…. and fantastic generosity, as the Rosedale annual charity auction took place last night in the Coach Inn, where around 90 intrepid locals and visitors braved torrential rain and gusty winds to attend the ever popular sale of donated goods to raise money for local charities.

The final total raised was £3,322, a magnificent effort all round and one of which the whole community can feel very proud.

As always, heartfelt thanks to Dave Oakey and the team at the Coach House and to Dave Seller and the volunteer helpers who set up and ran the auction so efficiently, and, of course, to all who donated auction items so generously.

As we are heading into the usual Christmas busy period it would be useful to have some dates in your diaries to help plan for the season:

Saturday 29 November, from 8.00 pm – Christmas Charity Auction, Coach House Inn

Sunday 30 November, 8.00pm – Pub Quiz, Coach House Inn

Saturday 6 December, 10.00am to 12.00 am – Coffee Morning, Coach House Inn, in aid of the Rosedale History Archive

Sunday 7 December, 2.00 to 4.00pm – Rosedale History Archive Tea and Chat, Updale Reading Room

Sunday 7 December, 8.00pm – Pub Quiz, Coach House Inn

Tuesday 9 December, 4.00pm – Father Christmas Visit to Rosedale Abbey, School Gates

Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12 to 14 December – Christmas Tree Festival, Rosedale Abbey Church from 11.00am to 7.00pm each day. Light refreshments will be available in the church throughout each day and the festival will culminate with a carols service on Sunday at 5.30pm accompanied with mince pies and mulled cider.

Sunday 14 December, 8.00pm – Pub Quiz, Coach House Inn

Friday 19 December time TBC – Church Carol Service, Rosedale Abbey

Sunday 21 December, 8.00pm – Pub Quiz, Coach House Inn

Sunday 28 December 8.00pm – Pub Quiz, Coach House Inn

If you have any other major dates you think need including email hpmc27@hotmail.com

Notice of

THE 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

of

The Rosedale & District Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society

to be held in the Updale Reading Room, Rosedale East

on Tuesday 4th November 2025 at 7.00pm

To consider the Minutes of Previous AGM, Matters Arising, Correspondence, Constitution

Financial Report, Proposals for 2026 Show, Election of President, AOB.

All paid-up members are very welcome to attend

The AGM will be followed by the first meeting of the Rosedale 2026 Show Committee. Anyone interested in joining the Show Committee is asked to contact any current member of the Committee or Patrick Chambers on 01751 417071 or hpmc27@hotmail.com

The quarterly meeting of the Rosedale History Archive will be held in the Updale Reading Room/Village Hall on Sunday 7 September from 2.00 to 4.00pm. There will be the usual extensive range of historical and archive material available long with excellent tea and cakes, so come along if you want to research family background or the social and industrial history of the dale. Entrance is free but donations in aid of the running of the archive would be welcomed.

The ever popular Christmas Auction in aid of the Reading Room fund was held in a packed out Coach House Inn last Saturday 30 November, with Dave Seller and the team working their way through an amazingly varied selection of lots ranging from an outdoor garden stove, via an electric bicycle to the traditional jars of pickled onions!

The full results of the auction are not yet known but the early count shows that over £3400 was raised, a truly magnificent effort and a great tribute to the generosity of all those who donated so many items for the event, to the auction team who worked through some technical issues to sell off all the lots and to Dave Oakey and his crew in the Coach House for hosting the event. An update will be issued when the final amount is known.

In the meantime, a reminder that Father Christmas and his Ryedale Lions elves will be visiting the village on Wednesday 11 December at around 4pm and Carols on The Green will be held by Abbey Stores on Monday 23 December at 6.30pm.

Shown below is a provisional list of dates over the next two months – please look in regularly for any changes and additions!

Sunday 10 November – 1015 am – Remembrance Sunday Service, Rosedale Church and War Memorial

Tuesday 12 November – 7.00pm – Rosedale Show AGM followed by Committee Meeting, Reading Room

Friday 22 November – 7.30 pm – Barn Owl Talk, Reading Room, free entry but donations to Church Appeal welcomed

Saturday 30 November – 8.30pm – Christmas Auction in aid of The Reading Room, Coach House Inn

Sunday 1 December – 2.00-4.00pm – Rosedale History Archive Tea and Chat, Reading Room

Saturday 7 December – 10.00-12.00am – Coffee Morning, Coach House Inn

Wednesday 11 December – 4.00pm – Father Christmas visits Rosedale Abbey

Monday 23 December – 6.30pm – Carols on The Green, Rosedale Abbey Village Green. Collection in Aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Notice of

The Rosedale & District Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society

THE 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

to be held in the Updale Reading Room, Rosedale East

on Tuesday 12th November 2024 at 7.00pm

To consider the Minutes of Previous AGM, Matters Arising, Correspondence, Constitution

Financial Report, Proposals for 2025 Show, Election of President, AOB.

All are very welcome to attend

The AGM will be followed by the first meeting of the Rosedale 2025 Show Committee. Anyone interested in joining the Show Committee is asked to contact any current member of the Committee or Patrick Chambers on 01751 417071 or hpmc27@hotmail.com

A Bingo Night will be held in the Abbey Stores Tea Room on Friday 28 June in aid of the Reading Room/Village Hall. Tickets can be obtained from the shop counter

Just a reminder that the Coffee Morning in the Coach House Inn in aid of the Reading Room/Village Hall is on Saturday 1 June from 10 to 12am with the usual cake sales and raffle and that the Rosedale History Archive quarterly Tea and Chat Meeting will be in the Village Hall in Updale from 2 to 4pm on Sunday 2 June where a host of historical archive material; will be available to peruse and also some excellent tea and cakes will be available! Both events are free to enter but donations would be appreciated to help the annual running costs of both organisations.