People with a tale to tell

We are in danger of losing very important records of what life in Rimington has been like in the past.
Some of the most informative records come by way of people’s memories about their own experiences. The very way a voice sounds in recollecting the past can highlight words, phrases and dialect that are fast disappearing, but are part of our heritage and who we are.
Much has been written about our village, but we do need real live voices to speak of the past, so that younger ones can listen now, and in the future share and enjoy those amazing stories which they have tucked away.

As part of the Pendle Hill Fund Oral Heritage project, after Covid lockdown in 2021, Lesley Marklew started to record some villagers, mainly those who knew Rimington and Middop in earlier days. These recordings are available on the following website pages. Where possible relevant photographs have been included.

These recordinngs are in addition to the 66 recordings of Christine Thistlethwaite's poems, many in dialect, and many inspired by her experiences of rural life at Lower Gills, Rimington.

To go to Christine's poems click here

Rimington & Middop Heritage Day

Ribble Valley Archaeology and Local Historian Brian Stott are holding another Heritage Day

At Rimington Memorial Institute
On Sunday 16 March 11am to 4pm

As well as information on the village's heritage generally there will be information on the exciting archaeological digs we have done in Rimington; these are on the Roman Road and in the search for a lost medieval chapel. We have found well preserved remains of the Roman road and in the search for the chapel we have found the foundations of a large medieval stone building, along with many pieces of medieval pottery and at least one confirmed piece of Roman pottery.

This is a fantastic opportunity to find out about your local heritage, find out how to have a go at archaeology and ask us questions about what we have found and our future plans.