Ryde Social Heritage Group research the social history of the citizens of Ryde, Isle of Wight. Documenting their lives, businesses and burial transcriptions.

Based at Ryde Cemetery Heritage & Learning Centre. Preserving, documenting and promoting the social history of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.

CONGRATULATIONS

Charles Dimmick

Congratulations to an Australian Member, Marc Dimmick, who has been awarded the 2011 Churchill Foundation Memorial Scholarship. It will provide 6-8 weeks overseas travel to do research on “Mobile Technology in the area of Child Protection”.*

Marc is a descendant of the Dimmick Family in Ryde, who had several Nursery and Garden businesses in Ryde.

Members of RSHG committee recently met Marc and his wife when they visited Ryde.

You can read the autobiography of Charles Dimmick, Marc’s great, great, great grandfather by clicking on the link below.

* The url for the Churchill Foundation is: http://www.churchilltrust.com.au/