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  • Sorry, but the Ypres tower isn't pronounced Yeeps or anything like the French. It's officially pronounced 'Wipers' – that's not the usage of gormless American tourists as the site suggests, although it probably derives from British soldiers in the first world war. Listen to the Rye Town Model commentary!
  • As a matter of course, AVOID TILLING GREEN ESTATE. I would also reccomend a CAS Policy (Carry a stick).
  • RYE WURLITZER - Theatre Organ Concerts ........... at Thomas Peacocke Community College, Love Lane, Rye, 2.30pm start. 28th Nov'04 Robert Wolfe ** 12th Dec'04 David Redfern Christmas Concert ** 6th Feb'05 Ian Griffin ** 13th March'05 Chris Powell ** 7th April'05 Jean Martyn ** 15th May Janet Dowsett ** see our website at http:www.geocities.com/ryewurlitzer NEW BOOK now available: "History of the Rye Wurlitzer"........ details at the website
  • Rock-a-Hula, shop in the Rope Walk Shopping Centre full of all sorts of shiny stuff and novelty items
  • Talking of Rye bonfire and Celebrities who have set it ablaze. 1999 - Vic Reeves and about 2 or 3 years prior to that Rod Hull (And that Bird) did the deed.
  • There are more than 5 Cinque Posts!
  • well, it really comes under an event, theres Rye bonfire annually this year its the 27th of November, the whole town lines the streets and theres a procession involving local societies and bonfire societies from accross East sussex, loads of people turn up and its not just locals, the evening ends up with a huge bonfire and fireworks display on the salts usually lit by some celebrity, in the past its been Spike Milligan, Phillipa Forester and i cant remmember the others
  • Rye is one of the "Cinque Ports" the other four being Winchelsea, and another three which I can't remember. Well, it's a bit of trivia anyway. Back in the old days, around the 12th Century, the place used to get raided by the French, a wall was built around the town and the sea used to come up around the walls. It's now buggered off a coupla miles away at Rye Harbour. The Landgate is one of the gates still remaining.

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Last updated: 2008-10-14

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