On a windy but mild day in February, there was a record entry for the Tenterden 5 Mile Race (previously called the Isle of Oxney Hot Soup 5 mile dash) A rolling rural, almost traffic free, route along the quiet lanes around the pretty Kent village of Wittersham, near Tenterden was well organised, friendly and … Continue reading The Tenterden 5 Mile
Tag: St John Ambulance
This Rye’s Own collection brings together articles connected with St John Ambulance, drawing news, memories and magazine features into one path through the archive. Stories such as “Jimper April 2003”, “Thanks For Our Ambulance”, and “The Tenterden 5 Mile” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture. It is a collection to browse for both the main story and the small, telling details that a local magazine notices.
Between the Zeppelin and the Doodle Bug
By Arthur Woodgate On 16 October 1917, I was taken to the Lion Street School and settled in a class taught by a Miss Jordon. Miss Longley was the Headmistress and with a long wooden corridor she could be heard coming with loud creaks all over our infant school.
Thanks For Our Ambulance
by Julie Bettley The ambulance is a Renault Crusader MPV (multi purpose vehicle) designed exclusively for St John Ambulance and converted by volunteers at ATT Papworth, Cambridge.
Jimper April 2003
The Spring Month April a real spring month, one quarter of the way through the year. Summer has got a grip on winter. Snow can be expected any day in April. Lambing is under way on the Marsh although the farmers with sheltered sheep have lambed indoors and the lambs are rapidly growing for the … Continue reading Jimper April 2003
Rye Top 30 of the 20th. Century
Number 3. Alfred Horner Rye has been very fortunate over the years to produce a variety of fine people who have contributed to the success of this ancient town but in all its history Rye never had a finer champion than Alfred Horner. Alfred Horner was born in Landgate in 1904 and attended Miss … Continue reading Rye Top 30 of the 20th. Century