Ryde Social Heritage Group research the social history of the citizens of Ryde, Isle of Wight. Documenting their lives, businesses and burial transcriptions.
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ORGAN GRINDING - This outrageous summer nuisance has begun. Without leave, these detestable vagrants grind quiet folk to madness!


The beautiful ornamental cherry trees at the West Street end of Ryde Cemetery are now in full bloom and as the month progresses, gusts of wind will blow the petals like pink snowflakes across the road, the cemetery main carriageway and blanket nearby graves.


We are running a FREE Family History Shrine workshop at the Heritage & Learning Centre, Ryde Cemetery. Sat 10 May (Click on heading for more details)


The soup kitchen has well performed its work this past winter. The number of persons relieved in January was 1434; February 1660.