Tillingham & Brede River Flood Alert A flood Alert was issued by the Environment Agency at 3.05 pm (Today) Sunday 3 January 2016 for the
Tag: River Tillingham
River Tillingham provides the setting for this group of Rye’s Own articles, where buildings, people and events meet in the magazine’s record of the district. The trail includes “The Rye Mill”, “Another Flood Alert for Rye”, “Primrose-The Last Rye Barge”, and “Rye Greenway Plan Launched”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account. The archive leaves room for eyewitness detail, strong opinions and the affectionate hindsight that gives Rye’s Own its particular flavour.
The Great Ferry Road Nursery Duck Race
The Town Crier Rang his bell and the ducks were launched in the great Ferry Road Nursery Duck Race. 100’s of ducks were dropped from the Bridge at Ferry Road and raced off down the River Tillingham towards the finishing point at the Railway Bridge
Rye Greenway Plan Launched
THE ROTHER Environmental Group (REG) has launched exciting and ambitious new plans for a ‘greenway’ running through Rye which would provide a safe, shared route for pedestrians, cyclists, pushchair users and the less able between key trip attractions.
Sunk in the Strand
The well known local fishing boat “Llamedos” was recently reported ‘sunk’ in The Strand.The owner of the vessel contacted the RNLI Operations Manager at Rye Harbour requesting assistance with the recovery of his boat, which had sunk due to the wind pinning the boat under the ledge of the Strand wall and with a high … Continue reading Sunk in the Strand
Primrose-The Last Rye Barge
The rescue of PRIMROSE The Last Rye Barge On Sunday, 4 October 199t Rye Barge 2, the strangest sight met people’s eyes at Rye Harbour. A huge crane lifted an old boat out of the water and on to an 80 ft long flatbed truck which then drove very slowly to Hastings under police escort. … Continue reading Primrose-The Last Rye Barge
Volunteers Clean Up River Bank
A joint initiative between Rye Bay Countryside Project, ESCC. and the Rother Environmental Group “REG” resulted in a very successful clean-up of a stretch of the East Bank of the River Rother on Saturday 10th September.
The Rye Mill
Actual documentary evidence on the history of Rye Mill is virtually non-existent. It was the subject of Victorian mezzotints and oleographs, but beyond that visual and literary records are silent. Whether a mill existed on the present site earlier than, say, 1850, is a matter of pure conjecture. We do know, however, that long … Continue reading The Rye Mill
Ready Made Marina
By Jim Hollands “Why dig a Marina when there is a ready made site on the Camber Road?” Bob Vincent put the question to me the other day. The old pontoon, where beach was dug out in vast quantities, lies between the Golf Course and the Camber Fields. “It would be easy to dig a … Continue reading Ready Made Marina
Rye at War – Part Two
Rye at War Part Two — In The Front Line In August and September of 1940 Ryers had a grandstand seat for the greatest air battle in history, the “Battle of Britain” that was raging in the skies overhead. The town suffered another serious bombing attack on October 9th, 1940 when 18 50 kilo bombs … Continue reading Rye at War – Part Two