A good crowd of around forty people and at least eight dogs from Rosedale and Hartoft gathered around the village Christmas Tree on Saturday evening, 21 December, to enjoy mulled cider and mince pies and sing carols lustily until the rain cut short the festivities!

A very generous crowd donated £76 to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Thanks to Diane Crawford for arranging the excellent musical accompaniment and to Linda Chambers for the mulled cider and mince pies. Let’s make it an even bigger event next year. Meantime, a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year to all our readers in Rosedale, Hartoft and beyond!

If you haven’t yet seen this simply stunning timelapse photography sequence from Phillip Marschke; and with atmospheric music by Julien Boulier then you’re in for an absolute treat!

Shot in Autumn and Winter the photographs absolutely capture the stark and harsh beauty of our local environment on the Moors; and our amazing skies above.

To access the picture sequence, http://vimeo.com/59495937

If you love the North York Moors, then I promise that you’ll just want to watch this over and over because it is so fantastic.

I personally love the pictures of Rosedale at 1 minute 43 seconds onwards and then the amazing cloud formations shown at 3-minutes 10 seconds.

Phillip Marschke is an Australian visitor to North Yorkshire and as he said himself “You could explore the moors for a life time and still not see it all”.

I’ve got to agree!

Take a look and see what you think.

Post by Graham Marshall of Rosella Cottage

Thank you for brining this to all our attention !

Rosedale & Hartoft Treasured Textiles Exhibition

This Sunday & Monday 25/26 August 2013

at Rosedale East Reading Room. 10.30 am. – 4.00 pm.

Residents and those with Rosedale family connections are displaying  hand-worked textiles to raise awareness of the importance of local craft skills and show family mementos and treasures. We invite you to come and admire and be inspired by examples of textile and needlecraft articles old and new.  There are some wonderful items on show from the 1800s to the present day.

NO ENTRY CHARGE. Refreshments and Raffle.

Further details: 01751- 417071 or 417153

Entry is free and delicious home made refreshments will be available – and there will be a raffle.

Our Rosedale & Hartoft Treasured Textiles exhibition is now coming together with some wonderful items arriving every day.  If you have anything which you would like to display, either old or new, preferably hand-sewn and with a Rosedale connection, please contact us as soon as possible.
We are also looking for dressmakers’ dummies and freestanding bentwood coat and hatstands to use at the exhibition.  Can anyone help?  If so contact :

Linda Chambers – rosedalehistory@hotmail.co.uk or 01751 417071
or Sue Proctor – rosedalesue@hotmail.co.uk or 01751 417153

If you would like to be on the rota of helpers, please get in touch with Sue.

ROSEDALE AND HARTOFT

TREASURED TEXTILE EXHIBITION

SUNDAY AND MONDAY  25 – 26 AUGUST 2013

AT ROSEDALE EAST READING ROOM

Residents and those with Rosedale family connections are being invited to display both old and new hand-worked textiles to raise awareness of the importance of local craft skills and display family mementos and treasures. We are hoping to have two lovely days for the public to admire and be inspired by examples of textile/needlecraft articles old and new, and perhaps with a story to tell, which have either been made here in Rosedale or belong to Rosedale residents.

If you would like to lend us your articles for display, want to give us a hand or want to know more, please get in touch with…

Sue Procter  rosedalesue@hotmail.com  or ring 01751 417153

 Linda Chambers  lkc77@hotmail.co.uk   or ring   01751 417071

           NO ENTRY CHARGE

            Delicious home-made refreshments will be available throughout the day.  We hope you will add your support and pass the word to family, friends & neighbours.

On Monday 11 June, the Rosedale Art Group and History Society combined for a private tour of Fairfax House and the exhibition of Views Of York – 1610 to the Present Day and which is on until 31 August. The exhibition celebrates the 800th anniversary of the granting of York’s first charter by King John.

The tour of the fascinating Georgian town house, described as the finest of its type in England, was conducted by the Director of the York Civic Trust, Peter Brown, who wove an informative and amusing tale of the history for the building, concluding with the exhibition of pictures of York on loan from the British Museum, British Library, the York Art Gallery and from private individuals.

Anyone interested in the the history and development of the county’s ‘capital city’ should visit Fairfax House which is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm and 12.30 to 4 pm on Sundays throughout the summer. There are guided tours at 11 am and 2pm, with no booking required. For more details go to www.fairfaxhouse.co.uk