HOW SCALLOPS CAME TO RYE In 1975 there was a great shortage of fish during the early months in the inshore waters that the Rye Fishing Fleet harvested. The situation for fisherman became quite desperate as the over 20 boat strong fleet netted fewer and fewer fish.
Tag: Rye Wurlitzer
Explore Rye Wurlitzer through Rye’s Own, from remembered scenes and historical detail to the news and personalities that gave the place its character. Among the pieces gathered here are “Rye Wurlitzer up and Running”, “Are You Satisfield”, “Hospice & Hospital Presentations by Rye Rotary”, and “Scallop Festival”, each adding its own detail to the story. Together they offer a characterful route through the magazine’s record of local life, memory and change.
Are You Satisfield
— Yes, are you really happy and satisfied with the way our town of Rye is run ? Since the mid 1970s the decisions affecting our local life here have not been decided by Rye people, nor by our Town Councillors, but by Rother District Council and East Sussex County Council.
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.
Rye Wurlitzer up and Running
“Rye’s Own” January 2008 This photograph sums up the Rye Wurlitzer year perfectly. No longer is the beautifully restored organ positioned on the rear balcony of the hall where the chairs had to be turned the wrong way round to see it.
News – Views and Letters July 2006
Compensation Rye High Street is back to normal again after the upsets of June. Some have applied for compensation from the Highways Agency for loss of revenue during three weeks of mayhem when the whole town suffered from restricted access caused by the road closure between Skinners Roundabout and the Kettle of Fish Roundabout.
Pen & Ink
Dear Editor First I must say you do a great job informing all of us about what’s going on in the community. Its good to know someone at least is trying to break the mould We shouldn’t be fitting extra window locks, we should be catching these mindless idiots, publicly portraying who they are via … Continue reading Pen & Ink