The nationwide heat wave relented on Saturday, 15 August, for Show Day in Rosedale which enjoyed a warm, dry day for the large crowds who turned up for a record breaking entry programme of agricultural, horticultural and industrial exhibits and arena events, along with a wide variety of trade stands, bands and food outlets. A few initial shots from a highly successful Show Day:

One of the riding classes being judged in the main arena

Mothers and babies in the very popular Baby Show!

Sean Doughty up on his Excelsior.

As ever, many thanks to Sam Dring and her organising committee and the many volunteers who turned out to help set up the Show site, ran the programme of events to time and safely, and whose vital contribution made Rosedale Show 2026 one of the best in its 155 year long history – and the ‘best show in the county’ according to many visitor comments on social media!

The next quarterly meeting of the Rosedale History Archive will take place in the Updale Reading Room/Village Hall on Sunday 7 June from 2.00 to 4.00pm. Entry is free but donations to maintain the work of the Archive would be welcomed.

There will not be a quiz in the Coach House Inn on Sunday 24 May because of the Bank Holiday, so the next of the ever popular brain teasers will be on Sunday 31 May starting at 8.30pm. The entry fee is £2 per head which includes entry to the cash prize open-the-box raffle at the end of the quiz. Also the winning team receives a £20 Coach House voucher for use in the bar and restaurant, so if you are not a regular come along with some mates and give it a go!

Because of the May Bank Holiday there will not be a pub quiz in the Coach House on Sunday 3 May, so the next will be on Sunday 10 May starting at 8.30pm.

Entry is £2 per head and includes a raffle for a substantial ‘open the box’ cash prize, matched by a donation to a charity of the winner’s choice by the Coach House. Also the winning team wins a cash voucher of £20 for exchange at the bar or restaurant.

If you are not a regular, gather some chums together (teams of 4 to 6 are ideal) and come along and enjoy some great fun along with some mild mental stimulation!

The next charity coffee morning in the Coach House Inn will be in aid of our local mountain rescue team and will run from 10.00 to 12.00 am this coming Saturday.

Entry is free but donations for coffee and biscuits and items for the ever popular raffle would be much appreciated.

The very popular Coach House Sunday night pub quiz will not occur on Easter Sunday, but will resume on Sunday 12 April with the new starting time of 8.30pm.

If you you haven’t been to one before or are just an irregular then come along and enjoy the fun and the mild mental stimulation along with a chance to win some cash in the ‘Open The Box’ charity raffle

The calculators have been hard at work and the results for the fundraising effort are now in – over £2,100 was raised for the church appeal and over 500 visitors were recorded for the three days of the even – an outstanding result and a tribute to the hard work of Sam’s team of volunteers and the generosity of donors and visitors alike.

The same again for 2026?