The Natural Writer
By Jim Hollands
Unique is a word I use sparingly but to say that Jimper Sutton, Farmer, Fisherman, Bonfire Boy, Marshman and Author is unique is almost an understatement. Continue reading Jimper The Original One Off
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Late News Extra November 2012
LATE RYE NEWS AND FEATURES
Bonfire Boys Need Your Support.
The Rye Bonfire Society receives no financial support from public funds in the annual Rye Fawkes Festival, which now costs over £10,000 a year to set-up and manage. All necessary funding is raised by voluntary contributions, program sales and advertising, fund-raising events and street collections on the night. Without the support of the town’s traders, citizens and visitors, the event could not take place. If you wish the Rye Bonfire to continue as the premier social event in the district’s calendar, please give generously. Continue reading Late News Extra November 2012
My Trip to the Mermaid Inn
Written by Tia-Jade Polley aged 11.
One sunny day in the beautiful town of Rye I awoke to feel butterflies in my tummy knowing I was going to the famous Mermaid Inn for a ghost tour. Continue reading My Trip to the Mermaid Inn
A Rye Childhood – Part 1
By Noel C. A. Care.
More Buildings and Games.
There were other buildings which found their way into our games. Brought up, as we were, in a town full of old buildings, we took little notice of them unless they affected us.There were two in Mermaid Street that became, even if only by implication, part of our games. Continue reading A Rye Childhood – Part 1
Mermaid Street
Mermaid Street The haunt of artists, and one of the most widely known streets in the world. This old street leading, as it did, straight down to the Strand Gate, has Continue reading Mermaid Street