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 Abbey is part of the “This Exploited Land of Iron” Project. Click for more info.
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The 2014 Walking Festival in Rosedale was blessed with reasonable weather this year so that around 40 hikers took part in the wide variety of walks over Saturday and Sunday 14 to 15 June.
Saturday – The Tea Shop group meet up with the Pilgrims’ Way walkers on the line.
The Walking The Line group about to set off on an 11 miler.
Rosedale Wildlife Walkers
History Walkers learning about the ‘Bug and Flea Hotel’ – the hostel for itinerant farm workers near Northdale Farm
A beautiful new bench for the use of weary hikers was placed over the weekend at the Lookout area at the foot of Chimney Bank in memory of Brian Jeminson, from a longstanding Rosedale family.
The Jeminson Bench
The bench was donated by his son, Mark Jeminson, and daughter Bridget Read. Brian Jeminson was also the brother of Carol Cockerill of Depot Cottage, Rosedale East.
Sadly, Walk 4 had to be cancelled at the last minute, but Walk 3, the History Walk, set off on Sunday afternoon with ten intrepid adventurers defying the weather forecast to walk to Thorgill via the ‘lost houses’ at Ratten Row and then climb up to the mine entrances at Sheriff’s Pit near Medd’s Farm.
There was some heavy rain, but thanks to good planning the group were visiting the old pit pony stables at Medd’s Farm at the time, so were able to take shelter and enjoy a welcome cup of tea kindly provided by Sue Atkinson, while waiting for the showers to pass by.
Sheltering in the stables with Sue Atkinson
Up on the ‘platform’ at Sheriff’s Pit, looking out towards Dalehead
Thanks also to Paul Grantham, Assistant Ranger at the NYMNP for acting as back marker and to Jay Morrison, our local Ranger for arranging to have heavy bracken and rushes on part of the track up to the mines entrances cut back before the walk.
Both Walk 1 & 2 gather on the green and get under way enjoying sunshine and blue skies. There will be Wildlife Watching & much Tea Drinking enjoyed in the next few hours. 
Nice piece in the Yorkshire Post last Saturday and on UK Hill Walking Web site with Ian Thompson and Maggie Barraclough
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68280
