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.

CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION AT RYDE LIBRARY

Christmas Exhibition Ryde Library

Our new exhibition on Christmas and Wintertime in Ryde will be in the library until Saturday 22 December. It has lots of Christmas stories, many shop adverts showing the variety of Christmas foods and presents to buy in Ryde over the years and winter entertainments at the cinemas and theatres.

Photography by Carol Strong