By Arthur Woodgate On 16 October 1917, I was taken to the Lion Street School and settled in a class taught by a Miss Jordon. Miss Longley was the Headmistress and with a long wooden corridor she could be heard coming with loud creaks all over our infant school.
Tag: Rye Sports Centre
Explore Rye Sports Centre through Rye’s Own, from remembered scenes and historical detail to the news and personalities that gave the place its character. Stories such as “Mum’s Dad’s Babies Swim at Rye Pool”, “Tai Chi Comes to Rye”, and “Rye Greenway Plan Launched” 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.
Rye Greenway Plan Launched
THE ROTHER Environmental Group (REG) has launched exciting and ambitious new plans for a ‘greenway’ running through Rye which would provide a safe, shared route for pedestrians, cyclists, pushchair users and the less able between key trip attractions.
Mum’s Dad’s Babies Swim at Rye Pool
On Friday’s at the Rye Swimming Pool there is more than splashing going on, there is singing, gurgling, cooing and yes, you guessed it, some yelling but mostly smiling babies and parents as they support their little ones in the pool under the watchful eye of instructor Ruth Heyes. The parent baby group was … Continue reading Mum’s Dad’s Babies Swim at Rye Pool
Tai Chi Comes to Rye
Stuart Innes first became aware of Tai Chi when he was involved with oil exploration in China in the early 80s. On his return to London he studied the Chen Man Ch’ing style of Tai Chi with a pupil of Nigel Sutton the world-renowned teacher. He was soon invited to join Nigel’s own association; Zhong-Ding … Continue reading Tai Chi Comes to Rye