Some very late news has just come in – Arthur Woodgate has, at last, got a pint of shrimps! The fishmonger at Jempsons Peasmarsh has found a source and from now on there will be shrimps next to the prawns on his slab.
Tag: Marley Road
Step into the Rye’s Own archive for stories connected with Marley Road, a place viewed through local news, memory, change and the experiences of those who knew it. The trail includes “The Man From the Pru”, “Christmas Arrived Early This Year”, and “Editorial”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account. It is a collection to browse for both the main story and the small, telling details that a local magazine notices.
The Flooding Debate – March 2008
Environment Will Ease The Way For Planning “Rye’s Own” has learned that the Environment Agency is prepared to lift objections they had regarding flood worries over the building of 135 dwellings to the north of Udimore Road if suitable conditions can be imposed on any planning permission granted in relation to the site. We can … Continue reading The Flooding Debate – March 2008
Christmas Arrived Early This Year
By John Wallbank I certainly hope that on the evening of the 23rd of December, a lot of Ryers ears were burning! There I was at my place of work here in Wellington, New Zealand, when my wife rang to tell me that one of my old Rye former footballing buddies from way back had … Continue reading Christmas Arrived Early This Year
The Man From the Pru
I grew up knowing Archibald Trill as The Man From The Pru. When I met him recently at his Marley Road address and learned he was 95 I was more than surprised, he looked almost exactly as I remembered him way back in the sixties.