Graham’s Way will be Officially Opened Next Tuesday “Rye’s Own” Reports :- It is almost eleven years since Graham Matthews was knocked off his bike on Rye Harbour Road and killed. This was a notoriously dangerous stretch of road to anyone walking as there were no places to get off the road, the verges were … Continue reading Cycle / Footpath Finished Today
Tag: Peter Jones
Discover Peter Jones in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. Readers can move between “Friary Centre”, “More Problems for Rye Partnership in 2005”, “Town Crier”, and “Proposed Cycle Path Rye Harbour Road”, seeing how the subject appeared at different moments in the magazine. Read together, the articles show how public events and private memories become part of the town’s shared story.
March 2010 – Tesco or Houses?
Tesco or Houses? By Jim Hollands At the time of writing (26 March 2010), Rye is waiting to hear who are going to be the new owners of the old Primary School in Ferry Road. A meeting arranged ‘behind closed doors’ is expected to resolve who will be the purchaser. Will it be Tesco, who have an … Continue reading March 2010 – Tesco or Houses?
Friary Centre
Fom Rye’s Own March 2006 Issue Keith Glazier and Peter Jones support closure. The two men who are best placed to look after the interests of people in Rye and District are at the forefront of proposals to close Rye Friary Day Care Centre at the Memorial Care Centre from this October. They should be … Continue reading Friary Centre
More Problems for Rye Partnership in 2005
Partnership’s Plan Collapses The collapse of Rye Partnership’s plan to construct a building that would house Rye Library has coincided with the call from a group of Rye residents, directly to the Government, to open an independent inquiry into the Partnership’s affairs, claiming there is a lack of ‘financial clarity’ and ‘tangible achievement’ in the … Continue reading More Problems for Rye Partnership in 2005
Editorial
Letters From the Dead As we go to press on Friday evening 24 June, disturbing reports are coming in from readers telling of parcels of mail, much showing signs of tampering, that have been forwarded by the Rye Royal Mail office with items dating back to at least 1996.
Fund Raising For ARRCC
By Peter Holland Pictures by Martin Carter All too often we hear that someone we know has suffered a stroke or has contracted an obscure ailment which robs its victim of physical or mental capabilities.
Proposed Cycle Path Rye Harbour Road
By Brian Mathews On August 12th my son Graham aged 22 was hit by a car in broad daylight on the Rye Harbour Road and died as a result at the scene.
Town Crier
Goodbye Star Jimper Sutton was wrong. They did re-float the Maanav Star. She was pulled off Jury’s Gap by a tug just after “Rye’s Own” went to press last month. The old coaster did cause a bit of excitement … Continue reading Town Crier
Going For Gold
“Rye was one of only 60 from 1,800 competitors selected for the Britain in Bloom Competition 2004”. These were the words of Peter Holman Chairman of South and South East in Bloom speaking at a Britain in Bloom Seminar at the George Hotel. He went on to say that “Rye has an exceptional chance of … Continue reading Going For Gold
Visibility,Accessibility And Familiarity
Rother Police District Commander, Chief Inspector Bruce Mathews, told a 150 strong meeting at Rye Community Centre that “visibility, accessibility and familiarity” are the new watchwords for the police.