Tag: Rye Retreat

Step into the Rye’s Own archive for stories connected with Rye Retreat, a place viewed through local news, memory, change and the experiences of those who knew it. Among the pieces gathered here are “Arthur’s Cinque Ports Street Part Two”, “Summertime Jamboree”, and “Town Crier”, each adding its own detail to the story. Taken together, these pieces preserve the names, places and passing details that might otherwise slip out of the local record.

Arthur’s Cinque Ports Street Part Two

By Arthur Woodgate From the new shops to the corner of Market Road where Jempson’s now have a restaurant. That building has housed many businesses in my life. Don’t know how long but not too many hundreds of years ago customers would have got their feet wet stepping out of there into Cinque Ports Street. … Continue reading Arthur’s Cinque Ports Street Part Two

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

Town Crier

2005 is an historic year for our small country which has had such a big influence on developing the world in which we live. This year Rye will recall with pride the terrific efforts of our fighting men of the past who have ensured that the voice of England and Britain had the power to … Continue reading Town Crier