Sunday 19th May
A Hog Roast at 1pm at Rigg End Farm Tickets £5 and must be purchased in advance, followed by a Duck Race at Hartoft Bridge Farm at 2.30pm Ducks are £1 each. Parking available.
Full details in the poster below.
Rosedale Show
The annual show (every August) is run by the Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society. This year will include Cattle, Goats, Heavy Horses, Ponies, jumping, local produce, Rabbits, Vintage Tractors & Scarecrows and much more. More details to follow soon on the Rosedale Show’s website.
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 ‘Social Events’ Category
Reading Room Race Night
Rosedale Readng Room AGM
THE 2013 AGM WILL BE HELD IN THE UPDALE READING ROOM
ON THURSDAY 23RD MAY AT 7PM.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND
Coffee Morning Sat 2nd Feb
Many thanks to Margaret and the other helpers from the RHS and to Hilary and the staff of the Coach House for a successful and enjoyable coffee morning, in spite of the sudden snow, which raised £67.20 for the Society – well done from the Treasurer!
MORE CAROLS!
Gerry Starling and the Hartoft Sireens led the lusty singing of carols in The Blacksmiths at Hartoft on Christmas Eve, followed by a successful draw conducted in a firm and robust manner by Howard Hebron, the landlord of the inn.
Belting it Out for Christmas.
For more details of the very full social programme over Christmas and The New Year at the Blacksmiths and the Coach House in Rosedale Abbey see the post below.
CAROLS ON THE GREEN
Twenty intrepid carollers sang all the old favourites by the village Christmas Tree on a drizzly Saturday evening, fortified by quantities of mulled wine and mince pies.
Carols in the misty drizzle.
Ding Dong Merrily On High!
Don’t forget there is the traditional Midnight Service in the Church of St Mary and St Laurence on Christmas Eve starting at 11.30pm.
Rosedale History Society Tea and Chat
The last 2012 tea and chat session for the Rosedale History Society was held in the Updale Reading Room on 2 December. The three ladies who help with providing the outstanding tea and cakes, Carol Cockerill, Margaret Truran and Monica Wilson, were each presented with Christmas garlands by the Secretary, Linda Chambers, in appreciation of all their support and hard work in aid of the RHS throughout the year.
Carol, Margaret and Monica receive their garlands. with John Dent looking on.
A note for the diaries: the first Tea and Chat in 2013 will be on Sunday 6 January between 2 and 4 pm. The research will be as stimulating and the refreshments as delicious as ever!
CHRISTMAS AUCTION FOLLOW-UP
A message from Colin Westwood, following on from the report below on the Christmas Auction held recently at the White Horse Farm Inn:
CHRISTMAS AUCTION 2012–A big WELL DONE to all Rosedale and Hartoft residents. Thank you from the Reading Room Committee.
Last Saturday evening witnessed a magnificent turnout for our annual Christmas Auction at The White Horse Farm Hotel. The event raised a greatly appreciated and needed £573 for Reading Room funds and a similar amount for Martin House in Boston Spa, the only children’s hospice in Yorkshire.
Dave Seller, in his wonderfully ebullient style, conducted the auction with great panache and at pace befitting his increasingly befuddled audience. A brilliant job Dave. Meanwhile, Christine and Jim our perfect hosts for the evening ensured some thirty partying guests from Darlington and we ‘woolly backs’ got on famously, often vying to be the top bidders for several ‘real’ Rosedale pickled onions and two foot high cones whose contents remain a mystery to this day. A scurrilous rumour that several items for sale were stolen goods, out of date stock and Pound Shop returns, did not deter telephone bidders from around the world going to extraordinary lengths to secure the lots of their choosing.
Judging from the number of items for sale including cakes, preserves, watches, large toys and wood carvings plus generous money donations and the use of holiday cottages or meals at local restaurants, I suspect that the vast majority of people in Rosedale and Hartoft contributed in some way. We owe you all a massive debt of gratitude.
Finally, I would like to thank our Reading Room committee members and supporters who along with Christine and Jim planned and executed a most memorable evening to perfection.
Colin Westwood, Committee Chairman.
CHRISTMAS AUCTION
A charity auction in aid of local charities and the Updale Reading Room was held at the White Horse Farm Inn on Saturday night. Dave Seller was in his accustomed role as the auctioneer, ably assisted by Carol Cockerill and Margaret Truran. Thanks also to Christine and Jim and the team at the Inn for hosting a fun and successful evening which raised £930 (now well over £1000) for our good causes.
Prospective Punters Perusing the Produce
Warming up with a Christmas Carol
Carol and Margaret look on as Dave Seller takes a bid from the back room.
Open The Box & Quiz is Back !
At the Coach House every Sunday at 8.30pm
Last year’s winner of Open The Box won over £300, and there’s a prize for the quiz too so get yourselves down here to get winning!
