Elemental is a group of four Cumbria-based artists who produce contemporary abstract and semi-abstract paintings of the northern landscape and seascape. Each artist has a very different approach. The exhibition takes place in the wonderful surroundings of The Station,  Richmond's restored Victorian-era railway terminus, so you can enjoy tea and cakes or a meal in the cafe/bar, or a film in one of the three cinema screens, after you've been browsing. 

All the paintings are for sale - why not start the new year with a fabulous new artwork for that gap on your wall..?

Entry is free, and the exhibition runs 19 - 30 January.

As always, our Lucky Dip is drawn at random from Richmond What's On; published every two months, the print edition is available in 20 or so outlets around Richmond, or you can see an online version here.

Quick newsflash - there's a family fireworks display on Reeth Green at 19:00 on New Year's Eve. A barbecue too! No admission charge, but a collection will be taken to support future village events.

Reeth is a great place to see fireworks, particularly if we're blessed with a clear, black sky.

The weather's a bit yucky; there are stockings to be filled and puddings to be steamed; in short, we're not getting many takers for our guided walks at the moment, and for good reason. So our walk leaders are also taking a little break, and our guided walks won't resume until 13 January at the earliest. We'll post something here when they re-start.

Meanwhile, if you'd like to book a walk after that date, or you'd like us to take a party of visitors, you can still contact us through [email protected]. We'll be happy to hear from you, and keen to walk off the mince pies!

Cards and gifts - we've got them all in our shop in the Market Hall.

Cards: the biggest selection of charity Christmas cards in town. Children's charities, animal charities, veterans' charities, medical charities, refugee support charities, homelessness charities... You're sure to find cards to suit your giving preferences.

Gifts: books, of course... Our new book on Swaledale by local newsman Joe Willis is a snip at £5.99, and has been rushing out of the door. The Short History of Richmond Racecourse and its Grandstand is £10 but is still discounted to just £7.50. And we've got dozens more books for walkers, cyclists, photographers, history buffs and everyone interested in Richmond, Swaledale and North Yorkshire. 2024 calendars too, like the lovely Dalesman one pictured.

Gravy bones, too! Gravy bones..? Yes, why not. Bring your dog in to visit.

The Civic Society's Richmond Review is keenly awaited every year - and not just by members of the Society itself.

This year's issue is now on sale here at Richmond Information Centre and at Castle Hill Books. As always, the Review is a fascinating way to catch up with the main local news of the past twelve months and plans for the future - if you want to know what happened to the proposed development at Westfields, or what may (or may not) be happening at Scotch Corner, this is the place to look. You can find pointers to the CivSoc's valuable past and planned lecture programmes, and can pick up intriguing little-known or newly discovered facts from Richmond's history and archaeology.

The Review costs £10 - a snip, for a publication which you'll want to dip into again and again!