Lantern Making for the Lantern Parade - Friday 8th November

All the pupils from Gunnerside & Reeth School have been busy making lanterns for the Lantern Parade on Friday 8th November as part of the Keld Festival Weekend.

The Lantern Parade is to mark the 60th anniversary of mains electricity arriving in Keld Village.
To these 21st century children, sixty years ago is 'the olden days', but it is, in fact, very recent history. 

Thanks go to the Yorkshire Dales National Parks for providing the willow and to the children and staff of Reeth & Gunnerside Federated Primary School for their enthusiasm and support.

We are all looking forward to event and in particular keeping our fingers crossed for good weather!
More photographs and a full report after the event.

Artist in Residence

It was a pleasure to welcome Reverends Richard and Rosemary Kidd ( two for the price of one!) as Ministers-in-Residence in The Manse for Harvest Festival.  Here a few of their recollections and memories of their visit to Keld.

A great week in this really excellent accommodation.  Bad weather gave us the excuse to enjoy creative pursuits.  It was a special privilege to be the very first to welcome Rev Stephen Collinson to The Manse - although he declined to explore upstairs in deference to our privacy!  When our daughter and baby grandson visited, we set off on the Waterfall Walk, enjoying the innocent delight of a one-year-old in every sheep on the way.  Thank you so much for the warm hospitality of the Christians of Keld, and especially Glenda, for keeping the house in such good order.

Richard and Rosemary Kidd.  Ministers in Residence 28th September - 8th October

Harvest Festival

Sunday 29th September 2013
Harvest Festival in Keld Chapel
A beautiful display of  flowers, fruit and vegetable decorated the church.
 A bale of hay and a Swaledale fleece represented harvest in the upper dale.
The service was taken by visiting Minister-in-Residence, Rev Richard Kidd of Derbyshire

 

The next day, all the Harvest Festival produce is auctioned.  Keld Lodge hosts this event and provides a welcome supper before the auction begins.  Ronnie Metcalfe from Gunnerside and formerly of Greenses takes the auction.  He expertly and often amusingly manages to extract every last penny from the assembled crowd!

Thank you Nick, Ronnie and everyone who supported the chapel through their generous bidding.