Sunshine, showers and a blustery wind typified show day at Rosedale on Saturday 19 August, but as usual the crowds of locals and visitors came out and enjoyed the varied displays of horses and other livestock, exhibitions, trade stands and live music throughout the day.

Much thanks to all on the Show Committee and to the volunteers who manned the gates and controlled the traffic to make the day such a success.

Thanks must also go to all those who donated to the Rosedale Abbey church repair appeal by buying the excellent calendars on offer or by giving directly or both. The grand sum of  £546.30 was raised for this vital cause.

The remaining calendars will be on sale shortly in the village between now and the church appeal sponsored coffee morning in the Coach House Inn on Saturday 2 September from 10.00 to 12.00 am – in the meantime, if you have any queries, please call 01751 417071 and leave a message.

Thanks again to all who helped make this Saturday such a special day for Rosedale.

As part of the appeal to raise funds to save St Mary and St Lawrence Church in Rosedale Abbey, a 2018 calendar has been produced which will be on sale at Rosedale Show on 19 August in the Rosedale History Society tent on Row F and also in the Church Tea Tent by the entrance to the main ring, for £10 a copy with envelope.

The calendar is a lovely reminder of Rosedale and will make an ideal Christmas present, so please make an effort to buy at least one to help us raise the funds for the urgent  repairs needed to the church.

The calendar will also be on sale at the church repair appeal coffee morning at the Coach House Inn on Saturday 2 September  between 10.00 and 12.00 am – please make a note of the time and date for your diaries.

The Queen’s 90th birthday was celebrated in Rosedale by over 250 adults and children, who enjoyed traditional games on the Milburn Field, followed by a tea party on the village green.

Heartfelt thanks to all who helped set up and run this marvellous occasion, especially Nicola and her committee of helpers and also to all who contributed such delicious sandwiches, rolls, buns and cakes for the tea party.

The cake and tombola stand in aid of the Church Roof Appeal did good business after a slow start because of the unseasonably cold weather this Bank Holiday Monday.

Thanks to Anthea Read for organising the event and to Margaret and Carol for running the tombola raffle. Thanks also to all who helped out and also those who contributed cakes and other items, the sale of which raised a total of £169 for the Church Roof Appeal.

You are invited to enter a scarecrow in the
ROYAL-THEMED SCARECROW COMPETITION
at the QE2 Birthday Celebration
in Rosedale Abbey on Sunday 12th June
Scarecrows can be full-scale or miniatures.

Entries to be displayed on the Village Green
on the day.
£20 first prize and 2 runner-up prizes!

We have just received the brilliant news that the Heritage Lottery Fund has granted £2.5 million towards the This Exploited Land (TEL) project to conserve, protect and interpret our unique industrial heritage.

The full NYMNP press release is at this link: http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/about-us/press-office/press-releases/articles2/trailblazing-funding-for-the-north-york-moors

The Rosedale History Society has played a full role along with the other partners in the project to bring about this excellent result. There will, of course, be regular updates on the TEL project progress from now on, here and at the RHS regular Sunday meetings on the first Sunday of each month.

Well done all!

The 150th anniversary of the wonderful little chapel at Hartoft was celebrated on Sunday 30 August with a musical tea. Forty four people from all over the dale attended and £315 was raised which will go towards replacing one or more of the chapel windows.

Lynda would like too thanks all who came and supported the chapel restoration fund for their ‘fantastic generosity’.

The coffee morning at the Coach House Inn in Rosedale Abbey on Saturday 1 August raised the magnificent sum of £450 in aid the of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Jayne Scott of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service gave a short presentation on the duties of first responders, followed by some practical training:

Linda Dagg, our local CFR coordinator, thanks all who attended and contributed so well to the cake sale and raffle and also Daphne Hebron and the staff of the Coach House for hosting the event.

Anyone who would like to volunteer should contact Linda on ldagg@moorsweb.co.uk for more information on the CFR scheme.

Now that the fuss had died down, some pictures from the great day:

And finally, thanks to all those many who put up bunting, designed wonderful artifacts to decorate the approaches to and the village itself and generally helped make 1 May a special day for all in the dale.

Ena Dent from Rosedale Parish Council holding the new trophy with Emma Towning from North Yorkshire County Council and Janet Frank form Ryedale District Council, at the Coach House Inn where the trophy is on display until midday Friday 17 April.