Rye’s Own June 2015

The June issue of Rye’s Own is on sale in all Local Newsagents Now.

Features Include :-

News of Arthur & Jimper

Jempsons Celebrate 80th. Anniversary

Roger Breeds 1941 -2015

Rye Mayor Starts Second Term of Office

Pictures from Rye Sports in the 1960’s

Hastings Carnival Court

Hands Across the Sea at Hythe

The Pier  2016  A Tony May article with lots of pictures

Trikes by the Sea – An Ion Castro Picture Feature

War & Peace Revival at Hythe (Westernhanger) in July – Preview of new Aerial features,

Alice in Wonderland and Peasmarsh : Special feature that will fascinate Lewis Carroll fans

Sky Dive for Pilgrims Hospice

Jimper’s Jottings – Local Country Life personality Jimper Sutton is back after illness

Antique Road Trip at Rye Auction Galleries

Grass Track Cycle Racing at Rye Sports in the 1960’s – New Romney cyclist Mike Ashdown was the local star

 

Anzak Day report from Richard Holdsworth, our “Rye’s Own”  Correspondent in Australia

Bonfire Auction at The Mermaid Breaks all Records

Spice of Rye Life

E. F. Benson – Freeman of Rye

The Tony May Pages – Packed with  interesting people

“Greenman of the Year” Tony May takes a unique look at Jack in the Green

Book Preview “Coastlines – The Story of Our Shore by Patrick Barkham.

Turret Clock Movement at Hole Park, Rolvenden and connections with Rye

Local Soccer Team are National Champions

The Ever Popular “Bernard’s Problem Page”

RYES OWN JUNE 2015 COVER
RYES OWN JUNE 2015 COVER

Plus much, much more

 

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Salts Farm

RYES OWN JUNE 2015 COVER
RYES OWN JUNE 2015 COVER

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Roger Breeds

Roger Breeds

by Jim Hollands

 

It is with great sadness I report the news that Roger Breeds, former Mayor of Rye, has died.

Roger was a supporter of “Rye’s Own”. He regarded himself as a Ryer and so he was, for he is a direct line descendant of another Breeds who was Mayor of Rye in 1560 and 1569 also Member of Parliament for Rye from 1563 to 1572 in the days Continue reading Roger Breeds

The First 10 Years 2000-2010

Who are the people that have controlled Rye’s destiny through the last decade and who will decide what will happen here during the next ten years? Continue reading The First 10 Years 2000-2010

Heartbreak Hill

Three Hundred March – 1000 Sign

Three hundred people, including Rye M.P. Michael Foster, The Mayor of Rye Councillor Paul Carey, both our District Councillors, Granville Bantick and Sam Souster and almost every member of Rye Council, marched from the Postern Gate Surgery, via the appropriately named ‘Deadman’s Lane’ to the foot of Rye Hill, a hill that will no doubt have its name changed to ‘Heartbreak Hill’ if East Sussex County Council and PCT do not relent and allow the proposed move of the Postern Gate Surgery to be re-directed from the Memorial Care site to the old Ferry Road School location. Continue reading Heartbreak Hill