A Ryer Through and Through 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
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Spun Concrete runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. Among the pieces gathered here are “Ernest Hatter”, “The One and Only Rex”, “Down Rye Way – Percy Sherwood”, and “Rex & Rita Celebrate 50 Years”, 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.
The Jempsons of Rye
The Jempsons of Rye, East Sussex Who are they and where did they Originate from? By Roland Jempson Family Historian (With help from second cousin Bridget Ewing Genealogist) It was also from Arthur born 1833 and Jane Elizabeth that the other well known branch of the Jempson Family in the Rye Area were descended from. “The … Continue reading The Jempsons of Rye
Rex & Rita Celebrate 50 Years
Rye’s popular Town Crier, Rex Swain and his lovely wife Rita, celebrated 50 years of happy marriage at the Mermaid on Saturday 1 October. Surrounded by family and friends they recalled their Wedding Day in 1955 and of dancing to Eric Winston’s Band on their honeymoon.
Rye Harbour of Yesteryear
The 1930 Flood The sea broke through at Winchelsea Beach just west of Dogs Hill. The Old ‘Ship Inn’ was washed away.
Down Rye Way – Percy Sherwood
Regimental Town Crier About two years ago Down Rye Way featured Percy’s father Mr. Frank (Jerry) Sherwood. So there is no need to establish Percy’s credentials as a Ryer of many generations’ standing. Percy is not quite sure whether he was born in Lion Street or Wish Street; either way, he went first to the … Continue reading Down Rye Way – Percy Sherwood
Ernest Hatter
40 years with East Kent Born in Cinque Ports Square, Rye in 1900, Ernest Hatter, one of a family of nine children, was educated at Mermaid Street School. The cottage where he spent his childhood was one of many situated behind where the