The Christmas Tree Festival

The Christmas Tree Festival

The Church in Rathmell was spectacularly decorated with Christmas Trees over the weekend of the 7th/8th December 2019.

An introductory letter from Rathmell's new vicar, Julie Clarkson

An introductory letter from Rathmell’s new vicar, Julie Clarkson

Hello Let me introduce myself. I’m Julie and I’m the (recently licensed) Priest-in-Charge at Settle, Giggleswick, Rathmell with Wigglesworth. Although I will be living in Settle itself, I’m so thrilled to be part of your community and am looking forward…

John Harrison talks to Margaret Swift

John Harrison talks to Margaret Swift

This is the first in a series of chat/interviews with Rathmell residents that we’re planning to record and add to the website. We’re sure you’ll agree that there is no-one better qualified than John Harrison to start the series off!

Rathmell Remembers - Remembrance Sunday service, 10th November 2019

Rathmell Remembers – Remembrance Sunday service, 10th November 2019

Photos by Margaret Swift

Reading Room Committee – Chairman’s Report for the year October 2018 to October 2019

The committee represents various different organisations and interests in the village as well as including those people able and willing to devote their time to Reading Room matters.  Chairman: Rosemary Rees Vice-Chairman: Ian Wright Treasurer: John Ketchell Minuting secretary: Alison…

"One live pig, two guinea fowl and 100 cigarettes" - High Stakes in Rathmell Raffles of the 1960s

“One live pig, two guinea fowl and 100 cigarettes” – High Stakes in Rathmell Raffles of the 1960s

We’ve been saying for a while that we should add more local history to the village website, and here’s an entertaining article from the Craven Herald 20 YEARS AGO! … more to follow, hopefully!

'Thank you to Everyone' for supporting MacMillan Coffee Morning

‘Thank you to Everyone’ for supporting MacMillan Coffee Morning

Over 40 people attended the Macmillan Coffee Morning on Saturday 28th September in the Reading Room and a total of £601 was raised for MacMillan Nurses from the coffee morning and the village collection. It was a chance to meet…

Wilful Missing in concert at Rathmell Old School - Sat 28 Sept 7pm - £5

Wilful Missing in concert at Rathmell Old School – Sat 28 Sept 7pm – £5

Ushering in a new era in the performing arts, there’s a live concert by the poppy-ish, folk-esque band Wilful Missing at Rathmell Old School later this month. Local music fans (in the sense of the fans being local AND the…

First B4RN connections are live!

First B4RN connections are live!

After a few years of planning, and several months of intense digging, ducting fibre-blowing and splicing from a host of neighbours, contractors, B4RN engineers and volunteers, it was B4RN’s Chris and Jorj who visited first homes in Rathmell last weekend…