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The Dale-Walker Wedding 11 June 2016

Nick Dale and Claire Walker were married in St Mary and St Laurence Church on Saturday 11 June 2016, with Father Bill Godfrey presiding.

Taking Their Vows
Taking Their Vows
Just Married
Just Married!
The tradition of Opening The Gate
The tradition of Opening The Gate

The happy couple will be heading for a honeymoon in New York, then Las Vegas followed by Mexico. All in the dale wish them good luck, God Speed and a safe return to Rosedale.

Rosedale Church Roof Appeal

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.

Carol and Margaret busy with the tombola stall
Carol and Margaret busy with the tombola stall

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.

Hartoft Chapel 150th Anniversary

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.

The ukele trio of Gerry, Lynda and Shirley entertaining the audience
The ukelele trio of Gerry, Lynda and Shirley entertaining the audience
An appreciative audience!
And their efforts were much appreciated by the audience!

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

Church Service – Sunday 2 August

St Mary and St Laurence
St Mary and St Laurence

From Anthea:

Service this Sunday 2nd August 10am in Rosedale Church. Please come along !

The Seller and Neilson Wedding – 25 July 2015

Another great day for Rosedale when Charlotte Seller, of the Old Police House, married Captain Kenneth Neilson of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment. After the wedding, the couple will be honeymooning in an undisclosed destination in Thailand, before setting up home in Andover where Kenneth is a staff officer in the Army Inspectorate, part of Army Headquarters there.

The Calm Before The Storm - Dave Seller in contemplative mood!
The Calm Before The Storm – Dave Seller in contemplative mood before it all kicks off!
The Groom's Party - at the Bow Bridge on the way down to village.
The Groom’s Party – at the Bow Bridge on the way down to the village.
The knot Is Tied!
The Knot Is Tied!
The Guard of Honour for Charlotte and Kenneth
The Guard of Honour for Charlotte and Kenneth
An impromptu Rosedale WI meeting, with Pam, Carol, Janet and Margaret!
An impromptu Rosedale WI meeting, with Pam, Carol, Janet and Margaret!
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The Bride and Groom on their way to the reception at The White Horse Farm Inn

Tour de Yorkshire

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

Three happy visitors up at Bell End Farm
Three happy visitors up at Bell End Farm
The peleton or bunch whirling passed Bell End Farm
The peleton or bunch whirling passed Bell End Farm
The Rosedale Swing Band in fine form
The Rosedale Swing Band in fine form
Even noisier - the children's  brass band!
Even noisier – the children’s brass band!
The pop-up tea and cake stall that raised £685 for the church and school.
The pop-up tea and cake stall that raised £685 for the church and school.

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.

Christmas Services – Rosedale Abbey Church

Singers from the Community School Carolling Away
Singers from the Community School Carolling Away

Sunday 21 December at 4 pm – Carols In The Church

Wednesday 24 December at 4 pm – Christmas Eve Crib Service

Wednesday 24 December at 11.30 pm – Midnight Mass

All are very welcome to these services, so hope to see you there to share in the true spirit of Christmas!

Church Ceiling Repair – Update

Work is well underway to repair the water damage to the church ceiling. No firm estimate yet when all the work will be completed, but watch this space.

Hard at work with the emulsion - not quite Michaelangelo!
Hard at work with the emulsion – but not quite Michaelangelo!

WW1 Centenary

The Centenary of the outbreak of W.W.I was marked with a Remembrance Day service and laying of wreaths on behalf of the benefice and the community.  The church was full of people from all five churches.

Pic shows Rosedale & Hartoft W.I. with the Vicar, Michael Sinclair.
Rosedale & Hartoft W.I. with Fr  Michael Sinclair Remembrance Day 2015