Change of date: Rod Dimbleby will give a talk on ‘Yorkshire dialect’ on Tuesday, 24th of March . Venue: Rathmell Reading Room at 2.30pm.

Tom Lord took us back in time by "Spinning a Yarn -  Craven’s Lost Wood Sheep". His talk was on Wednesday, 4th February 2026. Tom included this Youtube clip within his talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUg2RdIbcao&t=18s It was filmed at Winskill and is an excellent demonstration, with the evidence, of the development of field systems in our local upland farms.

The 2025 Journal is now online with an updated index - to be found here .