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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.

Farewell to ‘Denty’ – 20 July 2020

The funeral ceremony for John Dent, 1943 – 2020, was held in Rosedale Abbey today, Monday 20 July at 2.00pm. The service was conducted by Father Bill Godfrey. Over 200 hundred local people and others in the shooting and hunting world attended to remember the life of an outstanding countryman, soldier and Rosedale character:

The Gathering
The arrival of the cortege in the village.
Passing Abbey Stores
Father Bill Godfrey with the standards of the Green Howards associations following.
A gun salute by local gamekeepers
The cortege passing Rosedale Abbey’s War memorial.
The large crowd, socially distanced, attending the service.
Charlotte Tomlin playing The Last Post, followed by Reveille

‘Gone Away’

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