In 1965 Rye Sports Day was a popular local event, attracting athletes from all over the country. But Television was gaining a hold and first class athletics from the White City was showing athletes of International stature. Spectator support was dropping and the difference from 1950, when about 4,000 people turned up at the Cricket Salts to watch the athletic and cycle races to the mid sixties, when Continue reading Carnival Appeal Film – 1965
Local Movies, many shot in Rye and District in the 1960’s will be coming to this website shortly.
Literally hundreds of local people are featured in the films, which cover many aspects of Rye life from Bonfire Nights to Rye Sports. There are parades past the Town Hall, local soccer teams in action, cycling time trials on the roads of kent, dramatic snow shots from the hard winter of 1963 when the sea froze and many more outstanding events. Continue reading Local Movies are Coming to the Rye’s Own Website
Features Include :-
News of Arthur & Jimper
Jempsons Celebrate 80th. Anniversary
Roger Breeds 1941 -2015
Rye Mayor Starts Second Term of Office
Pictures from Rye Sports in the 1960’s
Hastings Carnival Court
Hands Across the Sea at Hythe
The Pier 2016 A Tony May article with lots of pictures
Trikes by the Sea – An Ion Castro Picture Feature
War & Peace Revival at Hythe (Westernhanger) in July – Preview of new Aerial features,
Alice in Wonderland and Peasmarsh : Special feature that will fascinate Lewis Carroll fans
Sky Dive for Pilgrims Hospice
Jimper’s Jottings – Local Country Life personality Jimper Sutton is back after illness
Antique Road Trip at Rye Auction Galleries
Grass Track Cycle Racing at Rye Sports in the 1960’s – New Romney cyclist Mike Ashdown was the local star
Anzak Day report from Richard Holdsworth, our “Rye’s Own” Correspondent in Australia
Bonfire Auction at The Mermaid Breaks all Records
Spice of Rye Life
E. F. Benson – Freeman of Rye
The Tony May Pages – Packed with interesting people
“Greenman of the Year” Tony May takes a unique look at Jack in the Green
Book Preview “Coastlines – The Story of Our Shore by Patrick Barkham.
Turret Clock Movement at Hole Park, Rolvenden and connections with Rye
Local Soccer Team are National Champions
The Ever Popular “Bernard’s Problem Page”
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Tilling Green Newsagents
Jempsons Rye
Adams of Rye
Jempsons Peasmarsh
Jempsons Northiam
Iden Stores
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Salts Farm
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Who were the driving forces in the town fifty years ago? Who were in power at Rye Town Hall in the 1960’s? What was it like to live in a democratic Rye that ran its own affairs and was responsible for its own planning? 1965 and 66 were great years for Rye. The Borough Council was made up of twelve elected councillors and four Aldermen nominated by the councillors. Alderman John Hacking, farmer, was Mayor. He was hard working and influential, leading a group of excellent men and women who were all labouring to benefit Rye and the people of Rye. Continue reading All Our Yesteryears
First published in Rye Wheelers Year Book 2011
Anyone who has been a member of Rye Wheelers between 1954 and 2015 have heard Jim spouting off about ‘The Old Days’, but we all know how he can ‘elaborate’ a bit, so what were those days really like? Continue reading The Old Days
Started with two laps of the Track then moved to the road via Peasmarsh & Iden. The distance was nine miles
The recent article in Rye’s Own on the Long Distance Race and Rye Sports ‘Like Grandfather, Like Father, Like Son’ brought back memories for Mary Hall of Continue reading Prewar Rye Sports Long Distance Race Winner
