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For current information on the Reading Room Committee contact Ron Stone on tel.no. 01729 840451.

The singing group Octameron are giving a concert at Rathmell Reading Room on Saturday 18th September, as part of the Reading Room Centenary Celebration.

Octameron are a group of 8 singers and an accompanist, based in and around Settle, who perform a wide range of vocal music, some of it unaccompanied, drawing from much of the classical repertoire of 16th-20th centuries (and even into the 21st!), and in a lighter vein from the jazz-and swing-orientated music of the first half of the 20th century.

The group was formed in 1996. Most of today's singers are founder members and all have also sung for many years in other ensembles and choirs - and still do. Another shared enjoyment is the Yorkshire Dales where each either lives, has lived, works or just loves to spend time.

So Octameron's eight singers have much in common and are often told that this comes through not only in their concert performances but also in their CD recordings - first "In the Mood" and now "Anything Goes". Their aim is to entertain with a wide variety of songs to appeal to all tastes - and to enjoy themselves.

The entertainment on Saturday starts with wine, soft drinks and nibbles at 7pm, with the concert at 7.30pm. Tickets (to include refreshments) are £6 and available from Brendis Adshead (01729 841103) or Elaine Illingworth (01729 840087).

Advance notice of 100 years of the Reading Room Exhibition

Exhibition to be opened during October. Details later.

THE 2010 ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMME OF EVENTS (All events in Reading Room unless otherwise stated.)

Sat 13th FEB 10.00 am Coffee Morning, Cakes and Goodies Stalls. Admission £2

Sat 27th MAR 10.00am Easter Fayre - Easter Bonnets for Men, Women and Children. Judging & prizes. Coffee and refreshments. Books/DVDs/Games exchange. Admission £2 (children £1)

Wed 28th APR 7.30pm Quiz Nite with full Pie & Peas supper. Tickets £3.

Sat 22nd MAY 10.00 am Coffee Morning with Bacon Butties. Also Cake Stall.

Sat 19th JUNE 1.00pm Centenary Village Walk followed by Jacobs Join tea. Why not dress as you would have done in 1910?

Sat 18th SEPT 7.00 for 7.30pm Centenary Concert by Octameron. Wine, soft drinks, nibbles. Tickets £6

Wed 20th OCT 7.30pm Wine Tasting Event with expert John Barnes to lead you through some world-wide wines. Tickets £7

Wed 3rd NOV 10.00am - 4.00pm Christmas Fayre with refreshments. Books, cards, wrapping paper, small gifts etc.

Sat 11th DEC 7.00 for 7.30pm Village Christmas Party

The Annual General Meeting held on 4th Nov 2009

The following people were elected to serve on the Reading Commitee for 2009-2010:

Brendis Adshead, Paul Adshead, Carol Booth, Elaine Illingworth, Sue Marshall, David Rawsthorne, Richard Schofield, Ron Stone.

John Harrison agreed to continue as the Thursday Club representative, with Angela Booth representing the Young Farmers.The Snooker Club no longer meets in the Reading Room.

All the officers agreed to continue for another year:

Ron Stone - Chairman

David Rawsthorne - Treasurer

Sue Marshall - Secretary

A proposal to form a "Friends of Rathmell Reading Room" was accepted.

GRANT AWARD FOR REFURBISHMENT OF READING ROOM

The Reading Room has been awarded a grant of £5000 for refurbishment & improvements from Grassroots Grants which is delivered in North Yorkshire by the Yorkshire Millennium Trust in partnership with York & North Yorkshire Community Foundation.The grant will fund equipment for the kitchen, electrical work to kitchen & snooker room and fire safety building work.

This was announced at the Nosh & Natter event held on Sat. 21st Feb.at Joan & Bryan Procters’ home at Cockley Bank.With this grant & other money raised particularly at the Nosh & Natter, the Reading Room will go into its centenary year in 2010 with much improved community facilities and will hopefully carry on for another 100 years.

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