THERE WILL BE NO GAZETTE NEXT WEEK: issue no. 142 will appear on 14 August, no. 143 on 28 August and then weekly as usual.
Delighted congratulations to Rye angler Mr. Philip Martin, of the Old Brickyard and Martins in the High Street, one of the ten winners in the TVS sea-angling competition semi-finals held last week. He featured in "The Sun", though they put a year on his age (he is really 66) and called him a pensioner, which to anyone who knows the green grocery is clearly absurd; but he never got onto the TVS report, despite being the oldest winner. His winning - and indeed only fish was a handsome 12--lb turbot, caught just ten minutes before the end. Mr. Martin's mother, 102 last month, is over the moon with excitement, as is the Rye Sea-Angling Club to which he has brought such distinction. We all wish him the very best of luck in the finals in Iceland in October.
Rye’s most distinguished visitors for some time called on the Mayor on Friday - His Excellency the Soviet Ambassador to the Court of St. James and his lady. It turned out to be a very low-key and informal visit; M. Viktor Popov said he had often admired Rye from a distance, and now that he and his wife were staying at the recently restored Russian Embassy "dacha" on the Kent border he was taking the opportunity to have a closer look.
The party, which arrived in a big grey Mercedes with curtains at the back (but not the sides) consisted simply of M. Popov, his wife Natalia, and their Russian chauffeur - who looked just like any other chauffeur, with no suspicious bulges under his jacket, and who retired to the car parked in the FEC yard when the guests left the Town Hall with the Mayor, Mayoress and Town Clerk to have lunch at the Flushing Inn. M. Popov has been in London, first as a Minister and then as Ambassador, since 1968, so naturally his English is excellent. His wife, slim, dark-haired and very attractive in a silk dress and stylish high-heeled shoes, said little, but looked around at the Town Hall with appreciation, while Alan Jones angled his camera and two of our three local papers took notes. The town maces were laid out for inspection - M. Popov wielded one and said how strong the mace-bearers must be - and then the party went into the Mayor's Parlour for sherry and an exchange of gifts.(We had wondered what was in the chauffeur's Union Jack carrier-bag.) The Mayor received a bottle of very exclusive ambassador-type vodka, some Russian sparkling wine, and a Tchaikovsky record; in return, he presented the Ambassador with an official Rye tie and two maps of the town, and Mme. Popov received a mounted Rye coat-of-arms to add to her collection.
The guests departed straight after lunch, leaving a very happy impression behind them. We need hardly say that there were no demonstrators (as there had been in Brighton the previous evening); and the large furniture-van drawn up opposite the Town Hall was not, after all, full of either Special Branch or KGB men - it rather disappointingly departed quite half-an-hour before the VIPs arrived!
Later the same day the Mayor entertained a party of local councillors from Holzwickede, near Dortmund, who were spending the weekend in Rye.The Council Chamber was booked for a private meeting, but Frank Palmer took the visitors on a tour of the town and they had a special showing of the Town Model using the German tape, followed by tea at Simon the Pieman. Their town is first mentioned in documents of the ninth century, so Rye is a youngster by their standards, but they were interested in an informal friendly relationship between the two towns, perhaps involving the schools, and if anything comes of it we will report further.The Town Council has for years fended off offers of formal "twinning" with towns on the Continent, mainly because of the very considerable expense of the hospitality involved, but this apprarently be a much less elaborate arrangement.
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Miss Dorothy Baugh, of Fairmeadow, died in hospital last week from injuries received in a car accident near Chichester; her driver also died. Miss Baugh, who was 82 and had lived in Rye for some years, was a keen supporter of the NSPCC. The funeral will take place at St. Anthony's on Tuesday (6th) at 12.
Miss Blanche Rhodes, of South Undercliff, died on 28 July at the age of 82. We shall have a fuller obituary notice in our next issue. The funeral takes place at St. Mary's at 2.30 on Tuesday, 6th.
Mrs. Cynthia Palmer, nee Cade, for many years Mrs. Cynthia Morgan of Rye, died at her home on 28 July after some months of illness. The funeral will take place at Worthing Crematorium on Monday (5th) at 11.
On 28 July Rye Movie Society visited Herstmonceux Castle. While the rain came down they were indoors admiring the Royal Greenwich Observatory exhibition, including telescopes and chronometers whose workmanship held a special appeal for our correspondent Fred Masters, in the watch business himself for so many years. They also saw a video film of the history of the Castle, which was bought by the Government in the early 1940s for £75,000 as a new home for the Observatory. Once the sun came out they hurried into the gardens, cameras poised to record the patterned flower borders and the multi-coloured water-lilies on the lakes, spattered with moorhens and just one (lost?) seagull. Another pleasant film is now in store for a winter audience, we hope.
On Sunday week, 11 August, Rotary's fourth Country Fayre and Car Rally takes place as usual at Salts Farm, just past the New Road houses. There is plenty of free parking; admission costs £1 for adults and 50p for over-fives, but for that you get a very full day's entertainment.
This year, although keeping its vintage wheels firmly on the ground, the Fayre is also going airborne. Weather permitting - please, please let it stay fine! - we shall be seeing the Kent Invicta Free-Fall Parachute Team dropping in from 5,000 feet, and also an hour's display from Woodwings Flying Circus whose radio-controlled model aircraft programme includes assorted flying fun and ends with a WW2 battle sequence. There will also be a static display of microlight aircraft.
At least 70 vintage, veteran and classic cars, motor-cycles and static engines will be on view in a spacious display area, and there will be a parade and a Car-and-Lady competition.
During the afternoon the 5th Battalion The Queen's Regiment (V) make a return visit with their display, "of appeal to all small boys and even some of the larger ones" says the press release - but we reckon the girls won't want to miss it either.
A new feature is a tug-of-war, with partisan support hoped for by the local teams taking part. There will be two demonstrations of fly fish casting to music, popular last year, and in addition pottery, spinning and weaving, and shearing.
As well as all this there will be side-shows, trade and charity stalls, catering including a licensed bar, and a raffle.A really splendid family day out, and Rotary's major fund-raising event for the year - and we all know how much good they do with the money they raise (GAZETTE no. 132), so we hardly need to urge readers to support them.
The same day, Rye Racers stage a repeat of their successful 1984 race - anything on wheels.Teams who turn up in fancy dress always contribute to the fun atmosphere, and they will be judged at 11.30, while the race starts at 12 and is likely to finish between 1.30 and 2.All this is based on the Ypres Castle Inn, and money raised goes to a party for the town's elderly residents at Christmas.New this year is the Amy Wood Trophy, which goes to the pub collecting the most cash.
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Yet more successful fund-raising in the town last week, this time by the six-strong group from Rye churches who were responsible for Saturday's Rainbow Fair - over 2800 was raised for the Day Centre! Mrs. Muriel Mayer is very grateful to all those who helped with this long-planned event: to the Mayor for the use of the Town Hall and to the Town Crier, Gus Gale, for publicity; to Dr. Vidler, who opened the Fair with a tribute to the work of the Day Centre; to all the Rye businesses who were so generous with raffle prizes, etc.; to the Sunday School girls who formed the appealing row of flower-sellers greeting customers, and to Maison Fleur who gave the flowers for their posies; to the lads from the ATC who helped set up and eventually clear up; to the FE Centre for the use of a room beforehand; and of course to everyone who gave items for sale, and to those who came and bought them.The christening robe went to Mrs. Rose Brunger.
On behalf of the Day Centre members and helpers alike, Mrs. Barbara Wild would like to thank all those involved in the event.The Centre is more than grateful for their kindness and enthusiasm - and, she adds, the day was not only financially successful but its style and colour gave pleasure to everyone who was there.
Last Thursday's planning committee, the last before the August break, approved Rye applications, deferred two and refused one (but don't start work until you get it in writing).Refusal went to the plan for four houses on Cadborough Farm land at the top of the Cadborough Cliff cul-de-sac, which would have replaced a row of farm cottages.The latest application for converting the Colebrooke's factory building into houses, incorporating the existing front wall, was deferred, as was the application for alterations to the house at the corner of Bridge Place. Conversion of the oasthouse at Cadborough Farm into a dwelling was approved; so was the change of use for the former Bistro restaurant into shopping and storage space; and so were applications for an advertising board for Swan Cottage tearoom, for an extension in King's Avenue, for the new foyer of the Baptist Church, for replacement windows in Cooper Road, for alterations to a house in Love Lane, for conversion into flats of the floors above the bookmakers in Cinque Ports Street, and for porches in North Salts and Lea Avenue.
The Planning Officer reported that Rother has made a tree preservation order on some of the Saltcote Place trees.It was also reported that the proprietors of the Old Vicarage in East Street have lodged an appeal against Rother's enforcement notice requiring them to remove the canopy blinds to the ground-floor windows installed without planning permission.
There Rother's next planning committee meeting is on 5 September, followed by the normal end-of-the-month one on 26 September.
Following the tests on paint, etc., made earlier in the year, ESCC now announces that work is starting on repainting Monkbretton Bridge, for the first time since 1972.It is likely to take three months, but will not call for any width restriction (or consequent traffic diversions).There will, however, have to be traffic lights from time to time, and while the footpath is painted pedestrians will have to use a temporary path on the roadway.ESCC is well aware of the August traffic flow over the bridge, so work will start underneath; they hope that traffic lights will not be necessary until the holidaymakers have driven back home.Letters have gone to all households nearby from the contractors, Camrex Contracting Services of Rochester, giving all the phone numbers to contact if there are any problems (if anyone needs a copy, the GAZETTE has a few spares). Last year, when the main repairs were being done, New Road householders rather liked the traffic lights; it meant they stood a chance of crossing the road!
The new paint will be "a darkish grey" - not much different from now, bearing in mind the limited range of colours in the super-tough salt-gale-proof quality paint required to protect the ironwork.
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One of the most striking weddings seen at St. Mary's for some time took place on Saturday afternoon, when Royston Reading and Deborah Stevens were married. They wanted a Gatsby wedding, and that was what they had, with the co-operation of their friends and much to the pleasure of the large crowd assembled outside the south door to see the party arrive and depart.Fortunately it stayed fine.
The bride wore a straight white dress in crochet lace with a satin jacket, and her blonde hair was arranged in a shingled style under her veil; she had four small bridesmaids and one older one, whose hip-sashes echoed the Twenties theme. Bridegroom and best man wore blue carnations in their white jackets, but it was the other male guests who were the most eye-catching - several in straw boaters and striped blazers, but also quite a few off-duty gangsters in suits with authentic wide-legged turnups, black shirts and white ties, and snazzy white-banded black fedoras.We saw just one violin-case, and briefly a sawn-off shot-gun (nursery version). The ladies had a field-day - fringes, handkerchief points, headbands, feathers and long beads abounded, and must have caused considerable surprise as the guests walked up to the church from cars parked at the bottom of the town. Seldom have we known a wedding where the guests' outfits were so much discussed by the onlookers!
The bridal transport was a 1927 Model A Ford, the only one of its kind in the country and originally from Canada, though now based in Hastings; it was decorated with flowers and ribbons, and with the side windows rolled up looked more like a carriage taking the couple to the reception at the Community Centre. Here the music was provided by Louis Turpin's blues group, and Hippo, while earlier in St. Mary's Charles Proctor had risen to the occasion and played Scott Jopling as the newly-weds walked down the aisle.
Both bride and groom have lived in Rye for some time; he is a builder, and she works in a Harbour Road office.We are sure a lot of people would like to thank them and their friends for a delightful and memorable spectacle.
The Rye Harbour lifeboat and a brand-new big sister from Lochin Marine were jointly involved in a rescue on Friday evening, when a yacht went aground in heavy surf off Camber. When the Lochin 38 prototype vessel received the Mayday call, she was on a demonstration run from the Rye boatyard showing her paces for the benefit of a representative of a foreign national sea rescue institute. She sped to the scene and stood by, unable to get in close enough to help. Then the Rye Harbour boat arrived alongside the casualty, but the weather was so bad that she couldn't get a line from the yacht to Lochin. By now the yacht was firmly aground off the Suttons; a woman crew member had scrambled ashore, and the Rye boat took off the skipper. The two, Londoners on passage from Le Touquet to Rye, were taken to the new lifeboat house and cossetted, and accommodation found for them; they returned to the yacht to recover their valuables before spending the night at the Harbour. On Sunday evening they managed to float their boat off the beach and round into the safety of the river.
Both the Rye Harbour station and Frank Nichols, managing director of Lochin Marine, were very pleased with the mission - an exciting episode for their potential customer.
Another maritime disaster took place earlier last week when a German coaster coming into the harbour toppled into the sea the wooden structure which carried the western arm's red light. It is not, alas, simply a case of hauling it out and sticking it back up.A temporary light has been set up to replace the diamond, but the replacement structure is likely to cost something in the region, we were told, of £20,000.Negotiations are proceeding with the coaster's owners. Work to convert the harbour lights from gas to electricity had only just been completed, but fortunately the waterproofing system meant that the loss of one light did not plunge the entire harbour entrance into darkness.
Bathers off Camber are beginning to get worried about the possibility of an accident in view of the number of windsurfers in action there; Rother is looking into the situation.
This is an ingenious title for a delightful and useful little book. The subjects are indeed drawn, by the pencil of the Rev. Edwin Wilkinson of Westfield, and they are grouped together ecclesiastically into the Rye Deanery.
Mr. Wilkinson and Mrs. Christine Comber of Camber have produced between them a most helpful introduction to all 23 of the churches which go to make up the ten-mile square Deanery, extending from Camber to Fairlight and as far north as Bodiam. The map shows them spread fairly evenly over the landscape, most at least five hundred years old and some a great deal older. There is a coastal fringe of more modern churches: Fairlight (1845) and Pett (1864). replaced older buildings, but Fairlight Cove. (1970), Pett Level (1935), Winchelsea Beach (1962) and Camber (1956) are all new parishes, and even Rye Harbour church only dates from 1849. Staple Cross was also built as a mission church, in the 1880s, but apart from that the baby of the inland churches is East Guldeford, consecrated in 1505!
Each church has a double-page spread with one of Mr. Wilkinson's delicate drawings of the exterior accompanied by one or two showing interior details, plus a short but comprehensive account by Mrs. Comber of the church's history and the main things of interest to be found there. The book has an introduction by Bishop Tr',er of Lewes. It is on sale at the St. Mary's book stall and elsewhere in the town, price £1.50; doubtless it can also be bought through the other churches in the Deanery.It is of convenient handbag size, very suitable for use by sight- seers who don't want to go too far afield, or for posting as a present to exiles from this corner of Sussex.
We are very sorry to see that Rye has lost another butcher's shop, this time in the High Street. The two firms of Baxters and Dewhursts amalgamated some months ago, and on Saturday the Rye branch of Dewhursts closed its doors for the last time, though the staff are now working further along the road at Baxters. Dewhursts have been at 90 High Street certainly since 1939, and for all we know long before that; the shop was elaborately refitted not very long ago, but we were told at the time that the very pretty tiles on the walls were still in place under the panelling. Perhaps the new owners, whoever they turn out to be, will uncover them again.(What a suitable shop it would make, with all the refrigeration, etc., already installed, for the full-scale delicatessen which the town now lacks?)
Radio Sussex has recently been sending out detailed programmes for each coming fortnight; we wish we had room to set them out in full, but here is a summary.
On Saturdays, sailing and angling reports are included in Saturday Plus at 7.05 am; from 9 there is "music and fun" followed by a country music programme, before Gardening Club at 1.05 with a phone-in (Brighton 698411, but this is Saturday, remember - cheap phone calls).Then four hours of music and sport, reverting to Radio 2 after the local news at 6 pm.
Sundays start with assorted magazine, music and memories programmes; at 3 a motoring programme alternates with one about dogs; at 3.20 there is a regular nostalgic look at the transport scene, followed at 3.40 by a computer programme. There will not be many listeners round here, we would imagine, for the Brighton Jewish Community's programme at 4.10, but it is followed at 4.30 by "Listen and See" for people with poor sight. A community programme at 4.45 is followed either by the Top 40 Show from Radio 1, or by cricket (from Hove, on 18 August). At 7 we get "the latest in contemporary music, entertainment guides and youth issues" until the wavelength goes over to Radio 2 at 8.30.
Daily programmes normally finish at 6, except on Fridays when Sports Parade runs until 7; but on Tuesday, 20 August, a special extension at 7 provides Sports Special coverage of the Albion's away match against Barnsley.
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Readers who have been following the fortunes of the supermarket development will not be surprised to hear that its timetable is still decidedly flexible. But last week Andrew Beggs gave us the most recent dates for the various stages.
The legal arrangements with British Rail are likely to be completed within a couple of weeks. After this and the final paper-work, actual site work on the new car park is due to start at the end of September and to take three months. So, if all goes well, by the end of the year there will be a car park extending right along the railway line from the old coal yard to the station; this will be run by British Rail, entry to it will be via Station Approach, and only coaches will be allowed out at the Rope Walk end.
Early in the New Year the second stage begins. The Goods Yard car park will be largely closed so that the contractors can construct a new access to the site from Ferry Road, more or less where the present access is now but suitable for heavy traffic. They they start on the new bus garage, but it turns out that a main sewer runs under the chosen site and has to be diverted before actual building work can begin. All this is due to be finished in May; then they start on the supermarket itself, which could open in the string of 1987.But in May 1986 the Goods Yard car park will be completely closed.
So where do the cars go, bearing in mind that on a Thursday in summer the Goods Yard park is full by 9.30 am - bearing in mind, too, that it holds getting on for 200 cars and some 20 coaches, even after the Ellis Bros yard whittled away some of it?(Mr. Beggs quoted us 80 cars and 46 coaches, but we all know that is not so in practice.)
The new railway car park will hold the 20 coaches, plus 64 cars. Eventually the supermarket area will take another 84 cars - but not next summer. Eventually Rother plan new parks on the other side of the railway line - but not next summer, unless the bypass route has been fixed by then.
A further complication, Colin Stutely tells us, is that BR has given the Cattle Market Company notice to remove the 30/40 cars which are parked at present on the strip of land along the far side of the Station Approach railings. This land belongs to BR, though the Company has a freehold right of access; the rest of the market ground is the property of the Cattle Market Company, and their main park, etc., will continue as usual. BR are apparently intending that work shall start on that in September, presumably to construct the access to the railway car park. If BR's plan to close the Ferry Road access to the Goods Yard car park - GAZETTE no. 138 and 140 - goes ahead while the car park is still in use and contractors are coming in and out through Station Approach, heaven help us all..
Anyway, it seems perfectly possible that there will be a shortfall of at least 150 car park spaces in Rye next summer. Can the town afford to lose them?
More reports, by courtesy of Stuart Doyle of Udimore Road.The charity cricket match on the Salts last Sunday, arranged by Jerry Palmer of the Bedford Arms, had to be restricted to 30 overs because of the weather, but it was nonetheless much enjoyed and the home team (Charlie Clark's invitation XI) beat the Kent Hounds from Orpington by 23 runs.The match has raised at least £100 for Mencap.
The previous day Rye's mixed stoolball team, with a few changes from the one which won the Civil Service Tournament a fortnight ago, won again in an exciting final against Brightling in the Icklesham Tournament, a new fixture which has proved a great success.
Rye Putting League came to grief at Iden on Wednesday, beaten 9-3 by Iden in the annual challenge tournament which the Rye team have won for the past two years. Admittedly our Nick Allen set a new course record of 15 strokes for the 9-hole course in the preliminary round; but Rye's star player Ray Johnson was beaten by Iden's Sharron Dixon who is just 13 years old!
• On Sunday evening on BBC4 George Melly presented a programme about the painter Edward Burra (1905-1976); he had his first London exhibition in 1929, followed by a long series culminating in a retrospective show at the Tate in 1973, and tomorrow a major exhibition opens at London's Hayward Gallery to commemorate the 80th anniversary of his birth. Edward Burra - whose sister, Lady Ritchie, took part in the programme - was based here for most of his life, first living with his parents in the town and later in a cottage at Springfield.But he disliked Rye (after hearing about his lifestyle it's easy to see why) and used to refer to it mockingly as "Tinkerbell Town"!
• There are still some tickets left for the Women's British Legion Supper Dance on Saturday, 10 August at the Upper School Hall from 7.30, held to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of VJ-Day."Supper" is in fact a hot meal, NAAFI-canteen style. If anyone can turn up in appropriate 1940s dress, uniform or otherwise, it will be much appreciated - and we do hear rumours...Tickets from Camiers Cycles in Wish Ward, £3.50 to include supper.
• Work proceeds on the Post Office; on Wednesday afternoon the concrete was poured from a lorry into the foundations of the building which will replace the Sussex Express office (the staff of Vidlers endured two weeks of anguish while the old inadequate footings were drilled out).In March (GAZETTE no. 122) the Post- master assured us that work would not start in the main hall until after the tourist season was over, but in fact it started very noticeably last week - those queueing in the gloom may like to know that the sheeting is to enable the builders to put in the new doorway.
• On Saturday (10th) there will be a Summer Fete at 2.30 at Rye Harbour - by kind permission of the Sailing Club who have lent their clubhouse for the occasion. As well as a bring-and-buy stall, cakes and all the usual attractions, there is a particularly good tombola, with lovely soft-toy prizes.All proceeds go towards equipment for the lifeboat house.
• A windy and frequently wet International Sheep-shearing competition down at Camber at the weekend had a surprisingly good attendance, organiser Mary East tells us. The Romney Open Championship was won by World Champion Tom Wilson from Scotland, with Rob Bull of Peasmarsh second; Barry Goodsell won the Intermediate award.
• An extra attraction in the Carnival procession on Saturday will be Hastings & District 1946 AEC Regal bus, converted to open-top in 1957, which appeared on the BBC children's programme "Busker" recently.
• It was not Rother who removed the pretty yellow sapling which grew under the Wall of St. Mary's near the south porch; when we made reproachful noises to Colin Hudson, he said the Diocesan Surveyor insisted on its removal in case it should damage the fabric of the building.
Could it be the photocopying industry which starts chain letters?We have been shown one which asks each recipient to make 20 copies and send them on within four days. Of course most people have more sense and better things to do with their time and money - but work it out in theory. Four days later, 400 copies are in circulation, then 8,000, then 160,000; 168,420 letters in little more than a fortnight. Even if they are copies at the non-commercial 5p rate, that amounts to nearly £8,500.Then there are the stamps. Our correspondent's letter arrived unstamped and he had to pay 23p for the privilege, but if all the senders play fair they could be spending nearly £22,000 on second-class postage. The next round, still theoretically within three weeks, means more than three million pointless letters on their way.
And what is supposed to come of all this? Luck, says the original writer – not, we fear, a very good writer, and said to be a missionary from Venezuela. He must be a long-retired missionary now, since he quotes only three examples (and come to think of it, if he originated the letter how could he know?) - and one of them dates right back to 1955:
Vidler & Co's monthly auction sale, 10 (see below)
Saturday, 3rd Rye Society of Artists' 34th Annual Exhibition opens at the Boys Club in Mermaid Street, 10.30 to 5.30 daily including Sundays until 7 September
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BRCS Hearing Circle, Red Cross, 10.15 to 12
Greyfriars League of Friends coffee morning, Town Hall, 10.30 to 12
Coffee morning for WRVS and RNLI (cakes, plants, jumble, etc.) Pottingfield Road by invitation of Mrs. Playford, 10
Women's British Legion supper dance, Upper School, 7.30 (page 7)
Rotary Country Fair, Salts Farm, New Road, all day (page 2)
Rye Racers, Ypres Castle Inn, 11.30 for 12 (page 2)
Mencap charity shop, the Mint, daily froom 10 to 4, Monday to Friday, until 23 August (GAZETTE no. 139)
Rye WI "Songs from the Shows" (Miss D. Carter), FEC, 7 (see below)
• Congratulations to two young Americans, Gary Sobczak and Pamela Miller, who received a blessing on their marriage at St. Mary's on Monday.
• Congratulations, too, to Rosemary Dickinson of New England Lane, who doesn't have to travel far to her first teaching job next term - Northiam Primary School!
• More peculiar trains next weekend, says BR, still in consequence of work on the Hastings/Tonbridge line.And very likely more again the following weekend, about which we shall not be able to warn you; check before travelling.
• The Rye Club has a vacancy for a Steward/Barman, full-time and starting as soon as possible.We are told the job might suit someone recently retired from a pub.Applications to the Secretary/Treasurer, Rye Club, Market Road, Rye.
We are glad to report that Peter Greenhalf's YTS trainee from Hawkhurst was immediately fixed up with a lift by the kindness of Mr. Warren of Oliver's thus saving the taxpayer not only two bus fares but also a L2.50 taxi, and that was only for the outward journey!
• Applications must go in before 6 September to County Hall from organisations "which provide help and support to those who are disabled or disadvantaged in some way" and which seek cash help from ESCC funds.First discuss your project with Social Services in Cinque Ports Street to see if it is eligible; but don't leave it too late.
• Rye WI members are reminded about their annual jumble sale at Camber on 7 August, and also about the produce show at the meeting on 14 August.
• BR at Ashford assures us that Rye Station does take bookings for the Southampton/
• Beaulieu outing which we described in GAZETTE no. 139.There should be leaflets as well as a poster, and the price is £12 return (children £7) wherever you start from.The refreshments, they add, will be very good value too.
• Something for everyone in Vidlers' sale this Friday (viewing Thursday, 1 to 5): a baby grand piano, a butter-making table and churn, two man-traps, a set of bells, a Rye Pottery hop jug and a bronze Great Dane (10" high, no pet-scoop required!). And another 397 interesting items as well.
THE RYE GAZETTE is registered as a newspaper with the Post Office, and rublished by Mrs. Mary Owen, 2 Cyprus Place, Rye (Rye 222303).News items for inclusion are always welcome - deadline Monday afternoon, Tuesday 9 am for emergencies.It costs 25p weekly and is delivered to subscribers and pick-up points on Wednesday (but not next week) a few spare copies are available from Squirrels, 9-13 Cinque Ports; Street, and back numbers from Cyprus Place.(Copyright Mary Owen 1985)