Celebrate the Scallop! If you’ve never watched a scallop race then you could be in for a real treat as the ancient Cinque Ports town of Rye, East Sussex heads towards its 11th Rye Bay Scallop week. The hilarious What a Load of Scallops race sees teams running around the town with barrow loads of … Continue reading Scallop Festival
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Mermaid runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. The trail includes “RYE TOKENS”, “Ida & Dudley Chose Rye”, and “Scallop Festival”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account. The result is less a formal history than a lively bundle of evidence, voices and remembered moments from the magazine’s pages.
Ida & Dudley Chose Rye
Reception at Riverhaven Pictures by Pixcels Studio Rye More and more couples are choosing Rye for the ideal place to tie the knot. The town’s beautiful churches or the grand atmosphere of Rye Town Hall are matched by the special qualities and facilities and selection of Hotels able to cater for wedding groups of all … Continue reading Ida & Dudley Chose Rye
The Television Aerial Erectors
Drawings by Paul Vincent Times were Tough in the 1950’s Times were tough, it was hard to earn enough cash window cleaning and chimney sweeping to support a family of five in Rye during the early fifties.
RYE TOKENS
By Frank Palmer The token pictured on this page is a 1652 issue by William Keye. It is about the size of a farthing and was produced at the Tower Mint,London. In the 1640s and 50s William Keye (or Key) was the owner and master of a ship the providence of Rye. He had been made … Continue reading RYE TOKENS