Rosedale
Abbey

All the main work is now completed and the portakabins and plant have been removed from the area as of today. All that remains is to restore the approaches to the work site by the kilns and top dress the new pathway. The next phase will be to clear the culverts at Reeking Gill to prevent further erosion there.

The British Wool wagon turned up today in Rosedale Abbey for our farmers to load their wool sacks from this year’s shearings. Just over sixty bales were loaded, each bale weighing between 50 to 60 kgs.

Most of the major work at East mines is now complete. The new trackway will be resurfaced by Wednesday and with luck and good weather the site will be re-instated by the weekend.

The trackway project is progressing well and the site foreman expects that the main works will be completed by next weekend, with restoration of the site continuing after that.

Work to consolidated the track way at the Stone Kilns site at East mines continues. No firm date has been given for completion, so keep watching this site for information.

Work on the repairing the track way is well on course. The new project manager, Tom Mutton, is now in post and is about to recruit the two final members of the five strong project team, which should be fully established early in the new year.

Work on restoring the trackway near the Stone Kilns at East Mines is progressing well. The slope has been graded and the gabions are being installed.

There is a signposted and waymarked diversion around the working for walkers – please comply!

The first phase of the This Exploited Land project has now started,  after a delay due to more design work being required after the initial excavations on site. However, Hall Construction are now back working to restore the pathway by the Stone Kilns on East Mines .

Once all the old earth is removed, stone filled gabions will be placed and the track way rebuilt on top. More updates to come.

Louise Williamson, daughter of Vanessa Windsor of The Flower of May Campsite in the village, and Graeme Thompson were married this afternoon in St Mary and St Laurence Church, Rosedale Abbey with the Rev Christine Haddon-Reece officiating.

The Reception and  dance afterwards was in the Coach House Inn.

Tony Robinson, of Blackadder and Time Team fame, and a film crew were in Rosedale on Monday 5 September, shooting for a series on walks across the UK to be shown later this year on Channel 5. Linda Chambers from the Rosedale History Society was asked to advise Tony of the history of ironstone mining in the dale.

The production company will be contacting the History Society once the broadcast dates are known, so keep in touch with the blog and the Community Forum for further details.