District Wheelers Past and Present Reliability Trial Nine members took part in a Reliability Trial organised by the San Fairy Ann Cycling Club of Maidstone. The event had two courses, one of 33 … Continue reading The ‘Sprocket’ Page
Sprocket Page Oct 2004
Three Races in Three Days The racing members of the club were busy over the first weekend in September with some riders competing in threee time trials. The final Tenterden Evening “10” 0f the year was won by the Wheeler’s man of the moment Barry Goodsell. He has been the fastest rider in no less … Continue reading Sprocket Page Oct 2004