“OLLIE KITE” He often went a-wandering, His knapsack on his back, And on T.V. we followed him Over the beaten track.
Tag: Rye Hill
Explore Rye Hill through Rye’s Own, from remembered scenes and historical detail to the news and personalities that gave the place its character. Readers can move between “A Rye Childhood”, “Oliver Kite Tribute”, “We Told You So”, and “Dengates Bus”, seeing how the subject appeared at different moments in the magazine. Together they offer a characterful route through the magazine’s record of local life, memory and change.
Jimper’s Jottings April 1967
Rye’s Oldest Inhabitants In and around our old town of Rye we have, living here, one of the most highly developed and intelligent communities. They live with one another a free and easy life, having their own councils making their own laws, which are centuries old, choosing, surveying, building, breeding, feeding and dying. They have … Continue reading Jimper’s Jottings April 1967
Fatal Car Crash 1905
Crash It’s the same old story With the New Year comes the usual warnings from the various motoring organisations in the Country to take special care when driving. The reasons given for the vast number of road accidents that happen at this time of the year are many and varied—the main ones being ice, fog and … Continue reading Fatal Car Crash 1905