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Rosedale Community News

Welcome to the Rosedale blog. This is where we share news and information about events in Rosedale and the wider community throughout the year. You’ll also find news about the village timetable, our micro enterprises, school events, clubs, and lively socials.

Archive for the ‘Rosedale’ Category

Yorkshire Cancer Research Coffee Morning – 2 March 2019

The coffee morning on Saturday 2 March raised the excellent sum of £406 in support of Yorkshire Cancer Research.

Waiting for the raffle.

Thanks to Jim and Sue for organising the event, also to all who donated raffle prizes and cakes for the sale and to Ali at the Coach House and to Margaret, Carol and Janet for setting up the raffle.

Dates for coffee mornings for the rest of the year are (all on Saturdays, 1000 to 1200am):

7 April – Riding For The Disabled, The Unicorn Centre

4 May – Marie Curie Care

1 June – Guide Dogs for The Blind

6 July – Hartoft Chapel

3 August – British Heart Foundation

7 September – Rosedale Reading Room

5 October – Rosedale History Society

2 November – WI & Christmas Fayre

7 December – Rosedale Community Fund

Blood Wolf Moon Over Rosedale

For those of you who were still in bed at 4.00am this morning and therefore missed the lunar eclipse, here are some images of the event!

The full wolf moon

… going …

… going …

… nearly all gone!

The next such event will not be seen in our part of the world until 2021, so watch this space for further information!

Santa Visits Rosedale – 3 December 2018

As forecast earlier, Father Christmas was able to include Rosedale in his very busy schedule and so he came to the village on a cold but clear eveing to meet the boys and girls gathered by the school gates.

Lollipop Lass
Tough Negotiations!

Thanks as ever to the Ryedale Lions for bringing Santa to the village and for their stirling work in collecting for local good causes and charities.

Rosedale History Society Presentation – 2 December 2018

As today, Sunday 2 December, was the last tea and chat meeting of the Society for 2018, the members presented Carol Cockerill and Margaret Truran with early Christmas presents in grateful thanks for the delicious tea and cakes they provide for the meetings throughout the year and which are such a well known feature of these events!

Carol and Margaret with Janet Dring (Chair) and Linda Chambers (Secretary)

The next regular meeting of the Society will be on Sunday 6 January, from 2.00 to 4.00pm in the Updale Reading Room – all are most welcome and in the meantime a very Happy Christmas and a stimulating New Year to everyone.

Rosedale Coffee Morning – 1 December 2018

The coffee morning held on a cold, wet morning at the Coach House Inn, courtesy of Dave Oakey, in aid of the Rosedale Community Fund and the Parkinson’s Society raised £226.

Busy selling tickets

Thanks as always to Dave and his team at the Coach House and to Carol, Janet and Margaret for organising the raffle.

The next coffee morning will be on Saturday 5 January 2019 – more details later. In the meantime a very Happy Christmas to all our readers.

Rosedale Christmas Auction – 24 November 2018

The very popular auction in aid of the Updale Reading Room was held in the Coach House Inn on Saturday evening. As usual, the event was packed out and became livelier and the bidding more extravagant as the night went on! The magnificent sum of £2010 was raised, the most this event has ever achieved.

The Coach House Inn
Some of the generously donated lots for the auction
Dave Seller in full flow !

The organisers would like to express heartfelt thanks to Sue Foster for all her work in helping set the event up in what was a very trying time for her. Also thanks to Dave Oakey and his great team at the Coach House and to Dave Seller, Lori Westwood, Ena Dent and Trevor and Lorraine Dale for running the auction. And, of course, to all those who donated lots for the auction and who gave so freely in bidding for them.

The standard has been set high this year, so the challenge is to do even better in 2019!

Carols On The Green – 22 December 2018

The now customary singing of carols, quaffing mulled cider and munching on mince pies in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance will take place on the village green from 6.30pm on Saturday 22 December.

Oh, Come all Ye Faithful! – in 2017

Please note the event for your diaries and pass the time and date around your friends. This is an important charity for us here in the dale and the Air Ambulance needs our best support.

Wreaths, Book and Remembrance – 11 November 2018

As throughout the nation, people of Rosedale gathered at our war memorial on Sunday 11 November to lay wreaths and remember those from the dale who gave their lives in the Great War and in subsequent conflicts.

Wreaths and Crosses at the War Memorial

Before the wreath laying, a Book of Remembrance, prepared by the Rosedale History Society to commemorate those men who gave their lives and also those who served and returned, was presented to the church for permanent display.

The Book of Remembrance – The Fallen section
The Book of Remembrance, open at the Roll of Honour

We Will Remember Them