Red white and blue flowers for the Jubilee - get planting!

Red white and blue flowers for the Jubilee – get planting!

To celebrate the Jubilee, it has been suggested that Rathmell gardeners and window-boxers might like to plant red, white and blue flowers all set to burst into bloom over the first weekend of June. There’ll be a certain amount of…

Village resources – an embryonic idea

Phil Simnett (Gooselands’ snapper of repute) recently mentioned that he would be happy to be contacted by neighbours keen to avail themselves of his photographic skills, for free. Which is exceptionally kind of him, of course. Then, separately, in a…

Upcoming events at the Reading Room

Covid… it does get in the way a bit, doesn’t it? After the safety-first postponement of RRR indoor events before Christmas, we’re going to try our luck again on Saturday 19th February WITH AN EVENING OF LIVE MUSIC FROM RONNIE…

Reading Room Christmas Party postponed

The Christmas party, originally planned for Dec 18th, has been postponed because of the greater risk posed by the new covid variant and its rapid spread. We think we’ll rearrange Christmas for sometime in Summer 2022, so prepare to deck…

The Reading Room in the power cut

The Reading Room in the power cut

It was fantastic to be able to offer (and, to be honest, to use) the Reading Room as a space for the electricty-less to gather after Storm Arwen took down power lines in the area. Now we seem to be…

£560.71, no actually, make that £601, raised for Macmillan Cancer Support at the Rathmell coffee morning

Thanks to Sheila for organising the village’s own 2021 Macmillan Coffee Morning on Saturday 25th September, and thanks to everyone else who helped and to everyone who supported and attended. As Sheila wrote, £560 is “an amazing amount!” UPDATE from…

The future of the Reading Room - Open Meeting at 6.30pm on Tuesday 31 August

The future of the Reading Room – Open Meeting at 6.30pm on Tuesday 31 August

Come to an open meeting to discuss ideas for future activities, and help make them happen.

Rathmell from the sky!

Rathmell from the sky!

A hot air balloon passed by regally this weekend, and Keith kindly engaged in a trade of photos on the village’s behalf. He sent the balloon company photos of the balloon from the ground, and the balloon company sent him…

new old photos added

new old photos added

four new old photos have been added to the website, with some delay… but after 100 years, what difference do 2 months make? Thank you to Rob Salter for sending them to us back in May, and thank you to…