Margaret Brenchley’s book, on World War Two in the local area, is available now!
Entitled Keep Smiling Through – Life in the Hodder Valley during WW2, the book by local historian Margaret Brenchley, is available for £10 from the Slaidburn Archive, or – by special arrangement while local stocks last – from Margaret herself,…
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!
“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!