132 Riders Enjoy a day in the sun One Hundred and Thirty-Two riders set out from the Rye Club in Market Road in the Rye & Winchelsea Rotary 100k 2017 Tour of the Marshes. There were shorter distance rides for for youngsters and the less adventurous. Most riders choose the longer distance. This short … Continue reading 100K Tour de Rye et Romney Marsh 2017
Tag: Rye & Winchelsea Rotary Club
Rye & Winchelsea Rotary Club appears here as part of the magazine’s continuing record of local organisations, community effort and the people who kept things moving. Stories such as “Fun Cycle Challenge”, “Le Tour de Rye et Romney Marsh 2014”, “Merlin At Christmas”, and “100K Tour de Rye et Romney Marsh 2017” 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.
Le Tour de Rye et Romney Marsh 2014
Rotary Ride Attracts Riders from Many Areas
Fun Cycle Challenge
Pictures & Story by Derick Holman Good Weather, Good Fun, Great Event Rye buzzed to the sound of hundreds of cogs and wheels as the 7th Fun Cycle Challenge started recently in the town and sped across the Marsh to Hythe. One hundred and thirty riders took to the roads to raise money for local … Continue reading Fun Cycle Challenge
Maritime Festival 2013
Crowds Flock to The Strand The town was heaving with activity on Sunday 11 August as thousands flocked to the town, including many from Hastings, New Romney and Hythe, to see the best ever Rye Maritime Festival.
Rye News May 2013
Fifteenth Rotary Walk For the fifteenth straight year in a row Rye &Winchelsea Rotary Club are inviting applications for their annual Charity Walk. Participants are being sought for one of the 3, 6 or 10 mile circuits that take walkers close to several local sites … Continue reading Rye News May 2013
One In One Out
One in – one out seemed to be the order of the day when The Rev’d Howard Cocks S.S.C retired from both The Church of St Thomas the Martyr Winchelsea and The Rye & Winchelsea Rotary Club.
Merlin At Christmas
Part of the enormously successful Rye Christmas Celebrations in the town was a huge St Bernard dog by the name of Merlin.
Hospice & Hospital Presentations by Rye Rotary
Rye & Winchelsea Rotary Club have presented cheques for £500 each to Jo Kirkham on behalf of Rye, Winchelsea & District Hospital League of Friends and to Marcia Dart on behalf of St Michaels Hospice.
100k. Fun Run from Rye 2011
The Sun Shone on 118 Cyclists On a beautiful autumn day (16 Oct) no less than 118 riders set off from the Rye Club on the Rotary Club’s 5th. Annual Fun Run. Riders set off in groups to Town Crier Rex Swaine’s now famous line – “When I Ring my Bell – Go like Hell”. … Continue reading 100k. Fun Run from Rye 2011
Fun Run Cash Raiser
Rye Rotarians & Cyclists Raise Cash in Fun Run From the November 2008 issue of “Rye’s Own” Rye & Winchelsea Rotary Club and the Rye & District Wheelers joined forces to put on their second annual “Tour de Rye et Romney Marshes” cycle endurance fun run.