By Jim Hollands Fifty years seems a long time but looking back to 1965 from 2015 it seems not so long at all. “Rye’s Own” was started with the intention that it should report and support Rye. There can be no doubt that it has always done that, although in those early days Rye Borough … Continue reading 50 Years The Royal Visit
Tag: Military Road
Explore Military Road through Rye’s Own, from remembered scenes and historical detail to the news and personalities that gave the place its character. Stories such as “The Mayor of Military Road”, “”Rye’s Own’s Mrs. Mopp””, “50 Years The Royal Visit”, and “Pen & Ink” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture. The result is less a formal history than a lively bundle of evidence, voices and remembered moments from the magazine’s pages.
Going Home to Rye
By Beryl Dale I went down to Rye with my daughter to discover more about the exceptional circumstances which had led to my parents’ house being flooded in November 1960. I had been living in London at the time and had just completed the preliminary exams which took place half way through my Physiotherapy … Continue reading Going Home to Rye
The Mayor of Military Road
By Jim Hollands The Mayor & Mayoress of Military Road, Councillor Albert and Mayoress Flo Booth. How many more can you name from the 1950 pick of Military Road talent in the photograph below? Tilling Green and Landgate had Mock Mayors too The Mayor & Mayoress of Military Road, Councillor Albert and Mayoress Flo Booth. … Continue reading The Mayor of Military Road
Come on Sonia
“Come on Sonia” was a cry often heard on the Military Road during the past year as one of our senior Tuesday riders struggled to keep up a brisk pace required to get someone home to Rye before they got into trouble with their other half.
Pen & Ink
Dear Editor, The enclosed copy photograph is of the Tug-of War Team of the Cinque Ports volunteer Reserve. They were the champion team at the Brigade Camp in 1895 photographed with their individual Cups displayed on the table before them.
John Buss
It is with great sadness we report the death of John Buss who passed away at the Conquest Hospital on 13 August.
The Road To East Guldeford
By Frank Palmer 25 April 1893 was an important day for Rye, it was the opening of the bridge over the Rother and road from East Guldeford.
The Life and Times of Reg Weeks
Reg Weeks was born at 2 Bridge Place, Rye, Sussex on the 1st February, 1907. His parents were married in the Registry Office on 30th November, 1901 and their first child, Elsie was born a month later. Alice was relieved that Reg was born healthy, her previous baby had been stillborn and her first child. … Continue reading The Life and Times of Reg Weeks
Rye Hill And Military Road
Rye Hill and Military Road.
Town Crier
News and Gossip Pages Gains & Losses What a wonderful holiday season, crammed with seasonal gatherings. Jo’ and I attended an amazing variety of family functions, a ‘Tarts & Vicars … Continue reading Town Crier