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.
Image: Rosedale Show By Patrick Chambers
Around 45 stalwart locals and visitors gathered on the village green on a cold, drizzly evening to sing carols and enjoy hot mulled cider and mince pies, all in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Just over £280 was raised for this very important charity (afternote: the amount now stands at £311.40), a sum which exceeds last year’s donations so well done to all.
As ever, heartfelt thanks to all who so generously contributed to the charity, also to Craig and Nicola from Abbey Stores who helped set up the location and to James from Graze on The Green for his outstanding mince pies. We hope the weather next year will be better and with it an even higher donation to the Air Ambulance, a vital emergency service for a remote rural community like Rosedale.
In the meantime a very Happy Christmas and, God willing, a Peaceful New Year to all our viewers, regular and occasional, on this site.
There will be a carol service in the church this Wednesday 18th December at 6.30pm with mulled wine and mince pies to follow.
All residents and visitors, young and old, are most welcome
The annual wool gather took place on Thursday morning with farmers from around Rosedale and Hartoft bringing in their wool sacks for collection by British Wool.
Father Christmas paid his customary visit to Rosedale on Wednesday evening where he was welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd of local children.
The Ryedale Lions who escort Father Christmas around the villages and dales hope to collect around £10,000 for charitable causes this Christmas, so if you see the red suited one around elsewhere don’t forget to drop a few coins in the collecting jar. Happy Christmas!
Northern Power Grid have provided cold weather care kits comprising hot water bottles, blankets, torches and spare batteries, which are currently available in Rosedale Church. If you know of anyone in Rosedale and Hartoft in need of help in keeping warm please take one.
The ever popular Christmas Auction in aid of the Reading Room fund was held in a packed out Coach House Inn last Saturday 30 November, with Dave Seller and the team working their way through an amazingly varied selection of lots ranging from an outdoor garden stove, via an electric bicycle to the traditional jars of pickled onions!
The full results of the auction are not yet known but the early count shows that over £3400 was raised, a truly magnificent effort and a great tribute to the generosity of all those who donated so many items for the event, to the auction team who worked through some technical issues to sell off all the lots and to Dave Oakey and his crew in the Coach House for hosting the event. An update will be issued when the final amount is known.
In the meantime, a reminder that Father Christmas and his Ryedale Lions elves will be visiting the village on Wednesday 11 December at around 4pm and Carols on The Green will be held by Abbey Stores on Monday 23 December at 6.30pm.
One of Santa’s elves has whispered in my ear that himself will be visiting Rosedale Abbey on Wednesday 11 December around 4pm if he is not delayed delivering presents elsewhere!
Santa and his team from Ryedale Lions look forward to seeing you all by the school gates in Rosedale Abbey on Wednesday 11 December and in the meantime wishes you all a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year.
And a reminder that Carols on The Green, with delicious mulled scrumpy and mince pies will be on Monday 23 December at 6.30pm by Abbey Stores and will be in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Shown below is a provisional list of dates over the next two months – please look in regularly for any changes and additions!
Sunday 10 November – 1015 am – Remembrance Sunday Service, Rosedale Church and War Memorial
Tuesday 12 November – 7.00pm – Rosedale Show AGM followed by Committee Meeting, Reading Room
Friday 22 November – 7.30 pm – Barn Owl Talk, Reading Room, free entry but donations to Church Appeal welcomed
Saturday 30 November – 8.30pm – Christmas Auction in aid of The Reading Room, Coach House Inn
Sunday 1 December – 2.00-4.00pm – Rosedale History Archive Tea and Chat, Reading Room
Saturday 7 December – 10.00-12.00am – Coffee Morning, Coach House Inn
Wednesday 11 December – 4.00pm – Father Christmas visits Rosedale Abbey
Monday 23 December – 6.30pm – Carols on The Green, Rosedale Abbey Village Green. Collection in Aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance
