Many prominent representatives from the Cinque Ports were in Rye on May Day Bank Holiday Monday for the inauguration of the new Mayor of Rye.
Tag: Thomas Peacocke Community College
Discover Thomas Peacocke Community College in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. Stories such as “Rye Wurlitzer up and Running”, “Residual Railway Land at Rye”, “We Told You So”, and “Two day Sussex Art Festival Event at the Thomas Peacocke” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture. The archive leaves room for eyewitness detail, strong opinions and the affectionate hindsight that gives Rye’s Own its particular flavour.
We Told You So
“WE TOLD YOU SO” SAY LOCAL RESIDENTS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE NEW SCHOOL OPENS? Seven Local residents who were opposed to the building of the new Primary School on the site adjacent to the Thomas Peacocke Community College. They objected on the grounds that the present traffic problems in The Grove and Love Lane were … Continue reading We Told You So
Eight Apartments and Twenty- Nine Lock-Up Garages on Railway Land
Outline plans for 8 apartments, 29 garages and 58 car parking spaces, on the two strips of land either side of the railway line west of Ferry Road between Ferry Road and the Mill and Cyprus pace and the River Tillingham, came up for approval at the Town Council Planning meeting on Monday 28 April.
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.
50 Year Anniversary
OLD SCHOOL FRIENDS MEET FOR 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Rye Old Scholars Association held a very successful reunion on 24th June at Thomas Peacocke Community College for those who were at secondary schools in Rye in the 1960s and to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the opening of Leasam House in 1956. (This was the boarding … Continue reading 50 Year Anniversary
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
Two day Sussex Art Festival Event at the Thomas Peacocke
The first Sussex Festival of Art takes place at the Thomas Peacocke Community College on Friday and Saturday the 16 & 17 July. The work of over thirty artists including Rye’s Own Louis Turpin will be represented.
Dig for Victory
Badger Gate residents picked up their shovels and helped plant the first of a row of trees outside the well known Rye Landmark. Then they served up a lovely hot cup of tea to the members of the Rye in Bloom Committee as a thank you for the fine trees that will grace the sheltered … Continue reading Dig for Victory
Residual Railway Land at Rye
Residual Railway Land at Rye At the recent meeting of the Marshlink Partnership it was revealed that a sections of Railway land on both sides of the line between the Tillingham and the Ferry Road Crossing are being considered for railway or integrated transport uses.