SAP 201 Will be at the Rye Fire-fighters Open Day on Sunday (10 September 2017) The men featured in the picture are part of a team of brilliant firemen who kept this town safe while they were ‘on watch’ with their famous Fire Appliance SAP 201. On Sunday (10 September 2017) SAP … Continue reading SAP 201 Comes Home on Sunday
Tag: Rye Firefighters
Explore Rye Firefighters through Rye’s Own, from remembered scenes and historical detail to the news and personalities that gave the place its character. Stories such as “POLE DROPPERS”, “Well Done Andy”, “Rye Fawkes Night”, and “SAP 201 Comes Home on Sunday” 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.
Hugh Sutton’s Shop Smashed By Car
In the early hours of yesterday morning (Tuesday 2 May) the famous fish shop belonging to Hugh Sutton was badly damaged by a car which collided with the building after leaving the road and smashing through the garden. It ended up embedded into the side of the shop, The occupant or occupants from the vehicle … Continue reading Hugh Sutton’s Shop Smashed By Car
An Old Friend Returns to Rye
SAP 201 Returns “Rye’s Own” is making a film about a Famous Rye Fire Appliance and the men who served with her. This is just a short sequence showing the old pump’s return to Rye after almost 50 years away from the Ancient Town she served so well in the 1960’s and early 70’s. … Continue reading An Old Friend Returns to Rye
Well Done Andy
Rye Fire Station Commander, Andy Polley has just completed 35 years service with Rye Firefighters.
Fire at Fishmarket Road May 2012
Prompt Action Saved More Damage A garden shed ablaze at the rear of a house adjacent to Skinners Garage had Rye Firefighters dashing through the town to extinguish the flames. The first fire appliance was on the scene within four minutes of the alarm being raised and their efforts prevented the blaze spreading into the house.
Summertime Jamboree
Report by Amber Carroll and Amy Satchell Photographs by Sammi Davis (www.draytonstudios.com) A golden afternoon of community loveliness was promised by The Rye Retreat at the Summertime Jamboree on the 5th June and that was exactly what was delivered. It may have been a wet and windy June afternoon outside but inside Rye College it … Continue reading Summertime Jamboree
POLE DROPPERS
ON THE STRAND No, not Pole Dancers – Pole Droppers. Rye Firefighters will be doing a sponsored pole drop in aid of the firefighters charity. The date to remember is Bank Holiday Monday 30 August at The Strand between 1.30pm and 3.30pm.
Rye Fire & Rescue 2005
Rye Fire & Rescue Rye Fire & Rescue vehicle, with lights flashing and siren blasting answers yet another call. Rye firefighters have always had the reputation of being one of the best units in Sussex and Kent despite the fact that they are all part timers doing other jobs and only make a dash … Continue reading Rye Fire & Rescue 2005
Rye Fawkes Night
Saturday 13 November is Bonfire Night in Rye. An event not to be missed. Quieter and much less dangerous than years gone by, as Jimper’s Bonfire stories in his latest publication illustrate, but no less exhilarating.
Pen & Ink
Dear Editor First I must say you do a great job informing all of us about what’s going on in the community. Its good to know someone at least is trying to break the mould We shouldn’t be fitting extra window locks, we should be catching these mindless idiots, publicly portraying who they are via … Continue reading Pen & Ink