John Izod has joined Rye’s list of great characters. He has become known to almost everyone in the town. His efforts supporting Rye Bonfire Boys, Rye Community Buses and so many other local clubs, organisations and charities are Continue reading John’s Work of Art
Two of the best loved characters from East Sussex and Kent can often be seen together on ceremonial occasions in any Cinque Port Town. Continue reading Two Of The Cinque Ports Finest
The Battle of Britain was fought in the skies above Rye in July, August & September of 1940. In the immortal words of Winston Churchill “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” Continue reading Remembering ‘The Few’
Rye Town Crier, Rex Swain, recently celebrated his Eightieth Birthday. His boundless energy in carrying out up to 100 functions a year in his distinctive Town Crier ‘uniform’ has not diminished one iota since he was 18 and Continue reading The One and Only Rex
The Mayor of Rye, Councillor John Breeds held a pre Christmas reception
at the Town Hall on 10 December. Students from the Rye College entertained
the gathering with a stunning display of music and song. Continue reading Christmas Recption
“Following the 2007 nationwide flooding, the Government conducted a major review, which resulted in a series of recommendations. One of these was that there should be a national exercise to improve the preparedness of communities at risk of flooding. Exercise WATERMARK was planned by DEFRA to run in early March. Some 80 communities took part, with Rye, at the confluence of three rivers and close to the coast, holding a table-top exercise in Rye Town Hall during the morning of 5 March. Continue reading Rye Flood Threat
The time has come for our police and those that control them to stop playing games and get on with the job they are paid to do.
There has been an endless cry from the police for new resources and an even louder wail from politicians that the force is underfunded as though throwing money at a failing organisation can be any answer. Continue reading A Time for Common Sense
Fair Trade & Fine Weather Rye College brought colour and rhythm to the town on Saturday 17 July when their annual Carnival, supported by other areas of the community, burst in a blaze of colour, through the streets. Continue reading It’s Carnival Time August 2010
More and more couples are choosing Rye for the ideal place to tie the knot. The town’s beautiful churches or the grand atmosphere of Rye Town Hall are matched by the special qualities and facilities and selection of Hotels able to cater for wedding groups of all sizes. Leading reception venues include The George in Rye, Mermaid, Hope Anchor, Rye Lodge and Riverhaven. Continue reading Ida & Dudley Chose Rye
Hot new pennies are cast down on the heads of eager youngsters waiting on the street below. They pounce and rake up a few coppers for sweets and other small delights in a melee’ of arms and legs.
It is a tradition that goes back to times when there was no social security and all the charity on offer came from well off benefactors in the town. It was a time when charity really did begin at home. Continue reading Have the Pennies Become Outdated?
