At the recent IOWFHS Annual General Meeting and One Day Conference, held at The Newport Methodist Church on 4th May, 10am till 5pm, we, the Ryde Social Heritage Group had a fascinating time as we displayed our work and research.
The Ryde Social Heritage Groups‘ new exhibition on the street theme “Spencer Road” will be in Ryde Library from 4 May 2019.
Suddenly they heard stealthy footsteps creeping up the stairs, and then moving about in the upper room. Burglars!
There was a very good attendance at the April Quarterly Meeting held at the George Street Centre on Saturday 13th April 2019, when we had 37 members and 6 visitors, a total of 43, plus speaker, present.
In March, our busy research team added 47 biographical records to names on the website, including that of Mrs Emily Ann Newnham, who assisted her husband in running the Lion Hotel.
This Blackbird was spotted in the cemetery sitting on her nest in March 2019 Photograph Barbara Hunt
What a beautiful sight on a March morning. A large bay tree with an abundance of white blossom interspersed between its branches. The delight of Spring in Ryde Cemetery.
RSHG members performed their 'Meet the Residents' as part of Aggie Fest in Lower Ryde.
In 1892 transporting fresh bunches of grapes from Australia to the tables of England seemed highly possible.