August 2022 – Rye Flower & Veg Show

Two weeks today, so don’t delay

Posted August 20, 2022August 25, 2022 Lorna HallLeave a commentPosted in Blog, News, Veg Show

If you’d like to know more about Charles Dickens connection with our horticultural show then you can hear all about it on the brand new podcast at www.ryecast.org We are very excited to have already received dozens of early entries for the 2022 show. It seems that despite the weather, drought, heat etc… we are […]

Following in Charles Dicken’s footsteps

Posted August 15, 2022August 20, 2022 Lorna HallLeave a commentPosted in Blog, Veg Show

From Rye District Cottagers Horticultural Society Show 1852 to Rye Flower and Veg Show 2022 It is 170 years since English writer and social critic, Charles Dickens attended the “Rye District Cottagers Horticultural Society Show”. His diary tells of his journey from London to Hastings, then on to Rye via the new railway line, tempted […]