Surprise for Michael Searching through the “Rye’s Own” archives we came across this interesting piece in the very first issue of The Rye Gazette ‘October 1982′ We have added “Rye’s Own” pictures to Mary Oliver’s article. Michael Bourn and his wife Sheila, of Udimore Road, went out on Saturday evening. It was, they thought, just … Continue reading Firemen’s Night Out
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Michael Bourn 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 “Fireman Bob”, “Ex Fireman’s River Rescue”, and “Firemen’s Night Out”, 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.
Ex Fireman’s River Rescue
Despite disabilities that have put one time Rye Fireman Dave Benn in a wheelchair he didn’t hesitate when the car in front of him left the road and ended up in a waterway at Small Hythe.
Pictures from the Past
Rye Secondary Modern 1951
Fireman Bob
The dreadful fire at the Central Garage at Rye in 1960 led to Rye Fire Brigade getting a new recruit. Bob Rogers was only a lad at the time but heroically entered the blazing cottage at the rear of the garage, where he lived with his Mum and brothers, and attempted to save their budgie. … Continue reading Fireman Bob