Jim Hollands Asks; Have things changed for the better between 2004 and 2015? Best Value On Monday 8 March a very profound remark was made during the Emergency Surgery Site Debate. Paul Osbourne, commenting on County Council Leader Peter Jones oft quoted remark about the Ferry Road School site that it must be sold for the … Continue reading Rye Headlines April 2004
Tag: Rye in Bloom
Rye in Bloom 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. Among the pieces gathered here are “Celebrating 700 Years of Rye Mayoral History”, “Rye Headlines April 2004”, and “Pride In Rye In Bloom”, each adding its own detail to the story. Read together, the articles show how public events and private memories become part of the town’s shared story.
Rye 1947
Have Health & Regulations Gone Too Far? By Jim Hollands The remarkable picture, of Gasson’s War ravaged building at the western end of Cinque Ports Street, was taken just after World War Two. Closer inspection reveals a wartime National Fire Service notice pointing the way to Rye Fire Station.
Jimper’s Jottings May 2005
April Showers April lived up to its usual self. A taste of days to come then the following day the weather we experienced was cold and dreary. Haze from the water turned many a night into a wonderland hanging above the marsh and letting the tops of the bushes of thorn and willow grace the … Continue reading Jimper’s Jottings May 2005
Celebrating 700 Years of Rye Mayoral History
Celebrations that Did Not Happen in 1889 and Those That Did in 1989 Early in the 1890’s the names of all known Mayors of Rye were painted on the wall panels of the Town Hall Chamber.
Pride In Rye In Bloom
Town Manager Yolanda Laybourne organiser of Pride in Rye Week and Lorna Hall the flag bearer for Rye In Bloom have been working hand in glove to get the town spick and span for the three big competitions, Rye, South-East and Britain in Bloom that are just around the corner.