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…
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…
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…
What would you like for the future of the Reading Room?
Rathmell Reading Room has been dedicated to villagers since 1901, but now finds itself in the unusual position of no longer having a full committee to manage events. At the most recent commitee meeting – the first since Covid –…
New website for Ribblebanks Parish Council
Rathmell residents will be interested to see that our Parish Council has a very smart new website at ribblebankspc.co.uk – includes a calendar of upcoming events, minutes of past meetings, the Rathmell Village Development Plan, and councillor information. Thank you…
John Harrison feeding the chickens
Mark Hill captured a bucolic Spring moment today, with John Harrison feeding the hens at Rathmell’s popular tourist destination – the “Rest A While” bench on the corner of Hesley Lane and Mill Lane :)
It’s snowing!
Gooselands snapper, Phil Simnett, was kind enough to send some beautiful photos of the Rathmell area under today’s snowfall:
Macmillan Coffee Morning & Village Collection
Due to the coronavirus and restrictions which are still in place and the safety of us all at this present time, the Macmillan Coffee Morning due to be held in Rathmell Reading Room will not take place on Saturday 26th September…
Out now: “Walkies!” – children’s book written and illustrated by Margaret Swift
News has reached Hesley Lane of another book from the prolific Gooselands Writers’ Enclave. “Read all about Doodle’s lockdown adventures in Margaret Swift’s wonderful new children’s book (this time she’s illustrated AND written it) – out now!” Tony Maguire, literary…