Swing Fans Pack Peacock Hall The Peacocke Hall at the Rye College was full to the very last seat for the appearance of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, part of the Rye Christmas Festival, on Saturday 13 December. Tickets were sold out within days of going on sale, the seats could possibly have been filled three … Continue reading Glenn Miller Orchestra in Rye
Tag: Peter Cosstick
Peter Cosstick 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 “Glenn Miller Orchestra in Rye”, “Demelza House Gets Christmas Bonus”, and “Rye Christmas 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.
Rye Christmas Festival
This year the Rye Christmas Festival will commence on Saturday 6th December. Father Christmas will arrive in a beautiful horse drawn carriage escorted by a brilliant procession of pipers, drummers, bands and performing artist’s, followed by a spectacular display of fireworks. Santa will then be in his Grotto at the Rye Museum, East Street, which … Continue reading Rye Christmas Festival
Pen & Ink December 2008
Dear Editor. In your October issue Rye’s Own you ran a feature entitled have Health & Safety Regulations gone too far? May I suggest it’s not the regulations at fault but the job’s worth’s who interpret them. These examples are from a company safety magazine.
Demelza House Gets Christmas Bonus
It was an evening of quiet celebration at the Thomas Peacocke College on Wednesday 13 February when the proceeds of the Christmas Festival, £1264, was presented, along with £500 from the College and £500 from Rye Lions, to Demelza House.