Tag: Rye Harbour

Cheeky Girls at Rye Harbour

Rye’s Own glamourous pop stars the ‘Cheeky Girls’ were at Rye Harbour on Saturday 22 March to support efforts to raise money for the Youth Club.

Monica and Gabriela had been rushed by their father Ray from Hartlepool to get to the village in time for the Auction of Promises. They kept their promise to attend despite their plans being altered by the start of the Iraq War. They were expecting to return from Germany well in time for the auction but the trip was postponed and they appeared in the North of England instead, making the journey back to Rye Harbour a race against the clock. Continue reading Cheeky Girls at Rye Harbour

Rye Harbour Lifeboat Disaster

 

November the fifteenth is the seventy fourth anniversary of The Mary Stanford Disaster. All seventeen crew of the Rye Harbour Lifeboat were lost in 1928 when going to the aid of The Alice of Riga. A Memorial service will be held on the 17th November at 3pm, in Rye Harbour Church. Continue reading Rye Harbour Lifeboat Disaster

The Opening of the Royal William Hotel

By Laurie A. Cooksey

On Wednesday, 31st October 1894, the new Royal William Hotel, situated opposite the recently built golf club house on the Camber road, was happily opened with and inaugural dinner. The hotel had been constructed on the site of what was affectionately known as “The Billy”, a wooden weatherboard shack which had been built around 1807 to provide liquid refreshment for the fishermen of Rye Harbour, but had been destroyed by fire in 1893. Continue reading The Opening of the Royal William Hotel

On The Waterfront

Opening of New Rye Harbour Lifeboat Station

by Tom Tallow

On the Waterfront

Proposed opening and presentation of Rye Harbour R.N.L.I.     Inshore rescue boat booked for Easter Monday afternoon. A “Good Do” well worth attending.

“Carrick Lass,” new Scottish type Trawler of 50’ L.O.A. now fishing out of Rye. Owner: D. Lamb, Skipper: M. Sharp, Crew: R. Smith. Continue reading On The Waterfront